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airstrafer • today at 2:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I agree with this but also think it is a first order consequence.

This level of unfettered access to your personality, lifestyle, and secrets allows for an unprecedented kind of manipulation and control. You could see it as a new kind of wealth transfer: not only will They sell you things, They will subtly manipulate behaviors of the masses via trusted agents.


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phoghed • today at 3:33 PM

Brother the biggest ad companies already own the platforms most people use for their communications. For over half the world they are the browser, the OS, the TV, the messaging platform, the map, etc.

I think to the vast majority of people having one of these companies run an agent platform is going to be business as usual.