The 404 Media Podcast

Buzzfeed's AI Ads Are a Disaster

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We start this week with Emanuel's story on how AI-powered ads on Buzzfeed are recommending people buy things like a hat worn by a person who died by suicide. After the break, Joseph talks about an unprecedented leak out of phone forensics tech Graykey. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us about HarperCollins' AI deal and how MIT Press is exploring one too.


YouTube version: https://youtu.be/CAw0VvCvavA


  • AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide
  • Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock
  • HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors' Work to AI Company
  • AI Companies Are Trying to Get MIT Press Books

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