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Microsoft Copilot is inserting Ads as sources for its outputs

by mike-the-brain on 5/20/24, 6:12 PM with 4 comments

• by jmclnx on 5/20/24, 6:59 PM

  If I were to have said "Microsoft will start adding ads and rental of Windows in the future" 20 years ago, I think I would have been laughed out of the forum I would have posted this in.

  Is M/S trying to make people move to Apple ?

  Actually a relative needed to get a new PC because Windows 11 would no work on the one he had. I told him to go to Apple and dump M/S. He did and so far is quite happe with it.

• by RecycledEle on 5/20/24, 7:08 PM

  Do we know that the ad buyers are paying to be sources?

  Or are the ads pretty good sources? I've used ads and manufacturers web sites as sources.

• by cassianoleal on 5/20/24, 7:03 PM

  Ads should be taxed progressively based on company revenue. This way at least there would be more space for competition to arise.

• by azinman2 on 5/20/24, 7:03 PM

  Honestly with the way it’s being done I’m 0% surprised. It feels natural for an ad-supported product, as much as I hate it and all ads.