Why some publishers aren’t ready to monetize generative AI chatbots with ads yet
by Digiday
Digiday— Monetization of generative AI chatbot experiences is slow going. Some publishing execs said they’re not ready to add advertising to these products until they scale or can build a subscription model first.
Los Angeles Times—Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media. When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: "Ask Meta AI anything." You may have opened the app to send a text to a pal, but Meta's new artificial-intelligence-powered chatbot is tempting you with encyclopedic knowledge that's just a few keystrokes away. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has planted its home-grown chatbot on its Whatsapp and Instagram services. Now, billions of internet users can open one of these free social media platforms and...
The Independent—Croissants aren’t French and pizza sauce isn’t Italian – the national dishes that aren’t from where you think. A food historian has kicked up controversy after claiming that there is ‘no such thing’ as Italian cuisine, sparking debate over the origins and ownership of food. But perhaps we should reconsider our ideas about so-called ‘national dishes’, suggests Hannah Twiggs
TechRaptor—Bards and Sages Publishing To Close Over AI-Generated Content. Independent TTRPG zine company Bards and Sages Publishing has announced they will be closing due to ongoing industry trends around AI content.Read this article on TechRaptor