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Could ChatGPT Convince You to Buy Something?

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Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Date Published: 2026-01-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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This essay warns that AI companies (e.g., OpenAI, Google, Microsoft) are moving toward ad-driven business models that could monetize and manipulate user attention, degrade trust, and influence user behavior; it argues for regulatory action, public AI alternatives, and stronger consumer data protections to prevent exploitation.

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