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DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

How the fuck are they getting your face?

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    DirecTV's screensavers will let a user create an AI avatar of themself by scanning a QR code on the screensaver

    You are expected to volunteer your face. And interact with the ads. Because you are getting this device to watch ads. Apparently.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Haha you probably think those things in your yard are birds

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