Times Magazine Now Serves Ads That Only AI Chatbots Can See
The aim seems to be to influence chatbots to talk about the brand offerings in a positive light that can't be traced back to the actual page
{ ...facepalm... }
https://slashdot.org/story/26/08/06/1552249/times-magazine-now-serves-ads-that-only-ai-chatbots-can-see
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