AI could push surveillance capitalism from behavior tracking to thought targeting
Gloomy_Register_2341 · reddit · 2026-07-23
The linked commentary argues that AI could supercharge surveillance capitalism by enabling ad systems to infer and target users based on increasingly intimate signals — potentially even their “inner thoughts.”
The post is less about a specific product launch and more about the social and economic trajectory of AI-powered adtech: stronger prediction, finer-grained manipulation, and a deeper erosion of privacy boundaries.
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