YouTube is turning to AI to hit you with ads at the most annoying times

Unless you can count yourself among those who have a premium subscription, using YouTube means having to endure ads. This is annoying, but it could be getting a whole lot worse. And things are getting worse because of artificial intelligence. Google has announced Peak Points, a Gemini ai-powered feature that gives advertisers way to hit you with ads when you are most engaged with a video. See also: While it is easy to see why this approach would appeal to advertisers, and Google, the new ad feature is unlikely to be well-received by viewers. Google can charge a premium so advertisers… [Continue Reading]