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From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Real-World Ad-Blocker
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:12:25 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Some absurd concept
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In comp.misc, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> What’s a good use for augmented-reality glasses combined with AI? How
> about recognition of billboards and other advertising material in your
> surroundings, and automatically blocking them from your view?

In some parts of the world, billboards are the only way to reliably
reach the very small number of people who sign the contracts for your
products. All along I-80 in San Francisco or US-101 near San Jose for
example. Billboards with text like "npm i ai":

https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FEATURED_QuirkyTechBillboards-19.jpg?w=3840&q=75

But if a computer is relied to recognize an advertisement, someone will
figure out a way to break that recognition to get it to show anyway.
It's as sure as the Halting Problem.

Elijah
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is it legal to drive with "augmented-reality glasses"? should it be?