But if you have to choose from two clothing brands that have similar quality you will be more likely to choose the one you have seen in an ad. Even if you are only 10% more likely to do that (arbitrary number) multiply it by thousands of people and it’s worth it for the company.
That’s why ad companies are trying to get as much data as possible on everyone. They know that showing you random products won’t work.
I use it to learn a niche language. There’s not a lot of learning materials online for that language, but somehow ChatGPT knows it well enough to be able to explain grammar rules to me and check my writing.
So USA and western Europe. Still, in most countries that was never possible
The downside is that you are responsible for scanning everything correctly. Where I live I’ve heard of people getting banned from a shop, because they accidentally forgot to scan small piece of ginger.
Maybe, but there’s no guarantee. The price could also stay the same and the difference could go to shareholders instead
only in USA, certainly not where I'm from
I work for a privately owned company and we're absolutely expected to grow. Being privately owned doesn't change that.
They likely aren’t concerned, since probably their data shows that while a few people might be annoyed and choose not to purchase, overall sales would still increase compared to not running ads