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• @openai @openai on x

  In the coming weeks, we plan to start testing ads in ChatGPT free and Go tiers... What matters most: - Responses in ChatGPT will not be influenced by ads.  - Ads are always separate and clearly labeled.  - Your conversations are private from advertisers.  - Plus, Pro, Business, a…

• @sama Sam Altman on x

  We are starting to test ads in ChatGPT free and Go (new $8/month option) tiers.  Here are our principles.  Most importantly, we will not accept money to influence the answer ChatGPT gives you, and we keep your conversations private from advertisers.  It is clear to us that a lot …

• @antoniogm Antonio García Martínez on x

  The ads always win. Everything is an ad network.

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  ChatGPT ads are coming, and they'll be influenced by your conversations https://www.axios.com/...

• @basedtorba Andrew Torba on x

  Open AI is rolling out ads because they have 800 million users who don't pay anything. The vast majority of those unpaid users are in third world countries like India. So that data center that is being built in your small town and consuming all the electricity and water is so

• @atabarrok Alex Tabarrok on x

  This is the strongest piece of evidence yet that AI isn't going to take all our jobs.

• @fidjissimo Fidji Simo on x

  Sharing our principles for how we will approach ads in ChatGPT before we start testing in the U.S. in the coming weeks. Most importantly: ads will not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you. https://openai.com/...

• @bindureddy Bindu Reddy on x

  Pretty much everything is about money... - openAI turning from “non-profit” to “for-profit.” - researchers leaving Thinking Machines for OpenAI - folks joining Meta - folks leaving Meta - researchers raising $1B for some startup What happened to benefiting humanity? 🤣🤣

• @rishabhmjain Rishabh Jain on x

  Here we go!!!!! Joyful day @eric_seufert seems like we did land before yr 1 cliff :)

• @eric_seufert Eric Seufert on x

  OpenAI announced today that it will soon ("in the coming weeks") begin testing advertising in its Free and Go tiers in the United States.  I believe that ChatGPT's advertising platform will be wildly successful.  The gap between OpenAI's and Meta's unit economics is attributable …

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  When I spoke at Google's first advertiser's conference I sat with the Kraft food execs. They told me they spend $34 to acquire a 16 year old as a customer. Super Bowl ads are expensive. Lifetime value of such a customer is thousands of dollars. OpenAI wants a cut!

• @tbpn @tbpn on x

  Today OpenAI announced that it plans to start testing ads in GPT in the coming weeks.  Last week, @benthompson worried such a move would be too little, too late.  “They could have launched the world's crappiest ads in 2023.  By today, in 2026, the ads would be good.  They'd be ma…

• @frantzfries Chris Frantz on x

  I'm impressed that OpenAI is being this upfront about the ads They're eating ~35% of the available screen with ad space, it took Google decades to get to that level of ad saturation [image]

• @brianmcc Brian McCullough on x

  Low billions. Because, of course: ads around intent is the greatest money machine humanity has ever created. But it is limited by the time it will take for agents to take over. This is a stop-gap. https://www.techmeme.com/...

• @simonw Simon Willison on x

  I had to look up ChatGPT Go - that's their least expensive monthly subscription tier which first launched in India last August, rolled out to other countries and is now available almost everywhere - including the USA for $8/month https://openai.com/...

• @teksedge David Hendrickson on x

  Here are a few samples of what ads will look like in #ChatGPT free and Go. They're going to be very helpful especially when buying these directly from the app, as they will fund @OpenAI's legal fees (indirectly) [image]

• @sarafischer Sara Fischer on x

  Introducing ads means OpenAI will be held to a higher standard when it comes to things like privacy, brand safety, misinfo, etc. Ads sometimes seem like a pesky thing for consumers but they can force platforms to address issues they otherwise wouldn't

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  “I kind of think of ads as like a last resort for us as a business model,” - Sam Altman, October 2024 [video]

• @benjamindekr Benjamin De Kraker on x

  I think OpenAI has absolutely no idea the negative backlash shoving ads into ChatGPT is going to cause. It may make them to lose more market share than anything yet. They don't seem to understand how unpopular it is.

• @teksedge David Hendrickson on x

  We knew the day would come and here it is. @OpenAI is moving forward with ads in #ChatGPT free and Go tiers. They will be clearly marked and separate from the responses. @OpenAI states the ads will not influence responses. Given all that is happening today with the lawsuit, [imag…

• @dant3_btc Dante on x

  “I kind of hate ads just as an aesthetic choice. I think ads needed to happen on the internet for a bunch of reasons, to get it going, but it's a momentary industry. The world is richer now. I like that people pay for ChatGPT and know that the answers they're getting are not

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  The introduction of ads in ChatGPT is happening much sooner than I expected and likely reflects the pressure OpenAI feels to finally monetize the vast majority of its user base.  Now that it's official, I expect this ads push to be controversial inside OpenAI, especially given ho…

• @scaling01 @scaling01 on x

  now wait until they find out that advertisers pay more when you show their products more often and one day these “ad principles” disappear from their website

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  This is a fantastic explanation of a touchy subject that shouldn't be- ads are great imo They should be useful, entertaining, and help people discover new products and services

• @brij Brij Singh on x

  Here we go again - guy who ditched Chatgpt for Grok, then deleted again for Gemini, is getting ready for yet another moral crusade and inevitable Chatgpt deletion post

• @macrocephalopod @macrocephalopod on x

  Damn I wish I'd left my interesting finance job to work in an area that has a greater chance of benefiting humanit— [image]

• @neilcybart Neil Cybart on x

  It's really difficult to get people to pay for your service / product.  OpenAI going the advertising route because to quote SamAltman people “don't want to pay” to use ChatGPT.  Apple has ~1.5B users who are willing to pay to be part of the Apple ecosystem (which will include int…

• @tahatesser Taha Tesser on x

  When you're the AI market leader with millions of free users on your platform its really hard to avoid the sweet temptation of ads revenue.

• @openai @openai on x

  Facts about the ads test in ChatGPT: [image]

• @meghanbobrowsky Meghan Bobrowsky on x

  Sam Altman on Stratechery in October: “I love Instagram ads, they've added value to me, I found stuff I never would've found, I bought a bunch of stuff, I actively like Instagram ads.”

• @edzitron.com Ed Zitron on bluesky

  I am extremely bearish on this ads product because A) I'm not sure how great this data is for actual targeting and B) we have no idea what the CPM/CPA pricing will be.  Even if this becomes a good business line, OpenAI's services cost too much for it to matter! [embedded post]

• @timfduffy.com Tim Duffy on bluesky

  OpenAI will be bringing ads to its free and new $8 plans soon.  Fortunately seems to be done in a way that won't affect the response itself. openai.com/index/our-ap...  [images]

• @mbogen Miranda Bogen on bluesky

  It's happening.  OpenAI is piloting ads in ChatGPT. openai.com/index/our-ap...  In introducing ads to ChatGPT, OpenAI is starting down a risky path.  (1/5)

• @shiraovide Shira Ovide on bluesky

  An easy prediction: ChatGPT users will hate ads, the ROI will be low, and OpenAI will make craploads of money.  —  A lizard could make gobs of ad revenue with a platform that has 800 million users.  —  openai.com/index/our-ap...

• r/technews r on reddit

  Ads are coming soon to ChatGPT, starting with shopping links

• r/artificial r on reddit

  Here it comes - Ads on ChatGPT

• r/ChatGPT r on reddit

  Official: Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT (by OpenAI)

• r/singularity r on reddit

  Official: Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT (by OpenAI)

• r/ChatGPT r on reddit

  OpenAI to begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S.

• r/technology r on reddit

  OpenAI to begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S.

• @mweinbach Max Weinbach on x

  Here's one thing I'm curious about, is $8 low enough that paying users won't complain about seeing ads? Or will they assume they shouldn't be seeing ads since they pay? Is the assumption of ad-free with any paying subscription dead? I have no clue, let's see what happens!

• @simonw Simon Willison on x

  Anyone else confused by the new ChatGPT plan comparison grid? Here's an annotated screenshot: [image]

• @undersized5 @undersized5 on bluesky

  This is interesting to see, clearly some competition is forcing some downward pressure on pricing.  [embedded post]

• @danielmconnolly @danielmconnolly on bluesky

  It won't make them profitable.

• r/technology r on reddit

  Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide

• r/singularity r on reddit

  Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide

• r/OpenAI r on reddit

  Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide... And Ads

• NewsMax.com Newsmax Wires on x

  OpenAI to Begin Testing Ads on ChatGPT in the US

• @netcapgirl Sophie on x

  “sometimes i feel like just saving part of my income won't be enough for retirement, what should i do?” “you're sharp to realize that and thinking ahead is a trait of rich people. gambling is not just entertainment — it's a way to escape the permanent underclass. try DraftKings”

• @buccocapital @buccocapital on x

  “You are absolutely correct — that dosage I suggested for you *is* lethal. Since you only have 7 minutes to live, would you like me to connect you to an estate attorney?”

• @anothercohen Alex Cohen on x

  “I've been trying to lose weight but hitting a wall... what should I do?”  “Great question!  Reaching a plateau is totally normal on your wellness journey.  The key is finding sustainable nutrition that fits YOUR lifestyle.  That's why we're excited to tell you about Taco Bell's …

• @nickfloats Nick St. Pierre on x

  Anthropic: Introducing Opus 4.5, the best model in the world for code & agents. We also made Claude Code more convenient for you. Btw, here's Claude Cowork (it's like Claude code for all your other knowledge work) OpenAI: Pay us or we're putting ads in your chats

• @pmddomingos Pedro Domingos on x

  OpenAI has finally achieved AGI (Ad-Generated Income). https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @openai @openai on x

  Here's an example of what the first ad formats we plan to test could look like. [image]

• @hypervisible.blacksky.app @hypervisible.blacksky.app on bluesky

  Suggestions for brands of rope will now appear at the bottom of the page when the bot encourages self harm.

• r/OpenAI r on reddit

  Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT.  Here's How They'll Work

• @aleyda Aleyda Solis on bluesky

  👀 It's official: ChatGPT will start to test ads in the US for the free and Go tiers users in the coming weeks and has shared their ads principles.  —  Read more: openai.com/index/our-ap...  /ht @lilyray.nyc [image]

• @wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social Wesley Moore on mastodon

  RE: https://mastodon.decentralised.social/ ...  Well I called it, not that it was hard to predict:  —  “We plan to begin testing ads in the free tier and ChatGPT Go in the US soon.  Ads support our commitment to making AI accessible to everyone by helping us keep ChatGPT availabl…

• @dmandl Dave Mandl on bluesky

  Of course “ads are coming to ChatGPT.”  Soon you won't be able to comb your hair without watching an ad first.  But this piece suggests that the main concern is that the ads will bias ChatGPT's responses.  (Also, don't use ChatGPT.) www.wired.com/story/openai...

• @abraham Daniel Abraham on bluesky

  How goes the quest to monetize LLMs, you ask?  —  We're down to “sell ads.”  —  www.wired.com/story/openai...