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ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Who didn't see this coming? I swear, all we produce as a country is bullshit and ads to cover it up.

ChatGPT will start including advertisements beside answers for US users as OpenAI seeks a new revenue stream.

The ads will be tested first in ChatGPT for US users only, the company announced on Friday, after increasing speculation that the San Francisco firm would turn to a potential cashflow model on top of its current subscriptions.

The ads will start in the coming weeks and will be included above or below, rather than within, answers. Mock-ups circulated by the company show the ads in a tinted box. They will be served to adult users “when there’s a relevant sponsored product or service based on your current conversation”, according to OpenAI’s announcement. Ads will not be shown to users under 18 and will not appear alongside answers related to sensitive topics such as health, mental health or politics. Users will be able to click to learn about why they received a particular ad, according to OpenAI.

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[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I can see it easily making that much money in ads. LLMs have been making people fall in love, superglueing the peperoni on pizzas, making mustard gas at home. The ads won't be in the form of a banner or a pop up, but in the responses. Drive to target.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 21 hours ago

I once accidentally made mustard gas at home trying to unclog a drain. I had bleach and ammonia on hand, and I ended up sleeping outside on the sofa on the porch of the main house after the hell I went through with my throat.

[–] cron@feddit.org 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Surely things like product comparisons are a great target for ads. But still, the typical ad revenue per user is probably significantly lower than the cheapest ChatGPT subscription.

[–] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 20 hours ago

ChatGPT subscriptions are significantly cheaper than what they cost the company anyway.