OpenAI will start testing ads in ChatGPT free and Go tiers
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5 hours ago
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helsinkiandrew
4 hours ago
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> Responses in ChatGPT will not be influenced by ads.

> Your conversations are private from advertisers

But presumably your requests and ChatGPT’s responses will guide what ads users see. Whilst conversations might be private from advertisers - the products that are suitable for the user would be shared.

If a user asks ChatGPT “what oil should I put in my Honda civic”. ChatGPT can search for suitable products but the page will also be showing ads for motor oil - presumably Honda civic motor oil.

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griffineyes
1 hour ago
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The only acceptable response to this was to delete my account. AI is free if you know where to look and build your own models.
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maltalex
2 hours ago
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They’re in a tough spot. Stuck between free open-weights models and competitors with deep pockets and access to customers.
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jdlyga
4 hours ago
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OpenAI is desperate to recover the billions of dollars they've spent.
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mandeepj
3 hours ago
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They shouldn’t have turned away Apple then!
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ChrisArchitect
46 minutes ago
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[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46649577
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firemelt
4 hours ago
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is this why elon want take over openai?
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plagiarist
4 hours ago
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Enshittification seems to be accelerating. Humanity will reach an advertising singularity long before a technological singularity.
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eimrine
3 hours ago
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Come on man, putting ads is not enshittification. Haven't you used the Internets 20 years ago? It was a decent way to live for the webmaster in those good old times when most of the traffic was from humans.
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blain
1 hour ago
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> Come on man, putting ads is not enshittification.

Sure man, until ads became unbearable and intrusive. The good old times are gone. This is the future.

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