OpenAI previously confirmed that it’s testing ads in ChatGPT for free and $8 Go accounts, and now we’re seeing early signs of that rollout, at least on Android.
As spotted on X, OpenAI has built a full-screen onboarding experience to introduce users to ads in ChatGPT.
During onboarding, the company says ads will not change ChatGPT’s answers and will remain clearly separated and labeled.
GPT ad pop-up
Source: BleepingComputer
While ChatGPT won’t share your personal information with advertisers, your current chat can still influence the type of sponsored ad shown below the answer.
However, OpenAI lets you hide ads, see why something was shown, and clear ad data.
As you see in the above image, ads appear as a “Sponsored” block, and tapping the overflow menu brings up options such as hiding the ad, reporting it, or even “Ask ChatGPT” about it.
“Our mission is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity; our pursuit of advertising is always in support of that mission and making AI more accessible,” OpenAI previously stated.
OpenAI also confirmed that conversations are kept private from advertisers and that it will never sell user data.
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