ChatGPT will start showing picture ads next to the images it generates
OpenAI says ChatGPT will begin showing labeled visual display ads, meaning picture-based ads like web banners, beside images users ask it to generate. The test starts later in October in the U.S. only, with an initial group of advertisers.
Why it matters
If you make images on ChatGPT's free or low-cost plans, ads may appear next to your results. OpenAI says they won't influence answers. TechCrunch suggests they could nudge casual users toward paying. Business owners gain a possible new visual ad channel, though access is limited to test advertisers for now.
Your moveNext time you generate an image in ChatGPT, look for a labeled ad, then weigh whether a paid plan is worth it.
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