… As OpenAI continues to experiment with ads in ChatGPT, the formatting and the frequency of these ads may change. “Because ChatGPT is a trusted and personal environment for many people, we’re intentionally rolling ads out slowly,” an OpenAI spokesperson tells WIRED. “Starting with a limited number o… …
… But, what happens when this type of data logging and hyper-specific personalization meets the horny sexting habits of millions of adult ChatGPT users? Erotic interactions with ChatGPT will further heighten the stakes for user privacy. …
… OpenAI has tried instead to launch agentic features inside ChatGPT, such as Operator and ChatGPT Agent, though adoption has been limited. The company is hoping a consumer agent built around Codex will resonate more with ChatGPT users. …
… The company started rolling out ads at the bottom of ChatGPT outputs for US users in February. Competitors including Google are exploring how ads can be woven into the user experience of generative AI tools and features. …
… ChatGPT solves that: figuring out what to buy.” Condé Nast, the parent company of WIRED, has a business deal with OpenAI for website links to appear in the chatbot. …
… In January, OpenAI announced it would start testing ads on ChatGPT’s free tier in the United States. Naturally, this raised questions as to when Google—which runs the largest online advertising businesses—would follow suit. …
… Meanwhile, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent reportedly fell to less than 1 million weekly active users in recent months. Compared to the hundreds of millions of users talking to ChatGPT on a weekly basis, browser agent usage essentially amounts to a rounding error. …
… OpenAI has rebutted this claim, arguing that Musk knew that OpenAI would eventually need to become a large business to achieve its goals. …
… Of those, 117 million use Grok’s AI features each month. In comparison, OpenAI says ChatGPT has more than 900 million weekly users. …
… Simo tells me the company wants Codex to eventually power features in ChatGPT and all of its products—not for programming, but to complete tasks for people. …