GPT ads are starting to appear inside ChatGPT
MarioKrenn6240 · x · 2026-10-19
User @MarioKrenn6240 posted that "It's starting — GPT ads," with a screenshot showing advertisements now appearing in OpenAI's ChatGPT. This corroborates earlier reports that OpenAI is exploring ad monetization within ChatGPT, marking a substantive shift in the assistant's business model.
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