User Lets ChatGPT Pick His Skis, Predicts OpenAI Will Capture Affiliate Cut

JustinDMcCarty · x · 2026-11-08

The author describes a 15-minute conversation with ChatGPT about which ski to buy — the model even steered him away from a great deal that wouldn't meet his expectations. His takeaway: it's inevitable that OpenAI will eventually capture the affiliate cut on conversational shopping recommendations like this.

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