As OpenAI prepares to roll out ads for both free and $8 ChatGPT Go, the company has assured users that ads will not affect ChatGPT’s responses and will be labeled and separated from the content.
Early signs of this rollout have been spotted on Android devices, suggesting that the inclusion of ads in ChatGPT is close.
As mentioned on X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI designed a full-screen onboarding experience to familiarize users with ads in ChatGPT.
Although the AI giant has assured not to share personal information with advertisers, the current chat can still influence the type of sponsored ads that appear during the responses.
At this point, it’s commendable that users have the ability to hide ads, understand why specific ads were shown, and clear their ad data.
Ads appear as a “Sponsored” block, and tapping the overflow pulls down the drop-down menu to hide the ad, report it, or even “Ask ChatGPT” about it.
OpenAI stated: “Our mission is to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity; our pursuit of advertising is always in support of that mission and making AI more accessible.”
Furthermore, the company has emphasized that conversations remain private from advertisers and that user data will never be sold. A new “Ad Management Page” has also been added to allow users to manage their ad history and interests without affecting their chat data.
These ads will not be shown to users of ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.
