"Tech ChatGPT users are up in arms over what seems like advertisements appearing in their conversations while OpenAI disputes that the messages are advertisements at all. Even users who shell out $200 per month for a Pro subscription say they're seeing suggestions for apps or stores that may not actually be ads, but feel like it. Here's one example, in which ChatGPT suggests the Peloton app in a chat that's unrelated to the exercise equipment brand."
"An OpenAI employee responded quickly to the viral tweet. "Thanks for flagging. This is not an ad (there's no financial component)," wrote Daniel McAuley, who works on the data team at OpenAI. "It's only a suggestion to install Peloton's app. But the lack of relevancy makes it a bad/confusing experience. We're iterating on the suggestions and UX, trying to make sure they're awesome.""
ChatGPT is presenting 'app suggestions' within conversations that many users interpret as advertisements. Paid Pro subscribers report seeing suggestions for apps or stores that feel like ads despite lack of a financial component. An OpenAI data-team employee acknowledged a Peloton suggestion as non-advertisement but called such irrelevant suggestions a confusing experience and said the company is iterating on suggestions and UX. Users on Reddit and other platforms have complained about these prompts. There are indications that straightforward advertisements could be integrated into ChatGPT in the future, although OpenAI leadership suggested a possible delay of any ad rollout. Financial pressures on AI companies increase incentives to monetize chatbots.
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