"OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, however, dismissed those rumors in a post on X on Saturday. "I'm seeing lots of confusion about ads rumors in ChatGPT. There are no live tests for ads - any screenshots you've seen are either not real or not ads. If we do pursue ads, we'll take a thoughtful approach," he said. "People trust ChatGPT and anything we do will be designed to respect that.""
"An X user posted a screenshot on X of what he described as "ADS TO SHOP AT TARGET." I'm in ChatGPT (paid Plus subscription), asking about Windows BitLockerand it's F-ing showing me ADS TO SHOP AT TARGET.Yeah, screw this. Lose all your users. pic.twitter.com/2Z5AG8pnlJ - Benjamin De Kraker (@BenjaminDEKR) December 3, 2025 "If this is a 'feature,' let me turn it off," he added."
"The link to shop at Target in the screenshot is likely related to a new shopping feature rather than any move by the company to include straight advertising on the platform. In late September, OpenAI announced that it was taking the "first steps toward agentic commerce in ChatGPT with new ways for people, AI agents, and businesses to shop together." With that, it launched an Instant Checkout feature built in conjunction with Stripe, a financial technology company."
ChatGPT currently has no live advertisements or ad tests running. Screenshots showing apparent Target ads circulated on social media but are either not genuine or reflect a shopping feature rather than traditional advertising. The platform includes new shopping capabilities that surface relevant products and can enable purchases through Instant Checkout powered by Stripe. Those shopping features form part of an effort toward agentic commerce connecting people, AI agents, and businesses. Around 800 million weekly users expressed concern about potential ads. Any future advertising would be approached thoughtfully and designed to respect user trust.
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