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ChatGPT Is Getting Ads — Is This the AI Industry’s Turning Point?
OpenAI is introducing ads inside ChatGPT — a move that signals a major shift not just for the company, but for the entire AI industry.
After months of dismissing the idea, ads are now being rolled out to free users and lower-cost tiers, raising questions about financial pressure, competition, and whether generative AI has reached a breaking point. With Google closing the gap and investors increasingly nervous about an AI bubble, the conversation around sustainability is getting harder to ignore.
What this episode explores
This discussion looks at why ads may have become unavoidable — and what changes when a conversational AI platform adopts the same business model that built Google and Meta.
Why OpenAI is moving toward ads now
The role of free users, paid tiers, and revenue pressure
Rumors around IPO plans, valuation, and financial strain
Whether ads will subtly influence responses — not just sit on the sidelines
How ChatGPT compares to Google’s AI-driven search model
The episode also digs into deeper implications: what happens when people use AI in intimate ways, how advertising attribution might work inside an LLM, and whether ads become the real monetization layer for AI at scale.
Why this matters
Ads aren’t just a revenue tool — they shape incentives.
As ChatGPT becomes embedded in daily life, introducing advertising raises uncomfortable questions about trust, manipulation, and whether “free” AI can stay neutral. This isn’t just about banners or sponsored links. It’s about how AI platforms survive, who pays, and what trade-offs users may be quietly accepting.
The move suggests something bigger: AI may be indispensable — but not yet profitable. And ads may be the clearest signal yet that the industry is entering a new phase.
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By Rethinking TechOpenAI is introducing ads inside ChatGPT — a move that signals a major shift not just for the company, but for the entire AI industry.
After months of dismissing the idea, ads are now being rolled out to free users and lower-cost tiers, raising questions about financial pressure, competition, and whether generative AI has reached a breaking point. With Google closing the gap and investors increasingly nervous about an AI bubble, the conversation around sustainability is getting harder to ignore.
What this episode explores
This discussion looks at why ads may have become unavoidable — and what changes when a conversational AI platform adopts the same business model that built Google and Meta.
Why OpenAI is moving toward ads now
The role of free users, paid tiers, and revenue pressure
Rumors around IPO plans, valuation, and financial strain
Whether ads will subtly influence responses — not just sit on the sidelines
How ChatGPT compares to Google’s AI-driven search model
The episode also digs into deeper implications: what happens when people use AI in intimate ways, how advertising attribution might work inside an LLM, and whether ads become the real monetization layer for AI at scale.
Why this matters
Ads aren’t just a revenue tool — they shape incentives.
As ChatGPT becomes embedded in daily life, introducing advertising raises uncomfortable questions about trust, manipulation, and whether “free” AI can stay neutral. This isn’t just about banners or sponsored links. It’s about how AI platforms survive, who pays, and what trade-offs users may be quietly accepting.
The move suggests something bigger: AI may be indispensable — but not yet profitable. And ads may be the clearest signal yet that the industry is entering a new phase.
🔗 Connect with Us
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RethinkingTech🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NYgOPmYW6Ba2LFn3IBST3🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-tech/id1795651530📸 TikTok: @rethinking_tech💼 LinkedIn: Rethinking Tech Podcast👤 Aparna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnabhushan/👤 Harinda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harindak/