Testing ads in ChatGPT
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Source: OpenAI BlogMay 6, 2026
Summary
OpenAI is testing advertisements in ChatGPT, starting with U.S. users on free and low-cost subscription tiers while keeping paid tiers ad-free. The company says ads don't influence ChatGPT's answers, keeps conversations private from advertisers, and is expanding the pilot to multiple countries including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and others.
Classification
Attack SophisticationTrivial
AI Component TargetedAPI
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OpenAI
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Original source: https://openai.com/index/testing-ads-in-chatgpt
First tracked: May 7, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%