US EditionOpenAI VP Nick Turley clears air on ChatGPT ad rumours: ‘No live tests underway’
OpenAI paused promotional suggestions in ChatGPT after user complaints and competitor pressure, affirming no live ads currently but considering future ad integration.
- On Saturday, Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, said there are no live ad tests and screenshots circulating are not ads as OpenAI has not published ads on the platform yet.
- Earlier this week, screenshots showing what looked like a Target promotion circulated, and paying ChatGPT subscribers complained about promotional messages including Peloton; developer Tibor Blaho's discovery suggested these relate to Instant Checkout with Stripe, not direct ads.
- OpenAI said it has turned off the suggestion type and is improving precision while chief research officer Mark Chen acknowledged falling short on messages that felt like ads and is exploring user controls.
- Leadership chose to allocate more resources to core quality work after Sam Altman declared a `code red`, pushing back advertising following Google's Gemini 3 release last month.
- With ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users and Fidji Sumo, CEO of Applications, hired earlier this year, OpenAI says `If we do pursue ads, we'll take a thoughtful approach`.
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The company's chief researcher said that it “improves the accuracy of the model.”
OpenAI says it’s turned off app suggestions that look like ads
While OpenAI continues to insist that there are currently no ads — or tests for advertising — live in ChatGPT, the company’s chief research officer also acknowledged that the company “fell short” with recent promotional messages.
OpenAI VP Nick Turley clears air on ChatGPT ad rumours: ‘No live tests underway’
OpenAI's VP clarified on Sunday that the company is not testing ads in ChatGPT, dismissing circulating images as either fabricated or misinterpreted. User trust remains a priority, and any potential ad exploration will be approached cautiously.
Users say they are seeing ads on ChatGPT. OpenAI says it's not true.
OpenAI says it isn't publishing ads on the platform — yet.Dado Ruvic/REUTERSOpenAI's ChatGPT boss says there are no live ads or ad tests running on the chatbot.Rumors of ads on ChatGPT have surfaced online.Its recent updates include a shopping feature, not traditional advertising.ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users are worried that OpenAI, whose mission is to create artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity, is starting to publish ads…
ChatGPT's paid users have expressed their discontent this week after discovering promotional messages for brands like Peloton or Target within the interface. OpenAI strongly defends itself by saying that it is not commercial advertising, but rather suggestions for third-party applications developed on its platform. However, on the other hand, it ... Read more The OpenAI article reverses the anger of ChatGPT subscribers appeared first on Fredzone.
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