Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your conversations very soon

Date:
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:43:28 +0000

Description:
You might soon have to put up with ads in the ChatGPT app, though it isn't clear exactly how they'll work.

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We know that generating stacks of AI text, images, and videos every day isn't cheap , and it looks as though the inevitable is about to happen: according
to a fresh rumor, OpenAI is testing adverts in ChatGPT, ahead of a full
rollout to users.

As spotted by @btibor91 (via BleepingComputer ), the latest ChatGPT for
Android app includes hidden code that refers to an "ads feature", some
"bazaar content", a "search ad", and a "search ads carousel" so it's clear what's coming.

What's not certain is when or how OpenAI might decide to introduce adverts
into chats, or whether paying for a subscription will be enough to hide them. Based on the style of the current ChatGPT app interface, including the new Shopping Research tool , we'd expect them to be subtle and well-integrated
into the current ChatGPT aesthetic.

Indeed, OpenAI has previously gone on the record as saying that ads should be "thoughtful and tasteful", if they have to be used which they almost
certainly do, given the cost of keeping all those GPUs and data centers working. Ads with your AI ChatGPT Android app 1.2025.329 beta includes new references to an "ads feature" with "bazaar content", "search ad" and "search ads carousel" pic.twitter.com/BdHOJIQHmA November 29, 2025

It's really no surprise to see advertising coming to ChatGPT. The move has
long been predicted , and would bring the chatbot into line with other AI offerings it's something Google and Microsoft have already been testing, for example.

If we do have to put up with advertising, it should at least be well targeted and relevant: the AI apps many of us chat to on a daily basis have access to
a wealth of information about our likes, dislikes, and interests, and all of that can be tapped into to generate ad links relevant to a user's current prompts and queries.

AI searches are an obvious starting point, because if you're looking for something to buy online, then you might be interested in a sponsored link or two. However, OpenAI will have to make sure advertising content is kept distinct from the usual AI bot responses.

ChatGPT only just turned three years old yesterday on November 30, but its userbase has quickly grown to hundreds of millions of people , and that's a
lot of eyeballs that ads could be shown too. There have also been rumors of bumps in subscription prices , though they haven't arrived yet.

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Hello Mike!

** On Monday 01.12.25 - 09:40, Mike Powell wrote to All:

Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your conversations very soon

[...]

Indeed, OpenAI has previously gone on the record as saying that ads
should be "thoughtful and tasteful", ...

chatgpt is rather useful for quick research/summaries ..and a
possible launching point for more independent/specific/deeper research/answers. But.. I don't like the idea of ads
littering my screen.

I like the pure text presentation right now. I guess the ads
would be like little banners part way through the answer text.


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Indeed, OpenAI has previously gone on the record as saying that ads should be "thoughtful and tasteful", ...

chatgpt is rather useful for quick research/summaries ..and a
possible launching point for more independent/specific/deeper research/answers. But.. I don't like the idea of ads
littering my screen.

Me, either.

I like the pure text presentation right now. I guess the ads
would be like little banners part way through the answer text.

I am a little concerned that they will appear similarly to how "sponsored responses" appear in a web search... i.e. as a valid AI response when they really are not -- and that they could even be dangerous.

Mike

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Mike Powell wrote to All <=-

Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your conversations very soon

Product Placement? LOL

"Hey Petey - how do I remove this widget?"

Hey Jimmy - first, go to Home Depot and look on aisle 12. You'll
find the correct tool there. Don't forget to pick up some
potting soil while you're there!

:-)




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Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your conversations very soon

Product Placement? LOL

"Hey Petey - how do I remove this widget?"

Hey Jimmy - first, go to Home Depot and look on aisle 12. You'll
find the correct tool there. Don't forget to pick up some
potting soil while you're there!

That could be how it will work. ;)

Mike


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Mike Powell wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your conversations very soon

Product Placement? LOL

"Hey Petey - how do I remove this widget?"

Hey Jimmy - first, go to Home Depot and look on aisle 12. You'll
find the correct tool there. Don't forget to pick up some
potting soil while you're there!

That could be how it will work. ;)

As much as I do NOT want that, it would almost be funny... :-)



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