OpenAI says it will start experimenting with putting ads in the free version of ChatGPT.

This could be the start of AI companies data-mining their users the way social media companies do – and taking it a step further. theconversation.com/could-chat…

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

AI companies are gearing up to follow the social media model of monetizing their platforms through advertising. The danger for consumers with AI goes beyond data privacy to covert manipulation.

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