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> Product results are chosen independently and are not ads. Correction: they're not their ads, but they're generating recommendations based on scraped web cont

> Product results are chosen independently and are not ads. Correction: they're not their ads, but they're generating recommendations based on scraped web content which will inevitably be polluted with affiliate spam, astroturfing and other black hat marketing bullshit. They've actually found a way to run ads and not even get paid for it. Case in point, I just asked ChatGPT for the best noise cancelling headphones under $200 (their example from the OP) and it cited multiple blatantly LLM generated affiliate blogspam sites. Doesn't really inspire confidence.

krackers 2y ago
>ChatGPT automatically includes the UTM parameter utm_source=chatgpt.com in referral URLs Doesn't this imply that they're paid via referral bonus?
- skybrian 2y ago
  They could, but not necessarily. I think what OpenAI is getting is cooperation - that is, their search engine isn’t blocked. No money needs to change hands.
  - a_bonobo 2y ago
    My guess is that once they're entrenched firmly enough, OpenAI will ask for money. First sell the free thing then once people rely on it enough, start charging.
    - bag_boy 2y ago
      And ecommerce brands will happily pay up if the conversion data is there.
- chiefalchemist 2y ago
  No, it does not. Lots of sites add utm_source, and sometimes other utm_* codes, so the receiving site is aware exactly where the traffic came from. Think of it as marketing for the sending site. It gets the attention of the receiving site.
jimmytucson 2y ago
Ad free (for now): https://www.reddit.com/answers/D0BEF0B5-803A-4FD1-BCF4-DC35896C62F3/?q=best%20noise%20cancelling%20headphones%20under%20$200 https://www.reddit.com/answers/D0BEF0B5-803A-4FD1-BCF4-DC358...
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