I've seen multiple prior conversations about the idea on this site. It's easy to find similar reddit discussions with a search: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/

I've seen multiple prior conversations about the idea on this site. It's easy to find similar reddit discussions with a search: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1ljv78j/sam_altman_says_ads_in_chatgpt_are_not_off_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1ljv78j/sam_altman_... It's a fairly obvious way for them to make money, as people are using it as a replacement for search engines, and that's how search engines have made money.