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> OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications [...] “There are no live tests for ads – any screenshots you’ve seen are eith

by michaelt 11mo ago

> OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications [...] “There are no live tests for ads – any screenshots you’ve seen are either not real or not ads,” Mr Turley wrote. Here's what people were seeing: https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/1995357492713570735 https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/1995357492713570735 Looks pretty clear-cut to me - that's an advert for peloton. And someone who decompiled a recent version of the chatgpt android app https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligenc... found new classes like 'com.openai.feature.ads.data.AdTarget' and 'com.openai.feature.ads.data.SearchAdsCarousel' That peloton received the advertising "free with your purchase of platform services" doesn't mean it's not an advert.

orionsbelt 11mo ago
It’s advertising a ChatGPT feature (and admittedly, also helps advertise Peloton); namely that you can connect your ChatGPT account to Peloton and query Peloton. I personally find this a very helpful feature, and think they should be advertising this in some manner within the app, as otherwise, people will have no idea the features now exist. This is separate from the android app findings which I suspect is OpenAI working to launch true ads - ie advertising non-chatGPT features in exchange for payments from brands.
- jeremyjh 11mo ago
  Bullshit. This is an Ad, full stop. Its completely out of context from the chat conversation.
- michaelt 11mo ago
  > It’s advertising I'm glad to hear we're in agreement.
- bigyabai 11mo ago
  Just so you know, "vertical integration" and "annoying advertisement" are not mutually exclusive. I learned that from trying to use Apple Music to handle my local library. Never again.
  - roxolotl 11mo ago
    Did you happen to find a solution? I'm dealing with this issue now. I genuinely miss 2008 itunes at this point
    - bigyabai 11mo ago
      I'm using quodlibet here in the Big '25: https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
semi-extrinsic 11mo ago
Of the evidence presented here I am mostly shocked that Peloton is still a thing. The last time I heard about them was that cringeworthy ad in pre-Covid times. I thought they were the Juiceroo of fitness equipment.
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- calmworm 11mo ago
  Why did you think that? They have a multiple products and a high quality content service many are still trying emulate.
  - KetoManx64 11mo ago
    There's enough of a population out there that just either don't care about the price hikes, the fact that your bike gets disabled if it doesn't have internet, or straight up bricks itself if you try to use it with a third party service, that they seem to be able to still be in business.
    - PunchyHamster 11mo ago
      Don't care or don't realize? It's not like they are putting "we can brick it" in marketing information...
  - semi-extrinsic 11mo ago
    Probably mainly because it doesn't seem to exist outside of the US, and I live in Europe. Only hear about products like that when shit's hitting the fan. From reading the wikipedia page, almost kind of impressive they are still trucking on: 70% drop from the IPO price (95% drop from peak) and a number of recalls and accidents including one child dead.
    - calmworm 11mo ago
      I see. Stock pricing, especially IPO levels, is a poor indicator of almost anything concrete nowadays, unfortunately. I was highly skeptical at first (early years) but it is a quality product and service. Comparing to Juiceroo is inaccurate.
nialv7 11mo ago
> "There are no live tests for ads" Do they really think we would just believe whatever they say? Do they think we don't have the ability to think for ourselves. The utter disrespect...
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- clickety_clack 11mo ago
  I hate this “don’t worry about ads, we have strategically committed to ads, and we’ve hired a whole team, who are building the ad system, and they are now embedded in key areas of the business so we can’t change course without massive disruption, but the tests for the ads aren’t live yet, so why worry about ads?”.
- paradox460 11mo ago
  They're selling an AI. Of course they don't want their customers to think

orionsbelt 11mo ago

It’s advertising a ChatGPT feature (and admittedly, also helps advertise Peloton); namely that you can connect your ChatGPT account to Peloton and query Peloton. I personally find this a very helpful feature, and think they should be advertising this in some manner within the app, as otherwise, people will have no idea the features now exist. This is separate from the android app findings which I suspect is OpenAI working to launch true ads - ie advertising non-chatGPT features in exchange for payments from brands.

jeremyjh 11mo ago
Bullshit. This is an Ad, full stop. Its completely out of context from the chat conversation.
michaelt 11mo ago
> It’s advertising I'm glad to hear we're in agreement.
bigyabai 11mo ago
Just so you know, "vertical integration" and "annoying advertisement" are not mutually exclusive. I learned that from trying to use Apple Music to handle my local library. Never again.
- roxolotl 11mo ago
  Did you happen to find a solution? I'm dealing with this issue now. I genuinely miss 2008 itunes at this point
  - bigyabai 11mo ago
    I'm using quodlibet here in the Big '25: https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

semi-extrinsic 11mo ago

Of the evidence presented here I am mostly shocked that Peloton is still a thing. The last time I heard about them was that cringeworthy ad in pre-Covid times. I thought they were the Juiceroo of fitness equipment.

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calmworm 11mo ago
Why did you think that? They have a multiple products and a high quality content service many are still trying emulate.
- KetoManx64 11mo ago
  There's enough of a population out there that just either don't care about the price hikes, the fact that your bike gets disabled if it doesn't have internet, or straight up bricks itself if you try to use it with a third party service, that they seem to be able to still be in business.
  - PunchyHamster 11mo ago
    Don't care or don't realize? It's not like they are putting "we can brick it" in marketing information...
- semi-extrinsic 11mo ago
  Probably mainly because it doesn't seem to exist outside of the US, and I live in Europe. Only hear about products like that when shit's hitting the fan. From reading the wikipedia page, almost kind of impressive they are still trucking on: 70% drop from the IPO price (95% drop from peak) and a number of recalls and accidents including one child dead.
  - calmworm 11mo ago
    I see. Stock pricing, especially IPO levels, is a poor indicator of almost anything concrete nowadays, unfortunately. I was highly skeptical at first (early years) but it is a quality product and service. Comparing to Juiceroo is inaccurate.

nialv7 11mo ago

> "There are no live tests for ads" Do they really think we would just believe whatever they say? Do they think we don't have the ability to think for ourselves. The utter disrespect...

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clickety_clack 11mo ago
I hate this “don’t worry about ads, we have strategically committed to ads, and we’ve hired a whole team, who are building the ad system, and they are now embedded in key areas of the business so we can’t change course without massive disruption, but the tests for the ads aren’t live yet, so why worry about ads?”.
paradox460 11mo ago
They're selling an AI. Of course they don't want their customers to think