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Similar, yes, but some people are paying OpenAI to be part of this business model, unlike typical free-riding Google and Facebook users.

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• troupo 6d ago
  Derogatory "Free-riding users". "Free riding users" should have the same privacy as the paying ones.
  • rangestransform 6d ago
    Will the government pay OpenAI to run an ad-free free tier?
    • upboundspiral 6d ago
      The government could pass laws that prevent advertising becoming mass surveillance and stalking.
    • troupo 6d ago
      Ads don't require pervasive and invasive tracking, and surveillance that Stasi would have wet dreams about.
  • what 6d ago
    Kind of silly. You have to pay somehow. Either pony up cash or pay with your eyeballs or data. But I doubt paying will give you privacy either.
    • pona-a 5d ago
      I think few will argue it's ethically or legally fine for my website to pay by installing a keylogger through a zero-click Chromium RCE, burying it in the EULA.
    • troupo 5d ago
      Ads don't require pervasive and invasive tracking, and surveillance that Stasi would have wet dreams about.
• theptip 6d ago
  If you pay OpenAI full price, this machinery should never be used. The only paying customers getting ads are the “ad supported” tier. I think you can easily imagine a future where the subscription model token subsidy ramps down and is replaced by ads, but it’s important to use precise language about the current state of the world.
  • emptybits 5d ago
    Yes, “Go” plan users pay and also receive ads. They pay less.