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   Brace yourself, ChatGPT fans an OpenAI leak suggests ads could come to your   
   conversations very soon   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:43:28 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   You might soon have to put up with ads in the ChatGPT app, though it isn't   
   clear exactly how they'll work.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   We know that generating stacks of AI text, images, and videos every day isn't   
   cheap , and it looks as though the inevitable is about to happen: according    
   to a fresh rumor, OpenAI is testing adverts in ChatGPT, ahead of a full   
   rollout to users.    
      
   As spotted by @btibor91 (via BleepingComputer ), the latest ChatGPT for   
   Android app includes hidden code that refers to an "ads feature", some    
   "bazaar content", a "search ad", and a "search ads carousel"  so it's clear   
   what's coming.    
      
   What's not certain is when or how OpenAI might decide to introduce adverts   
   into chats, or whether paying for a subscription will be enough to hide them.   
   Based on the style of the current ChatGPT app interface, including the new   
   Shopping Research tool , we'd expect them to be subtle and well-integrated   
   into the current ChatGPT aesthetic.    
      
   Indeed, OpenAI has previously gone on the record as saying that ads should be   
   "thoughtful and tasteful", if they have to be used  which they almost   
   certainly do, given the cost of keeping all those GPUs and data centers   
   working. Ads with your AI ChatGPT Android app 1.2025.329 beta includes new   
   references to an "ads feature" with "bazaar content", "search ad" and "search   
   ads carousel" pic.twitter.com/BdHOJIQHmA November 29, 2025    
      
   It's really no surprise to see advertising coming to ChatGPT. The move has   
   long been predicted , and would bring the chatbot into line with other AI   
   offerings  it's something Google and Microsoft have already been testing, for   
   example.    
      
   If we do have to put up with advertising, it should at least be well targeted   
   and relevant: the AI apps many of us chat to on a daily basis have access to    
   a wealth of information about our likes, dislikes, and interests, and all of   
   that can be tapped into to generate ad links relevant to a user's current   
   prompts and queries.    
      
   AI searches are an obvious starting point, because if you're looking for   
   something to buy online, then you might be interested in a sponsored link or   
   two. However, OpenAI will have to make sure advertising content is kept   
   distinct from the usual AI bot responses.    
      
   ChatGPT only just turned three years old yesterday on November 30, but its   
   userbase has quickly grown to hundreds of millions of people , and that's a   
   lot of eyeballs that ads could be shown too. There have also been rumors of   
   bumps in subscription prices , though they haven't arrived yet.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/brace-yourself-chatg   
   pt-fans-an-openai-leak-suggests-ads-could-come-to-your-conversations-very-soon   
      
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