OpenAI Introduces Ads to ChatGPT Amidst Rising Competition

• OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT, a significant shift for the popular AI tool.
• Ads will be clearly labeled and appear in a separate section below the chat, not within conversations.
• The move comes as rival Anthropic takes a jab at OpenAI with a Super Bowl ad mocking AI ads.
• Ads will be shown to free and lower-priced Go plan users; higher-tier subscribers will not see them.
• OpenAI assures user conversations remain private and advertisers won't influence ChatGPT's answers.