Post by Arunima Shandilya

It was bound to happen. Ads are officially coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI just announced they'll be testing ads in the free and new $8/month "Go" tiers in the US. Their reasoning? To keep the service widely accessible while covering the astronomical costs of running these powerful AI models. They've promised that user conversations won't be sold to advertisers and that the paid Plus, Pro, and Business tiers will remain ad-free. This is a major shift in the AI business model. It brings up the classic debate: is a free service truly free if it's supported by ads? What are your thoughts on this? A necessary step for sustainability or the beginning of the end for ad-free AI? #ChatGPT #AI #OpenAI #TechNews #SoftwareEngineering