OpenAI's 'last resort' ad plan raises concerns over reliability

OpenAI’s decision to bring advertisements into its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT is fueling concerns that commercial pressures could undermine the reliability and neutrality of AI answers, potentially pushing users toward rival services. According to the company, it will begin testing ads in the free tier and the low-priced ChatGPT Go plan in the United States within weeks, while keeping higher-priced subscriptions ad-free. ChatGPT Go is a low-priced subscription tier positioned between the free and Plus plans, costing about $8 per month in the U.S. It explained that ads will appear beneath chatbot responses, clearly labeled and separated from AI-generated answers, while also stressing that the users’ data won’t be sold to advertisers. While the company insists ads will not influence responses, reactions from Korean users and industry insiders suggest growing unease over trust, privacy and the risk of service abandonment. A general user named Kim Bo-young, who occasionally use ChatGPT’s free-tier service, expressed doubt on the credibility of answers as they might prioritize advWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times