Tell HN: OpenAI seems to be A/B testing ads in answers

  • I run a very traditional online business. We have very sparse "marketing speak" in our copy, instead trying to be on point and information dense. Every AI engine we have tried will recommend our website and products for the user when asking for the kind of things that we offer, but every AI engine will also insert a whole bunch of meaningless marketing speak for us, that is nowhere to be found in our own copy. Kind of funny.

  • Can you share a screenshot or the conversation link?

  • Well. It was inevitable lol. Always knew it was going to come to this, and companies will pay to have their products or services mentioned first by AI.

  • I’m surprised they didn’t do it sooner. They will consume Google. They should literally roll out email and a browser and a device and it’s game over

  • You sure it’s not something like this? https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1d29fu2/it_looks_l...

  • If they do it I'll cancel my subscription. I don't use it very often and my company pays for internal usages.

  • I hope this doesn't end up in the paid or API versions.

  • Are you on the free version?