OpenAI’s Sam Altman Raises Possibility Of Ads On ChatGPT

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman sat for an interview where he explained that his vision for the future of ChatGPT is as a trusted assistant that’s user-aligned, saying that booking hotels is not going to be the way to monetize “the world’s smartest model.” He pointed to Google as an example of what he doesn’t want ChatGPT to become: a service that accepts advertising dollars to place the worst choice above the best choice. He then followed up to express openness to advertising.

User-Aligned Monetization Model

Altman contrasted OpenAI’s revenue…