OpenAI has come under fire after users reported seeing what appeared to be advertisements within ChatGPT, prompting widespread frustration, including from subscribers paying $200 per month for the Pro tier. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/chatgpt-ads-openai-clarification-frwq2o6o?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChatGPT #OpenAI #ads #userbacklash #NickTurley

TechCrunch: ChatGPT’s head of product will testify in the US government’s case against Google. “To bolster its case, the DOJ has pulled in various Google competitors like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity. It wants specific executives, like Perplexity’s Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko, to testify. (It’s not clear yet whether Shevelenko will do so. Perplexity didn’t respond […]

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