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OpenAI disables ChatGPT app suggestions that looked like ads

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67 points GeorgeWoff25 | 3 comments | 07 Dec 25 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.582s | source
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michaelt ◴[07 Dec 25 17:30 UTC] No.46183388[source]▶
> OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications [...] “There are no live tests for ads – any screenshots you’ve seen are either not real or not ads,” Mr Turley wrote.

Here's what people were seeing: https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/1995357492713570735

Looks pretty clear-cut to me - that's an advert for peloton.

And someone who decompiled a recent version of the chatgpt android app https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligenc... found new classes like 'com.openai.feature.ads.data.AdTarget' and 'com.openai.feature.ads.data.SearchAdsCarousel'

That peloton received the advertising "free with your purchase of platform services" doesn't mean it's not an advert.

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orionsbelt ◴[07 Dec 25 17:47 UTC] No.46183517[source]▶
It’s advertising a ChatGPT feature (and admittedly, also helps advertise Peloton); namely that you can connect your ChatGPT account to Peloton and query Peloton. I personally find this a very helpful feature, and think they should be advertising this in some manner within the app, as otherwise, people will have no idea the features now exist.

This is separate from the android app findings which I suspect is OpenAI working to launch true ads - ie advertising non-chatGPT features in exchange for payments from brands.

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1. bigyabai ◴[07 Dec 25 18:17 UTC] No.46183743[source]▶
Just so you know, "vertical integration" and "annoying advertisement" are not mutually exclusive.

I learned that from trying to use Apple Music to handle my local library. Never again.

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2. roxolotl ◴[07 Dec 25 19:46 UTC] No.46184488[source]▶
Did you happen to find a solution? I'm dealing with this issue now. I genuinely miss 2008 itunes at this point
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3. bigyabai ◴[07 Dec 25 21:10 UTC] No.46185186[source]▶
I'm using quodlibet here in the Big '25: https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/