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OpenAI disables ChatGPT app suggestions that looked like ads

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67 points GeorgeWoff25 | 5 comments | 07 Dec 25 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.626s | 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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semi-extrinsic ◴[07 Dec 25 18:14 UTC] No.46183716[source]▶
Of the evidence presented here I am mostly shocked that Peloton is still a thing. The last time I heard about them was that cringeworthy ad in pre-Covid times. I thought they were the Juiceroo of fitness equipment.
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1. calmworm ◴[07 Dec 25 19:52 UTC] No.46184546[source]▶
Why did you think that? They have a multiple products and a high quality content service many are still trying emulate.
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2. KetoManx64 ◴[07 Dec 25 19:58 UTC] No.46184594[source]▶
There's enough of a population out there that just either don't care about the price hikes, the fact that your bike gets disabled if it doesn't have internet, or straight up bricks itself if you try to use it with a third party service, that they seem to be able to still be in business.
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3. PunchyHamster ◴[07 Dec 25 20:19 UTC] No.46184759[source]▶
Don't care or don't realize? It's not like they are putting "we can brick it" in marketing information...
4. semi-extrinsic ◴[07 Dec 25 20:59 UTC] No.46185113[source]▶
Probably mainly because it doesn't seem to exist outside of the US, and I live in Europe. Only hear about products like that when shit's hitting the fan. From reading the wikipedia page, almost kind of impressive they are still trucking on: 70% drop from the IPO price (95% drop from peak) and a number of recalls and accidents including one child dead.
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5. calmworm ◴[07 Dec 25 21:40 UTC] No.46185446[source]▶
I see. Stock pricing, especially IPO levels, is a poor indicator of almost anything concrete nowadays, unfortunately. I was highly skeptical at first (early years) but it is a quality product and service. Comparing to Juiceroo is inaccurate.