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Trust No More? ChatGPT Adds Ads, Raising Concerns

Published February 13, 2026, 14:14
Trust No More? ChatGPT Adds Ads, Raising Concerns

ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI, is set to integrate advertisements into its responses, a move that is raising concerns about user trust and reliability. This change comes after three years of operation and aims to boost the company's revenue. The ad testing is currently rolling out to users in the US who use the free or Go plan, while subscribers to more expensive packages remain unaffected. The advertisements will appear separately from the chatbot's responses, marked as "sponsored", and OpenAI assures that they will not influence the content of the answers. However, users express fears that the introduction of ads will undermine the tool's integrity and turn it into a product promotion platform, losing its initial value as a reliable assistant.