OpenAI Insists Target Links in ChatGPT Responses Weren't Ads But 'Suggestions' - But Turns Them Off (engadget.com)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/07/2048213/openai-insists-target-links-in-chatgpt-responses-werent-ads-but-suggestions---but-turns-them-off
- Source link: https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-head-of-chatgpt-says-posts-appearing-to-show-in-app-ads-are-not-real-or-not-ads-190454584.html
But "There are no live tests for ads" on ChatGPT, insists Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT. Posting on X.com, he said "any screenshots you've seen are either not real or not ads." [2] Engadget reports
> The OpenAI exec's explanation comes after [3]another post from former xAI employee Benjamin De Kraker on X that has gained traction, which featured a screenshot showing an option to shop at Target within a ChatGPT conversation. OpenAI's Daniel McAuley [4]responded to the post, arguing that it's not an ad but rather an example of app integration that the company announced in October. [To which De Kraker responded "when brands inject themselves into an unrelated chat and encourage the user to go shopping at their store, that's an ad. The more you pretend this isn't an ad because you guys gave it a different name, the less users like or trust you."]
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> However, the company's chief research officer, Mark Chen, also replied on X that they "fell short" in this case, adding that "anything that feels like an ad needs to be handled with care."
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> "We've turned off this kind of suggestion while we improve the model's precision," Chen wrote on X. "We're also looking at better controls so you can dial this down or off if you don't find it helpful."
[1] https://x.com/BenjaminDEKR/status/1996059933998285094/photo/1
[2] https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-head-of-chatgpt-says-posts-appearing-to-show-in-app-ads-are-not-real-or-not-ads-190454584.html
[3] https://x.com/BenjaminDEKR/status/1996059933998285094
[4] https://x.com/_dmca/status/1996377763989877018
Not helpful (Score:3)
"We're also looking at better controls so you can dial this down or off if you don't find it helpful."
Helpful? Since when is an ad encouraging me to shop at Target helpful? This lame attempt at corporate spin just digs the hole deeper.
Re: (Score:2)
This is the sound of the other shoe dropping.
Re: (Score:3)
ClipGPT: "It looks like you're trying to manage public relations in connection with an advertising campaign. Sterling Cooper & Partners is an internationally recognized agency with a long track record of successful campaigns in this area. Can I help you navigate to Link Target?"
In other words (Score:2)
Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?
Re: (Score:2)
> Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?
Surprising how often the former seems to work these days.
Raises hand (Score:3)
> Weren't Ads But 'Suggestions'
Um... aren't all ads suggestions?
TBH (Score:2)
To be honest, I'm kind of surprised this bullshit doesn't happen organically.
Presumably ChatGPT reads plenty of advertising copy as it trawls the Internet trying to read everything it can. Why doesn't it just repeat, albeit garbled, advertising slogans regularly?
That's Ridiculous (Score:2)
That's totally ridiculous! -- brought to you by Carl's Jr.
Here's a suggestion for you (Score:3)
F... off, ChatGPT.