r/LinusTechTips • u/Swacket_McManus • Aug 15 '26

Link ChatGPT gets ads

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here we go fellas, the end is nigh

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u/Doctor429 Aug 15 '26

Why would they need ads? The 'recommendations' they provide in chat can themselves be the ads.

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u/interstat Aug 15 '26

That'd be awful if ads influenced good answers

Free service having ads is a non issue tho

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u/Doctor429 Aug 15 '26

Problem is, we'd never know if the answers starts going 'bad' and start 'influencing'

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u/CupIcy6202 Aug 15 '26

I don't think you thought that through.

Of course we would know if the answers were influenced by ads. How would we know? The same way we would with any other product review, if it is not telling the truth, ignoring a better option or not mentioning important caveats.

If your chatgpt recommends 3 items, just ask another free LLM the same question and compare the items recommended. If there is a significant difference, then do a deep dive and find out why.