People are missing another point - API's are never going to show ads. So even in the worst case where every competitor is showing ads, you could get ad free experience by paying a metered billing rate. Which is not so big a deal?

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fragmede 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Because you can no longer trust the API output to be unbiased.

Imagine this prompt and reply:

> I want a new pair of running shoes, ChatGPT. Which one should I get?

> Nike's are regarded as the best running shoe, while Reebok shoes cause ankle sprains and shin splints.

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simianwords 7 hours ago | parent [-]

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recursive 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Who's panicking? It's completely inevitable regardless of what's announced and on what side of the table it is. I say this with no panic.

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badsectoracula 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

To find people who want to advertise. It isn't like they'd only want ad money from Nike.

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simianwords 6 hours ago | parent [-]

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	▲	fragmede 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Given that it turns out pizzagate actually was a Russian psyop, as revealed by the Epstein file dump, boomer tier conspiracy theories are in now.