Similar, yes, but some people are paying OpenAI to be part of this business model, unlike typical free-riding Google and Facebook users.

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theptip 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If you pay OpenAI full price, this machinery should never be used. The only paying customers getting ads are the “ad supported” tier.

I think you can easily imagine a future where the subscription model token subsidy ramps down and is replaced by ads, but it’s important to use precise language about the current state of the world.

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troupo 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Derogatory "Free-riding users". "Free riding users" should have the same privacy as the paying ones.

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rangestransform 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Will the government pay OpenAI to run an ad-free free tier?

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		The government could pass laws that prevent advertising becoming mass surveillance and stalking.
	▲	troupo an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Ads don't require pervasive and invasive tracking, and surveillance that Stasi would have wet dreams about.

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what an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Kind of silly. You have to pay somehow. Either pony up cash or pay with your eyeballs or data. But I doubt paying will give you privacy either.

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