OpenAI has ruled out running adverts on its platforms, for now at least, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar has told The Register. While distasteful

OpenAI denies it is building ad biz model into its platform

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2024-12-02 20:00:03

OpenAI has ruled out running adverts on its platforms, for now at least, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar has told The Register.

While distasteful for users accustomed to the lofty ideals espoused by OpenAI during its early years, the move would make sense, considering reports the AI developer is trying to restructure as a for-profit entity.

There are paying subscribers to its services, yet given OpenAI's dominance in the generative artificial intelligence space, adding ads to some of its services may be tempting to the corporation's commercial strategists.

"Our current business is experiencing rapid growth, and we see significant opportunities within our existing business model. While we're open to exploring other revenue streams in the future, we have no active plans to pursue advertising," Friar told us in a statement.

This is somewhat different to previous comments from Friar reported by the Financial Times earlier today, with the CFO telling the newspaper that OpenAI would be "thoughtful about when and where we implement them [advertisements]."