Chatbot News & Updates

OpenAI officially launched its advertising pilot in ChatGPT, partnering with major brands like Target, Adobe, and Audible to show relevant ads in conversations. Free users and subscribers to the $8 / month Go plan will see these ads.

OpenAI has introduced a full-screen viewer for ChatGPT's deep research tool, allowing users to navigate and edit reports, and focus on specific websites and sources.

Google's AI chatbot Gemini has reached 750 million monthly active users, marking rapid adoption and growth in the AI space.

A rigorous testing of ChatGPT-5.2 and Claude 4.6 Opus reveals Claude 4.6 as the winner in seven out of nine categories, showcasing its principle-driven intelligence.

Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude will not include ads, unlike OpenAI's ChatGPT. This decision aims to prioritize user interests and prevent commercial influences on the chatbot's responses.

ChatGPT has introduced various settings and features to improve its usability and customization, allowing users to tailor the AI chat app to their preferences and needs. This includes tweaking appearance, response style, and ad controls, as well as managing memory and history.

ChatGPT users on free and low-cost plans will see ads starting soon, unless they upgrade to ChatGPT Plus or higher.

OpenAI starts ad testing in ChatGPT, contradicting Anthropic's ad-free stance; only Claude remains ad-free among major AI chatbots.

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Salesforce is shifting its focus towards deterministic AI, with executives acknowledging declining confidence in large language models' reliability, while Zapier's Zapier Copilot offers a platform for implementing deterministic AI in workflows.

ChatGPT and DeepSeek are both AI chatbots, but ChatGPT is more polished and feature-rich. While DeepSeek is a powerful model, it feels like a tech demo rather than a product in its own right.