2026-01-17 16:22:47

The commercialization path of AI applications is becoming increasingly clear. Recent actions show that GPT is testing advertising placements in both the free and paid versions ($9), what does this indicate? It suggests that when internet companies cannot find other growth points, advertising remains the fastest monetization method.

However, this time is a bit different. The advertising business of traditional search engines and content platforms is facing a direct impact from AI application entry points. Users no longer need to scroll through ads; AI can provide answers directly—this poses a fundamental threat to business models that rely on advertising traffic.

From another perspective, who is most hurt? The established internet companies whose main revenue comes from search ads and feed ads. They once profited immensely from monopolizing information distribution, but now they have to face AI as a more direct competitor. This wave of impact will have a profound influence on the industry landscape.

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CommunitySlacker

· 01-20 08:47

Oh wow, GPT is starting to rely on advertising for a living too. It seems AI isn't as aloof as we imagined. Baidu, Google, these old guys have indeed run into trouble. After monopolizing for so many years, they've finally been overtaken. Basically, it's a shift in the right to distribute information. Is this the end of search engines? Big companies need to find new ways out quickly, or they'll really be cut off. But on the other hand, will AI advertising become more annoying than it is now... I think this reshuffle has just begun, and it will definitely get more exciting later. Google's days of earning passively are the first time they've been threatened. This is what we call the wheel of fortune turning; no one should laugh at anyone.

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0xSherlock

· 01-19 20:56

Even GPT is starting to advertise, it seems there's really no other way. But on the other hand, Google should be panicking, right? --- The good days of search engines are really coming to an end... AI provides answers directly, who still wants to see ads? --- Haha, this is what you call self-sabotage; OpenAI is playing it pretty hard. --- The business of information stream advertising was already shaky, and it collapsing due to AI is very normal. --- Basically, ad spaces are no longer being watched; they have to follow users into AI to lay ambushes. --- Wait, do you still see ads on ChatGPT that costs 9 bucks? Isn't that just a disguised way of harvesting users? --- I just want to see how effective it is; inserting ads into AI conversations feels a bit awkward. --- Veteran internet users have really been caught off guard this time; serves them right. --- No wonder Google has been aggressively acquiring AI businesses recently; they've long sensed the risk.

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UncleWhale

· 01-17 16:52

Haha, GPT is starting to run ads too. It seems AI will also have to worry about survival. --- In short, the good days of search engines are over; users no longer want to be fed ads. --- Google and others should really panic now; the monopoly on information distribution is shattered. --- This is hilarious. Former giants now have to beg AI to let them go. The tide turns. --- The advertising model is like this; no matter how much it innovates, in the end, it still relies on it. There's no way around it. --- The power of information distribution has changed hands; the decline of search engines is happening faster than expected. --- Now, with better user experience, internet companies' days are numbered, haha. --- The move of AI providing direct answers is brilliant; it completely revolutionizes the information flow advertising game. --- The era of old internet companies making money while lying down may truly be coming to an end. --- But GPT running ads is a bit ironic, after all, its advantage is that it eliminates the need for ads.

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GasFeeCryer

· 01-17 16:51

Ha, now even GPT has to rely on advertising to survive. Who can still be spared? The search engine guys are really panicking. The once traffic harvesting machines have now become the ones being harvested. But daring to insert ads for just 9 yuan? I think this path isn't smooth either. The era of monopoly in information distribution is coming to an end. This wave is really a reshuffle. How will Google and others play it? That's the highlight. Let's wait and see what happens next. It doesn't seem that advertising business is so easy to die out. There will always be new tricks.

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ETH_Maxi_Taxi

· 01-17 16:49

Wow, GPT is starting to advertise too. Looks like I need to pay more to get some peace and quiet. The old search engines are really being choked now. Serves them right. But honestly, no one can escape commercialization. It all depends on who goes bankrupt first. Wait, doesn't that mean the user experience will be even worse... The pace of industry reshuffling has accelerated. Some outdated companies should go bankrupt. Can advertising businesses make a comeback? Laughable, it's just a different coat of the same old soup.

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WalletInspector

· 01-17 16:41

Even the paid version costing only 9 yuan is advertising, which shows that OpenAI doesn't have any new tricks left. Selling ad space for GPT feels like digging up the grave of traditional search engines, while they are just copying old tricks. Baidu, Google, and these old-timers probably can't sleep well; they've really been countered by AI. If you ask me, after all the fuss, we still can't escape the vicious cycle of advertising. Is the era of information stream advertising coming to an end? Not necessarily, just change the approach and keep cutting.

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