Ha this is so true. All the major LLMs have a surprisingly ad free experience right now. Likely because they’re all aggressively competing for customers. But as soon as one of them realises the money that can be made from ads and how that will pay for daily operation costs after the investors give up investing, then the game is up
Google is an advertising company.
Microsoft, in fits of jealousy and veiled rage, wishes it were an advertising company.
OpenAI is not profitable yet despite having high charge rates.
If they aren't capitalizing on ad infusion yet, their shareholders should rightfully be getting angry, right? Money left on the table.
Simply because you and I may not be able to buy ads does not mean they arent already there.
Dont forget the pg classic on the topic: https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
Is there a source for such claims. I am also interested to know.