OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to 26 additional countries, taking the total to 83 countries, and says the platform's advertiser base is 100K+, up from 20K in August (Alix Coutures/The Information)
Alix Coutures / The Information : OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to 26 additional countries, taking the total to 83 countries, and says the platform's advertiser base is 100K+, up from 20K in August — OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT ads to 26 more countries as it tries to turn advertising into a bigger source of revenue to help cover its AI costs.
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