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Latest brief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026

A painting takes shape on an easel, with loading dots beneath it. Beside it stands a separate small card with a picture and a round badge in its corner, like an ad.

ChatGPT is about to test picture ads while it makes your images

How much this touches your life

OpenAI says it will start testing picture ads inside ChatGPT later this month in the U.S. The ads will show up while ChatGPT is making an image for you. OpenAI says they'll be clearly labeled and kept separate from your image. The test starts with a small group of advertisers. OpenAI hasn't said whether people who pay for ChatGPT will see them. About 1.2 billion people use ChatGPT each week, the company says.

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