Sam Altman responds to Anthropic's "Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude" ads

Post by Wowfunhappy » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC

skybrian wrote: post #63

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #47

> Anthropic serves an expensive product to rich people. We are glad they do that and we are doing that too, but we also feel strongly that we need to bring AI to billions of people who can’t pay for subscriptions. But they are paying, aren't they? Advertisements don't generate money from thin air. Advertisements cause people to spend money they otherwise would not have spent. That's why companies buy ads in the first…

It's a bit more complicated. On average, someone is paying, but averages can be misleading. As we see with free-to-play games, whales can subsidize a lot of usage by other people who don't pay a thing. It seems like the same is true of advertising. Yes, some people are spending money but it doesn't necessarily follow that they're people who can't afford it.

Post by sadeshmukh » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC

Lerc wrote: post #96

AndyKelley wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're letting pedantry hinder you from seeing a useful pattern.

I shall take that as a no, then. I don't think it takes pedantry to think advertising in order to solicit funds for a non-profit is still advertising. If anything the criteria I would apply is does it diminish the user experience while attempting to motivate the viewer to act in a manner that benefits the advertiser. May I ask why you do not consider it advertising? Is it because it is asking for donations? Because i…

Post by tempodox » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC

CamperBob2 wrote: post #93

jethronethro wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe Altman is talking about creating ad agencies?

If he had any sense he'd buy the one that did these.

Post by CamperBob2 » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

tempodox wrote: post #105

CamperBob2 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If he had any sense he'd buy the one that did these.

What, can’t his “AI” replicate it?

Post by starkeeper » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

Sammi wrote: post #78

starkeeper wrote: post #41

So Spam Altham admits in the first paragraph they are bringing ADS to ChatGPT and then whines about his competition the rest of the article.

I can't shake the feeling of being spoken to by Gríma Wormtongue. It's just the way Sam talks. The words and phrases he chooses. So much tortured persuasion in all he says.