OpenAI is reaching out ChatGPT users in India who are being informed about a new update to its privacy policy which includes ads in the AI chatbot. The company has emailed the ChatGPT users in the country,
and given them details about where ads will be shown and which subscriber plans of ChatGPT will not have ads, at least for now.
The email addresses the users personally and gives them a low down on what ads are supposed to offer in ChatGPT and also gives them information about how the users are in complete control of this addition which does not affect their privacy on the platform.
Ads in ChatGPT for Indian users: What You Should Know
The email confirms that ads will only appear for ChatGPT free and Go plans, and the premium Plus, Enterprise, Pro and Business versions of the AI chatbot will not have ads. The company assures that these ads are not influenced by ChatGPT’s answers and you will see labels informing the nature of the content and separated from the responses that ChatGPT gives the users.
More importantly, the content of email talks about ChatGPT keeping your personal details and conversations private and are not shared with advertisers. The only information given to these businesses will be linked to the performance of the ads and how much views or clicks they have generated.
ChatGPT ads coming to India: Should You Be Worried?
The change in privacy policies of ChatGPT are a clear indication that ads will soon show up in chats for users in India.
If you have been using ChatGPT for free or through the Go plan which costs Rs 399 per month, this is the additional caveat that OpenAI is putting on the lower cost of using its AI chatbot in the country. The email doesn’t say when ads will appear for users in India but the update suggests we could see the change happen in the coming weeks or months.
OpenAI has been building new revenue streams to manage its overall business expectations and ads have become the inevitable cog of such plans with users in India to soon become part of that strategy.
