John Rewich
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The most popular AI chatbots so far have been largely free of ads.
They make money off subscriptions, licensing, and usage fees.
But AI companies have been pouring money into data centers and product development, and pressure is mounting for them to boost revenue and eventually become profitable businesses.
OpenAI says it'll start testing ads in the coming weeks for logged-in adult users in the United States.
The ads will appear at the bottom of ChatGPT Answers for users of the free service and for the lowest tier of paying customers.
The company says answers won't be driven by advertising, but it casts the ads as a way to let more people benefit from its tools.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says in a post on X, it's clear that a lot of people want to use a lot of AI and don't want to pay.
Apple has been promising AI-enabled features in its products for months, but those plans have been hobbled by delays.
Now the company is poised to team up with Google to use its Gemini AI technology, which is already among the world's most popular.
In a joint statement, the companies say Google's technology provides, quote, "...the most capable foundation for Apple's underlying AI models."
Critics have blasted Apple for being slow to develop and adopt AI.
Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google have poured billions of dollars into developing AI models and chatbots, leaving Apple in the dust.
Apple and Google say the tie-up is a multi-year collaboration, though the announcement did not disclose the terms.
Among other things, Elon Musk is founder and owner of the aerospace company SpaceX, which runs Starlink.
It has a constellation of thousands of satellites orbiting Earth that provide high-speed satellite internet in areas where traditional broadband doesn't exist.
The protests in Iran began in late December over the collapse of the country's currency.
The demonstrations have spread and grown, but the government has been cracking down.
According to rights groups, there have been thousands of arrests and hundreds of people killed in recent days.