OpenAI restricts competing AI tools from advertising image and audio generators in ChatGPT
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OpenAI is blocking ads for rival image and audio generation tools from running inside ChatGPT while expanding its own competing capabilities.
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OpenAI has updated its advertising policies to prevent campaigns for standalone image- and audio-generation products from running in ChatGPT, according to a report from The Information. Adobe and other advertisers were reportedly notified directly of the restriction, which shields OpenAI's own expanding image and voice features from competing ads while video-generation tools remain eligible to advertise. The move reflects tension as OpenAI operates simultaneously as a platform owner, advertiser, and competitor in the AI space.