I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "free" and ad-supported

Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by phreeza on Sunday March 01, 2026 @08:16AM (#47206436)

Observationally, ad spamminess is inversely correlated with user intent and platform prestige. So I suspect it will take quite a while until it gets quite this bad for the premium platforms.

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Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by nickk81 on Sunday March 01, 2026 @08:18AM (#47206455)

It will happen slowly over time:

1) start with a notification that ads are coming (already there) 2) adding 1 ad to start with 3) slowly increase ads 4) make it a huge part of the experience (like Google now)

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Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by Ylpertnodi on Sunday March 01, 2026 @08:30AM (#47206535)

2) Go elsewhere.

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Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by hinkley on Sunday March 01, 2026 @12:02PM (#47208467)

3) Private equity buys the company, and turns the screws on the sticky users until blood comes out of the tap.

4) eulogies on the front page of HN

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Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by nervysnail on Sunday March 01, 2026 @03:29PM (#47210338)

I think you meant 'elegy'.

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Re:I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "... by hinkley on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:36PM (#47223701)

I can’t recall the last time I’ve seen a poem or song about their amazing journey. So no.

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