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Re:Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE on Thursday September 10, 2026 @10:37AM (#49644478)
Forget Amazon, ultimately this is going to dramatically alter consumer choice on a manufacturer level and OEMs won't be able to optimise their way around it.

Users might not even notice - Will they prompt around it e.g., "Didn't Dyson used to make a hair dryer that was well reviewed?" if it isn't even recommended to them?

Re:Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT by ksenzee on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:03AM (#49644996)
I regret to inform you that the equivalent has been around for some time already. They're calling it "GEO," for Generative Engine Optimization.
Re:Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:10AM (#49645122)
Right, but model providers will do a much better job of policing this than G ever did/could. I'm assuming they're 1) aware of its pollution and 2) are currently ignoring it for <reasons>.
Re:Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT by general_reveal on Thursday September 10, 2026 @10:43AM (#49644584)
There is no such thing as SEO. Anyways. People will pay to have their shit pushed on ChatGPT , just like all other ads.

You know, the path Christ walked down to his cruxifixction is actually littered with storefronts and merchants and ads today, hah. There’s no beating this human sin, it’s biblically fucked up. It’s the number one faith and we couldn’t even keep ads away from a Holy place.

Jesus Christ, lord have mercy. We are fallen , through and through, during your time and even in our time today. And in fact, we have been fallen since the beginning of time even, as the WORD says. Thank you for your sacrifice, because I am at aghast on how else we could possible even nibble away at the grandness of human sin.