In the great AI ad wars, Perplexity just waved the white flag: after dipping their toes into shoving ads into answers (because who doesn’t want a car commercial mid-existential query?), they’ve admitted it was a trust-killing disaster and are yeeting them out entirely. While OpenAI flirts with turning ChatGPT into a sponsored slot machine, Perplexity’s like, “Nah, we’d rather users actually believe our answers aren’t secretly selling you crypto scams.” Bold move in a world where AI companies are bleeding cash faster than a bad startup pitch — turns out users prefer truth over targeted banner ads for discount mattresses.
Look Out, OpenAI: Perplexity Admits AI Adverts Were a Mistake, Is Now Getting Rid of Them
