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Yes. I called it on 30 January 2026: LLM ads first, the royalty grab next. Both landed within 7 months. Altman swore ChatGPT would never run ads. They went live in February 2026 for free users, priced above NFL video, $1 billion a year by August. Ads inside the answer, triggered by what you just typed.

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