An OpenAI job listing described ambitions to build an ad network. Then the company deleted the references.
THE SO WHAT
Assistant traffic is being treated as an ad and commerce surface—"publisher-side monetization" language, even if walked back, tells you where the pressure is. If you're a content or app publisher, you should be modeling a world where AI intermediates user intent and controls both discovery and monetization.
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