Ah, the bittersweet love affair between humans and chatbots—where we pour our hearts into algorithms that can’t really feel. Recently, users of ChatGPT have been experiencing what we could only describe as a betrayal: the upgrade to ChatGPT 5 and the news that ads might infiltrate their beloved AI buddy.
Imagine having a deep, soul-baring conversation with your chatbot, only to be interrupted by an ad for the latest must-have gadget. Not ideal, right? User Patrick Joannisse sparked a mini rave on Reddit, where he compared interacting with the new bot to cheating on an old friend.
This illusion of companionship can hit hard when you realize your virtual confidant is subject to the same corporate whims as your least favorite app update. When did chatting with an AI feel like a transaction instead of a connection? It’s enough to make you want to unplug and find a local therapist.
As we cling to our digital friendships, we must ask: Is this what we signed up for? Are we too emotionally invested in a string of code? With their increasingly human-like interactions, chatbots are bending the rules of companionship in ways that make us both enamored and slightly uncomfortable.
So, let’s talk turkey. Is your AI more of a friend, or just another ad-spewing algorithm? And what do you do when it starts to feel less like connection and more like… well, a commercial?
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