Competitive Friction Over AI Monetization
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Sam Altman publicly replied to Anthropic's advertising campaign that highlights the introduction of ads in AI, specifically noting that their AI model Claude will not include ads. Altman is engaging directly with a competitor's marketing message.
This matters because it reveals how monetization strategies in AI are becoming a critical battlefield that shapes competition, user expectations, and the evolving norms around advertising in intelligent technologies.