Now that @OpenAI has officially announced plans to test ads in ChatGPT, let's do a quick throwback to @sama
's first Congressional hearing in 2023. Here's what he said about ads while answering questions from Senators @SenBlumenthal and @ossoff
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REGULATION
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OpenAI Plans ChatGPT Ads: Sama’s 2023 Congressional Hearing Statements
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Europe fines US tech more than taxing domestic tech
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"Europe makes more from fining US tech companies than they do from taxing their own technology companies"
— Aaron Ng (@localghost) 16 janvier 2026
Insane https://t.co/bG8UNXyS2n"Europe makes more from fining US tech companies than they do from taxing their own technology companies" Insane
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OpenAI Plans Ads Testing in ChatGPT Free and Go Tiers
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In the coming weeks, we plan to start testing ads in ChatGPT free and Go tiers. We’re sharing our principles early on how we’ll approach ads–guided by putting user trust and transparency first as we work to make AI accessible to everyone. What matters most:
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Inclusive AI Development Panel Discussion Insights
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A rich panel discussion on "Promoting Inclusive AI Development" tackled a defining question – what does inclusive AI developemnt really mean? Moderated by Prof. Sumohana Channappayya, Professor, IIT Hyderabad, the distinguised experts revealed transformative insights on making AI… pic.twitter.com/0siA6t7HBg
— IndiaAI (@OfficialINDIAai) 16 janvier 2026A rich panel discussion on "Promoting Inclusive AI Development" tackled a defining question – what does inclusive AI developemnt really mean? Moderated by Prof. Sumohana Channappayya, Professor, IIT Hyderabad, the distinguised experts revealed transformative insights on making AI
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Innovation and Regulation Must Evolve Together Balance Key
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Innovation and regulation must evolve together, not in opposition, emphasised Mr. Sri Vasireddy, Co-Founder & CEO, REAN Foundation, during his address at the panel discussion in Hyderabad. He stressed the need to find the right balance, which is key to progress.
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Human-AI Adaptation: Trust and Accountability in Societal Adoption
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Addressing the panel discussion on Societal Adoption of AI: Opportunities and Challenges, Mr. Voruganti Aravind, CEO, 1*Works, and Executive Director, Conch DeepTech Venture Studio, emphasised the importance of human–AI adaptation built on accountability and trust. He noted that
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Inclusive AI Development: Representation, Accessibility, and Accountability
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Mr. Romi Shrivastav, Lead AI Engineer at Honeywell, stressed the need to enable representation, upskill users, and build accessibility and accountability into AI systems to achieve the goals of inclusive development. Join the discussions live: https://
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AI Partnership for Social Empowerment: Ambassador Schneider’s Vision
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The promise of AI lies in partnership, as called out by Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Director, Federal Office for Communications, Switzerland during his address at the Conclave on the Inclusion for Social Empowerment Working Group Meeting in Hyderabad. Watch the discussions
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AI Leadership Beyond Technology: Focus on Meaningful Inclusion
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Dr. Nalin Kumar Srivastava, Additional Director, AI & ET Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, emphasised on meaningful AI leadership that must go beyond technological leadership to focus on inclusion. Watch the discussions live from the Conclave on
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India’s AI Journey: Scaling Responsibly With Inclusion Focus
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Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, stressed that the next phase of India’s AI journey must focus on scale with responsibility. Technology must strengthen inclusion even as it accelerates progress. Watch the discussions live from the Conclave on