DeepMind CEO confirms Google has no plans for ads in Gemini
Google is in no rush to follow OpenAI down the advertising path, at least not inside its AI assistant...
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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed that Google has "no plans" to introduce advertisements in its Gemini AI assistant, contrasting OpenAI's recent decision to test ads in ChatGPT.
- Google generated roughly $74 billion in advertising revenue in a single quarter, allowing it to forgo immediate monetization of Gemini.
- OpenAI reportedly earned around $5 billion in total revenue in Q4 but continues to incur operating losses, thus necessitating new revenue streams like advertising.
- Hassabis emphasized that an ad-free Gemini prioritizes “the core experience and the core technology of being a better assistant,” while avoiding potential conflicts between advertising and a "true universal assistant’s" trustworthiness.
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