Well well well, look who's joining the dark side. Just when we thought our favorite AI chatbot was a pure, ad-free sanctuary for our weirdest questions, a leak suggests OpenAI is about to turn ChatGPT into the next billboard on the information superhighway. It's the moment we all feared: the corporate glow-up is coming.

According to a very popular Reddit thread that has the whole internet buzzing, internal documents have apparently confirmed that OpenAI is gearing up to roll out ads on the public version of ChatGPT. The post racked up over 1300 upvotes and hundreds of comments, which mostly ranged from "I knew it!" to the digital equivalent of a long, weary sigh. The free lunch, it seems, is finally over.

This is hilarious because we've all been treating ChatGPT like our personal, all-knowing oracle. We ask it for everything from breakup messages to existential poetry. How are we supposed to get deep, meaningful life advice when it's punctuated by an ad for a mattress-in-a-box or a meal delivery service? Imagine asking "What is the meaning of life?" and the answer starts with "Sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends."

It—s the ultimate bait-and-switch. We welcomed our AI overlords, and their first decree is to monetize our desperation. Soon, your request for a recipe for gluten-free banana bread might be followed by a prompt asking if you'd like to compare car insurance rates. The AI revolution won't be televised, it will be sponsored.

So get ready, folks. The future is here, and it—s brought along a couple of unskippable 30-second video ads for your journey. At least we—ll always have the memory of those few, beautiful, ad-free years. Until then, may your prompts be specific and your ad-blockers stronger than your coffee.