OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads with Sponsored Agents

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Article URL: https://openai.com/index/reimagining-advertising-with-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49727041 Points: 123 # Comments: 118…

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  • Article URL: https://openai.com/index/reimagining-advertising-with-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49727041 Points: 123 # Comments: 118…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:51:15 UTC.

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  1. The Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bid

  2. OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads with Sponsored Agents

  3. Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

  4. Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices

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