AI Firms Spend $8M on Super Bowl as OpenAI Launches Ads

OpenAI started testing advertisements for free and $8-a-month ChatGPT users in the USA following a heavy presence of artificial intelligence firms during Super Bowl LX.The tech industry spent an average of $8M per 30-second commercial to promote tools like Google Gemini and Codex after polls showed 53% of Americans fear the impact of AI on creativity.Sam Altman criticized a rival advertisement from Anthropic that mocked AI ads while OpenAI confirmed that sponsored content will be tailored to conversation history but excluded from sensitive topics.