Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.

Anthropic announced it will not include advertisements in Claude, its AI chatbot, arguing that ads would feel inappropriate during sensitive conversations and create harmful incentives that could bias responses toward monetizable outcomes. While OpenAI plans to introduce banner ads alongside ChatGPT conversations due to massive financial pressures—burning $9 billion annually with only 5% of users paying—Anthropic believes its business model focused on enterprise contracts makes ads unnecessary and preserves user trust.