OpenAI Integrates In-Chat Checkout, What Does This Mean for Affiliate Marketing?
As OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a shopping destination, questions mount over how the platform handles attribution, affiliate content, and ethical grey areas in the AI-led customer journey.
OpenAI is developing a new e-commerce checkout feature within ChatGPT, as the LLM transitions into monetisation beyond the subscription model.
The company has already partnered with Shopify. According to the Financial Times, it is also in talks with merchants to enable in-chat transactions, allowing users to discover, select, and buy products without leaving the chatbot.
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