Will Microsoft monetize the Bing AI chatbot in 2023?
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Monetization means they are able to make money directly from the chatbot feature. Examples of this include sponsored links within the response, the chatbot promoting certain products, and some sort of subscription service which unlocks extra chatbot features.

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I tested this recently and received an ad:

Can anyone else test it too to confirm how widespread it is?

@A I saw a different kind of ad but this seems like enough to resolve YES.

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@A It doesn’t seem like they’re enabled for all accounts, and only “experimental” atm.

I think it makes sense to resolve once the ads are turned on for the majority of people.

predicted YES

@xyz The question didn't limit it to based on how wide scale it was, seems like any monetization should count. But sure either interpretation is fine with me, plenty of time left in 2023 so even if the current beta doesn't count I'm sure they'll get it to something more broad by end of the year.

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“From now on, the [gross margin] of search is going to drop forever,” Nadella said in an interview with the Financial Times.