ChatGPT search starts showing product results with images, prices and buy links
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ChatGPT search starts showing product results with images, prices and buy links
When a question shows shopping intent, ChatGPT search returns product options with images, details and links to sites where the user can buy. OpenAI says the results are selected independently and are not ads, and they draw on structured metadata from first-party and third-party providers.
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