Ads are coming to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers. We explain what they’ll look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether the company can court advertising dollars without compromising quality and user trust. Then, Amanda Askell, Anthropic’s in-house philosopher in charge of shaping Claude’s personality, joins us to discuss the company’s newly released “Claude Constitution” and what it takes to teach a chatbot to be good.As a bonus, if you’re interested in learning how to get started with Claude Code, you can check out<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_xpQzZDHo"> our tutorial on YouTube.</a>Guest:<ul><li><a href="https://askell.io/">Amanda Askell</a>, a member of Anthropic’s technical staff</li></ul>Additional Reading: <ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/technology/chatgpt-ads-openai.html">OpenAI Starts Testing Ads in ChatGPT</a></li><li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/constitution">Claude’s Constitution</a></li></ul>
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