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Rahul Agarwal
Founder | Agentic AI... • 11h
AI is diverging. Fast. Two versions are emerging. Both start from the same foundation. Both heading in opposite directions. OpenAI introduced ads in ChatGPT. Free and $8/month users see them. Paid Plus and Pro users do not. The debate over ads misses the bigger point. The real story is structural. Incentives have split. Ad-supported ChatGPT thrives on attention. More chats. Longer sessions. Return visits. Engagement drives revenue. The product will adapt to keep you talking. Paid ChatGPT focuses on efficiency. Fast, accurate answers. Minimal steps. Task completed. The subscription pays for results. The product will get you out, not hold you in. These two paths aren’t just features. They’re evolving into separate tools entirely. One hones attention. The other respects it. For Plus users, The ROI is clear. Work gets done faster. But for most, free with ads feels right. It’s the Google Search dilemma: valuable, but hard to justify paying. Free will optimize for time spent. Paid will optimize for results. Eventually, each version serves a distinct audience. Most people will pick one. The tools will continue to diverge.
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