India, Oct. 7 -- ChatGPT users who create images may soon see a new type of visual ad around the image-generation experience. OpenAI is testing ads that can show products or services while users explore ideas, but the ads will stay separate from AI-generated images and be clearly labelled. The company also says these ads will not change the images users create or influence ChatGPT's answers and recommendations.

You probably will not see these visual ads right away. OpenAI says testing is planned for later October 2026, starting with a small group of advertisers. The test will focus on showing visual ads around image-generation experiences, so this is still an early experiment rather than a global rollout.

The test is part of a broader p...