OpenAI plans to take a cut from online product sales made directly through ChatGPT, as the Sam Altman-led group looks to further develop ecommerce features in the hunt for new revenues.
The San Francisco-based company currently displays products on the platform with an option to click through links to online retailers. It also announced a partnership with payments group Shopify in April.
According to multiple people familiar with the proposals, it now aims to integrate a checkout system into ChatGPT, which ensures users complete transactions within the platform. Merchants that receive and fulfil orders in this way will pay a commission to OpenAI.