[kijin]

Only if the GPT companies can resist the temptation of all that advertising $$$.

I'll give them at most 3 years before sponsored links begin appearing in the output and "AI optimization" becomes a fashionable service alongside the SEO snake oil. Most publishers won't care whether their content is mangled or not, as long as it is regurgitated with the right keywords and links.

[tpxl]

What do you mean sponsored links? It'll be a sponsored reply, no outbound links required.

[kijin]

Links to a site where the sponsor's product or service can be purchased, obviously.