{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UpNext AI","title":"ChatGPT Ads Go Global, OpenAI’s Revenue Push, and Long-Horizon AI Agents | UpNext AI – August 14, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4b1860c3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":438,"description":"ChatGPT’s advertising pilot has expanded to five additional markets, while OpenAI appoints a new chief revenue officer to scale its enterprise business. We also examine research on whether long-horizon AI agents behave like autonomous researchers or engineering optimizers.Covered in this episode:\n- OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads to the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea.\n- Dali Rajic becomes OpenAI’s chief revenue officer.\n- A study evaluates seven frontier models on 36 long-horizon research-and-development tasks.\n- llm-gemini 0.33 adds Gemini 3.7 Flash support, reasoning traces, and server-side tools.\n- Apple reportedly develops a China-focused AI model with Alibaba.\n- OpenAI previews an Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol.Source links:\n- OpenAI, Testing ads in ChatGPT: https://openai.com/index/testing-ads-in-chatgpt\n- OpenAI, Dali Rajic appointed Chief Revenue Officer: https://openai.com/index/dali-rajic-chief-revenue-officer\n- Beyond Final Scores: A Systematic Evaluation of Agents for Long-Horizon AI Research and Development: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.13417v1\n- Simon Willison, llm-gemini 0.33: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/13/llm-gemini/\n- The Verge, Apple AI model for China with Alibaba: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980160/apple-intelligence-china-custom-ai-model-alibaba\n- TechCrunch, OpenAI Ultrafast mode: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/openai-introduces-ultrafast-a-new-mode-that-makes-gpt-5-6-sol-work-at-14x-the-speed/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U8MjYsqEAUXr8sykSIjiubn3kUnZpkcAAqCjELTLubA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YWE0/MDRlYTJkZTY4ZDhk/N2YzZjZmYzg0ZmQ2/Mzg1NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}