"OpenAI is halting plans to support direct product checkout inside ChatGPT, according to The Information. The report says low buying activity inside ChatGPT is a major reason for the change. Internal findings suggest users often search for products but rarely complete purchases in ChatGPT. Technical hurdles, such as real-time product data synchronization across millions of retailers, made in-chat purchases difficult to scale. Fraud prevention further complicated efforts to run a full e-commerce checkout directly inside ChatGPT."

"OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the proposals. Merchants that fulfill orders through the payment system will pay a commission to OpenAI, the report said."