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Bill Simmons Canceled ChatGPT Partnership After Fan Backlash

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 12 November 2026, 20:40 UTC By Ashley Carman 1 min read
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Bill Simmons Canceled ChatGPT Partnership After Fan Backlash OpenAI has spent an estimated $11.2 million on podcast ads in the past three months, but not all podcasters want to promote the technology. In August, Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins, hosts of the Ringer’s show The Big Picture, sat down with podcaster Sam Fragoso to chat about upcoming movie releases. About an hour in, Fragoso raised a question that had been on the minds of many Ringer fans — how did Fennessey and Dobbins feel...

Bill Simmons Canceled ChatGPT Partnership After Fan Backlash OpenAI has spent an estimated $11.2 million on podcast ads in the past three months, but not all podcasters want to promote the technology. In August, Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins, hosts of the Ringer’s show The Big Picture, sat down with podcaster Sam Fragoso to chat about upcoming movie releases. About an hour in, Fragoso raised a question that had been on the minds of many Ringer fans — how did Fennessey and Dobbins feel about their boss, Bill Simmons, promoting OpenAI’s ChatGPT on-air? Simmons, the Ringer’s chief executive officer, had used the artificial intelligence product to mimic storied film critic Roger Ebert, who died in 2013, and guess what he’d have to say about a film. Fennessey, co-host of The Rewatchables with Simmons, said he was uncomfortable with the tactic.
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