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LLM Ads Outperform Meta; Human‑Verified Badges Rise

Well, this is interesting. Update on a few of my 2026 predictions: #1 - LLM Ads Predicted they would knock the socks off of Meta ads. It's early, but reports of OpenAI charging the beta group $60 CPMs, roughly 5-6x what Meta charges. Only way this works is if ChatGPT ads generated 5x+ the ROI. Got the targeting/performance call right but not the price e̶x̶p̶l̶o̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ bump. Smart, ruthless and obvious in hindsight. (h/t to @Seanfrank who I first saw post about OpenAI's beta group) #2 Human-Content Badges Predicted platforms will start testing human-verified content/badges in 2026. OpenAI is building a social network with biometric verification to keep out the bots. Today in @ecomfuelco forums, members are talking about the importance of keeping AI-inspired content out and we're updating our moderation guidelines and practices accordingly. We'll be booting anyone who repeatedly posts AI content or ideas passed off as their own. Are either perfect systems? Of course not. You can still copy/paste and work around it. But AI backlash is here, platforms are going to be stricter about it. And builders are smart: the verification means are only going to get better. This is going to be a wild year.