This time, OpenAI data engineer Daniel McAuley came to the firm’s defense, arguing that “this is not an ad (there’s no financial component).”

However, McAuley admitted that the jarring experience leaves plenty to be desired.

“It’s only a suggestion to install Peloton’s app,” he wrote. “But the lack of relevancy makes it a bad/confusing experience. We’re iterating on the suggestions and UX, trying to make sure they’re awesome.”

Straight up gaslighting, I see.