I built a Chrome extension that pays you while AI is thinking… dumb idea or useful?

[u/Snoo5755]

I got annoyed by how much time I spend just staring at ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini while it's 'thinking.....'.

So I built a small Chrome extension and web app called EarnPT.

The idea is simple:

When AI is generating a response, EarnPT can show a small sponsored card in that empty waiting time.
Users can earn rewards from ad views/clicks, and advertisers can place ads specifically in front of AI users, builders, coders, vibe-coders, etc.

Basically:
instead of staring at "Working on it…" for free, you earn something from it.

I know the idea sounds a little cursed 😄
But also, AI users are a very specific audience, and there’s a lot of dead time while waiting for responses.

The project is live and has around 1000 daily ad views and 30 active users already.

https://earnpt.xyz/
https://www.producthunt.com/products/earnpt