ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which may be good news for people who want to use an artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to cash in on the technology. Video above: OpenAI CEO tells Senate to create new agency to oversee AIThe free app became available on iPhones in the US on Thursday and will later come to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it with your voice using the app. The company making it, OpenAI, says it will remain ad-free but “sync your history across devices.” “We’re starting our rollout in the US and expanding to additional countries in the coming weeks,” says a blog post announcing the new app, which is described in the App Store as the “official app” of OpenAI. It’s been more than five months since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public, sparking excitement and alarm over its ability to generate convincing human-like essays, poems, letterforms and conversational responses to almost any question. But the San Francisco startup never seems to be in a rush to get it into phones — which is where most people access the internet.”We’re not trying to encourage people to use it more and more, ” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told US senators this week at a hearing about how to regulate AI systems like those developed by his company. Delays in getting the product into phones have helped spawn clones built on similar technology, some of which security firm Sophos described as “fleeceware” in a report this week because they push unsuspecting users who enroll in a free trial turn into recurring subscriptions, or use intrusive advertising techniques. Another privacy researcher, Simon Migliano, said that the official ChatGPT app could starve similar-sounding apps of new users , but that could take time because many of those apps have been given names that it’s just meant to confuse people into thinking they already have the official app. They’re also “hyper-optimized” to rank high in Apple’s App Store search results, said Migliano, head of research at Top10VPN.com. apps they already have and continue to harvest and sell their personal data,” Migliano said. Altman told Congress this week that his company isn’t trying to maximize engagement because it doesn’t have a business based on advertising, and because it’s expensive. to train and run its AI models on computer chips known as graphics processing units.”In fact, we lack GPUs, the fewer people who use our products, the better ,” Altman said. The new app includes an option to pay for a premium version of ChatGPT with additional features. Along with those subscriptions, the company earns revenue from developers and corporations who pay to include its AI models into their own apps and products. Its chief partner, Microsoft, has invested billions of dollars in the startup and has incorporated ChatGPT-like technology into its own products, including a chatbot for search its Bing engine. The ChatGPT app will now compete for attention with the Bing chatbot already available on iPhones, and may eventually compete with a mobile version of Google’s rival chatbot, called Bard. Versions of OpenAI’s chatbot technology can also be found in other apps, such as the “My AI” feature on Snapchat.
ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which may be good news for people who want to use an artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to cash in on the technology.
Video above: OpenAI CEO tells Senate to create new agency to oversee AI
The free app became available on iPhones in the US on Thursday and will come to Android phones later. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it with your voice using the app.
The company making it, OpenAI, says it will remain ad-free but “syncs your history across devices.”
“We will begin our rollout in the US and expand to additional countries in the coming weeks,” said a blog post announcing the new app, which is described on the App Store as the “official app” of OpenAI.
It’s been more than five months since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public, causing excitement and alarm over its ability to generate convincing essays, poems, form letters, and conversational responses to almost any question. But the San Francisco startup never seemed to be in a rush to get it into phones — where most people access the internet.
“We’re not trying to encourage people to use it more,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told US senators this week at a hearing on how to regulate AI systems like those developed by his company.
Delays in getting the product into phones have helped spawn clones built on similar technology, some of which security firm Sophos described as “fleeceware” in a report this week because they push the unsuspecting users enroll in a free trial that turns into a recurring subscription, or use intrusive advertising techniques.
Another privacy researcher, Simon Migliano, said the official ChatGPT app may starve similar-sounding apps of new users, but that may take time because many of those apps have been given names which is deliberately aimed at confusing people into thinking that they already have the official app. . They are also “hyper-optimized” to rank high in Apple’s App Store search results, said Migliano, head of research at Top10VPN.com.
“For many of those who have already downloaded a clone, they will likely just stick with the ChatGPT apps they already have and continue to collect and sell their personal data,” Migliano said.
Altman told Congress this week that his company isn’t trying to maximize engagement because it doesn’t have an advertising-based business, and because it’s expensive to train and run its AI models on computer chips known as graphics processing unit.
“In fact, we’re so short on GPUs, the less people use our products, the better,” Altman said.
The new app includes an option to pay for a premium version of ChatGPT with additional features. Along with those subscriptions, the company makes money from developers and corporations who pay to integrate its AI models into their own apps and products.
Its principal partner, Microsoft, has invested billions of dollars in the startup and has incorporated ChatGPT-like technology into its own products, including a chatbot for its Bing search engine.
The ChatGPT app will now compete for attention with the Bing chatbot already available on iPhones, and may eventually compete with a mobile version of Google’s rival chatbot, called Bard. Versions of OpenAI’s chatbot technology can also be found in other apps, such as the “My AI” feature on Snapchat.
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