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OpenAI has unveiled a new version of its popular online chatbot, ChatGPT, on Thursday. The AI-powered app, once accessed only through a browser, is now available as a mobile application featuring voice command functionality for iPhone users. Users can use the app to generate text-based responses to questions, write emails, poems, and provide information on various topics, among others.
OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI development lab, announced that the app’s release is a part of its mission to convert AI research into practical tools that aid people and make them more accessible. The lab, however, did not provide any further comments on the app’s release.
ChatGPT uses generative AI technology, which has the ability to generate media, images and text in response to user input. Alongside Google, Microsoft, and several startups, OpenAI has been at the forefront of releasing such AI chatbots. These chatbots have been created using years of research and can revolutionize various web search engines, emails, and business documents among other applications.
Chatbots are not without limitations, however. Since they learn by analyzing vast amounts of text taken from the internet, they struggle to tell fact from fiction, and the code they generate can be imperfect. As of now, they are used to assist human workers rather than replace their skills.
OpenAI’s version of the chatbot for the iPhone can be downloaded for free. However, the ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 per month, provides users with a more powerful chatbot that is based on the GPT-4 technology. The app is available in the United States and expected to roll out to other countries in the coming weeks. Additionally, OpenAI is working on an Android phone version of the app.
