Amid all the OpenAI drama, the team has still been doing some work, it seems! The company’s newly-reinstated co-founder Greg Brockman has just tweeted that ChatGPT Voice is rolling out to everyone, not just paying subscribers …
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The OpenAI boardroom coup, which saw CEO Sam Altman fired as CEO, and co-founder Greg Brockman removed from the board, has been defeated. Sam Altman is now being reinstated as CEO.
The drama at the ChatGPT developer isn’t entirely over, however. The AI company is so far calling the deal an “agreement in principle” rather than a fact; there is to be an investigation into the whole saga; and the original corporate structure which led to the mess is to be retained …
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Snapchat’s AI chatbot caused a mix of concern and amusement yesterday, when it apparently went rogue. Multiple users reported that it appeared to have created a video of their wall and ceiling, posted a live story, and then stopped responding when asked if it had achieved sentience …
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Apple is reportedly cracking down on the availability of ChatGPT-style apps in China amid regulatory scrutiny. A new report today says that Apple has removed “over a hundred” apps that “provide ChatGPT-style services” in China “ahead of forthcoming changes to regulations in the country.”
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While Microsoft is selling AI to the enterprise, Apple is reportedly developing its own strategy for generative AI. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has new details on what sounds like a serious effort to develop technology within Apple that can compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI.
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New data suggest that interest in OpenAI’s golden goose ChatGPT has dropped for the first time since launching less than a year ago.
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OpenAI released the first official ChatGPT app for iOS in May, following the roaring success of the AI-based platform. Since then, the app has been updated with many new features, including support for Siri Shortcuts. Now the ChatGPT app for iOS is getting another update, this time with Microsoft’s Bing built in – but only for paid subscribers.
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Microsoft has been putting a lot of effort into integrating Bing Search with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now the company is rolling out a nice update to the Bing iOS app, which adds new widgets with a shortcut that takes the user directly to Bing Chat – Microsoft’s chatbot based on GPT technology.
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Apple lifted the veil on its highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed reality headset on Monday, and CEO Tim Cook discussed what the company calls spatial computing with ABC News. In the interview with Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, Cook discusses a range of issues from Vision Pro to ChatGPT and the future of technology.
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ChatGPT for iPhone launched in the US last week, with OpenAI promising that it would come to more countries “in the coming weeks.”
The next phase in the rollout has now happened earlier than expected, with 11 more countries added on Wednesday, and a further 35 today …
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Given the way that Apple Silicon closes the gap between consumer and professional Macs, the answer to the question “Which Mac should I buy?” is perhaps less straightforward than ever before. But however you decided to tackle it, don’t ask ChatGPT for advice …
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It surfaced yesterday that Apple has banned the use of AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, however, that doesn’t mean the company isn’t working diligently on its own generative AI plans. In the first three weeks of May alone, Apple has added 28 new AI-focused jobs as it looks for senior engineers, research scientists, special project managers, and more. Looking at the big picture, the company says it expects generative AI to “transform Apple’s mobile computing platforms.”
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Earlier today, OpenAI released the official ChatGPT app for iPhone. The tool has become well known for answering users’ requests and solving from the simplest to the most complex issues thanks to artificial intelligence. Apple, however, doesn’t want its employees using such tools. In an internal memo, the company said that generative AIs can’t be used for work.
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OpenAI has announced that it is releasing a dedicated iPhone app for its ChatGPT service. The app, which is available via the App Store, gives users the ability to use ChatGPT through a native app on their iPhone. The app is free to download and includes no ads. It’s currently only available in the United States, but OpenAI says availability will expand “in the coming weeks.”
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Snap has heard the feedback about its not-always-welcome My AI feature and found the solution: ads!
Pinning SnapchatGPT to the top of everyone’s chat list recently became a magnet for 1-star reviews in the App Store. In response, Snapchat is stuffing ads in My AI for the users who actually like the new feature.
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We’ve seen OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology come to Apple devices in a number of different ways, including with dedicated apps for iPhone and Apple Watch. The newest entry to the scene is an incredibly powerful and versatile shortcut from the folks over at MacStories, which ties ChatGPT into your favorite iOS features and apps…
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Microsoft has announced the next step it’s taking to evolve its productivity software soon with OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence tech, GPT-4. The well-known Office apps will be updated with what the company is calling “Copilot” to help with tasks like writing entire documents, summarizing meetings, finding milestones for a project, analyzing strategy risk, and much more.
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Carrot Weather is out with an update today that brings a fun implementation of ChatGPT, expanded radar, weather alerts, lightning notifications, and more. And while you can enjoy the snarky new AI chatbot experience, you can also customize its personality.
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Whether you’re regularly using ChatGPT or want to check it out for the first time, OpenAI’s hit chatbot has made the jump to Apple Watch with a dedicated third-party app called watchGPT. Here are all the details…
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Snapchat is the latest app to bring OpenAI’s ChatGPT experience to its (paid) users. The platform calls the integration “My AI” and pitches it to get birthday gift ideas, plan trips, suggest recipes, and more inside Snapchat. However, it has a few warnings too.
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