Heads up, tech enthusiasts! OpenAI is taking its game-changing AI chatbot, ChatGPT, on the road with the launch of a spanking new iOS app. Announced today, this official mobile application comes as a breath of fresh air in the App Store landscape dotted with unofficial services. The ChatGPT app, ad-free and equipped with voice input, is initially available to U.S. users.
The app replicates the versatility of its desktop sibling, letting you pose queries, seek advice, find inspiration, learn, conduct research, and more, all without a conventional web search. Given the challenges surrounding Apple’s Siri, ChatGPT could emerge as the go-to mobile assistant for many iPhone users. This also poses a potential shift in user reliance on Google, as Safari's default search engine on Apple's iPhone.
The mobile version of ChatGPT brings cross-device history syncing to your fingertips. This means the app remembers your previous searches through its web interface. Plus, it integrates with Whisper, OpenAI's open-source speech recognition system, enabling voice input.
Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus can unlock GPT-4's capabilities, gain early access to new features, and experience faster response times. This premium subscription is available for $20 per month, offering peak-time access to ChatGPT.
OpenAI intends to expand the availability of this revolutionary app to other countries in the coming weeks. Android users, don’t fret; your version is "coming soon."
The launch of the ChatGPT app signals a shift in how we access and connect with information on our mobile devices. A notable appeal is its ad-free nature, ensuring users can get instant answers without the distraction of ads or multiple results. This is a nudge towards Bing, which is starting to sneak ads into its AI-powered Bing Chat.
The launch of OpenAI’s app coincides with Google’s recent AI chatbot release, Bard, adding to the increasing consumer demand for AI on iPhones. As recent research suggests, the top 10 mobile AI apps have already racked up over $14 million in consumer spending this year.
