1-800-CHATGPT is a new way for people to communicate with OpenAI’s popular chatbot.
Users can access a “easy, convenient, and low-cost way to try it out through familiar channels” by texting it via WhatsApp or calling the U.S. number (1-800-242-8478), according to OpenAI on Wednesday. The company first promised free 15 minutes each month to callers.
The announcement comes after OpenAI released a flurry of upgrades over a 12-day release event. The formal launch of OpenAI’s popular AI video-generation tool, Sora, was the most noteworthy news.
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In an apparent move to increase its advertising budget in order to expand its user base, OpenAI recently appointed its first chief marketing officer. The business launched a search function in ChatGPT in October, putting it in a stronger position to take on Google, Microsoft’s Bing, and Perplexity.
As the business competes with Amazon-backed Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon in the quickly growing generative artificial intelligence market—which is expected to reach $1 trillion in revenue within ten years—all of this is a part of OpenAI’s aggressive expansion strategy.
In October, OpenAI concluded its most recent round of fundraising at a $157 billion valuation. A $4 billion revolving line of credit was also given to the business, increasing its total liquidity to almost $10 billion.
Users do not need to have an account to call the 1-800 number, but the business stated in a livestream that it is “working on ways” to link WhatsApp conversations with a user’s ChatGPT credentials.
During the broadcast, one employee stated that the tool was created “just a few weeks ago.”
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