OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has taken new steps to use artificial intelligence or AI technology more widely. Now you can directly talk to chatgpt by calling the specified phone number. That is, apart from the smartphone, the help of ChatGPT can be taken from the telephone. Apart from this, messages can now be sent to the chatbot from WhatsApp as well.
As of last Wednesday, anyone in the United States can now contact ChatGPT via voice conversation by calling 1–800–242–8478 (1–800–chatGPT). Through this feature you can talk to chatgpty for free up to 15 minutes. After that the call will be automatically terminated.
ChatGPT can also be contacted on WhatsApp by calling 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) in the US or sending a message to the same number.
Initially US residents can use this facility for free up to 15 minutes per month. This facility will be introduced for users of other countries gradually.
With this new feature, ChatGPT can be used as a personal assistant at any time. The company has also given an example to show that this feature will be useful in some cases. Information about nearby sightseeing or historical sites can be obtained by calling the chatgpt while travelling. ChatGPT can provide different information and directions to the user based on their location.
This telephone feature has some differences with ChatGPT's app's advanced voice mode.
The Advanced Voice Mode feature can be used by ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team subscribers through the mobile app and web interface. It uses more advanced technology like GPT-4O. This multimodal model can directly process and respond to audio.
But on the contrary, the landline or telephone feature mainly helps in basic tasks. For example: answering questions and translating sentences. It lacks the advanced features of Advanced Voice Mode such as emotion recognition or multimodal capabilities.
ChatGPT was also added to WhatsApp at the same time. This version will offer a more basic experience than the official ChatGPT app. There is no need to create a new account to use the chatbot on WhatsApp.
However, there are some limitations on the use of WhatsApp ChatGPT. When users approach this limit, they will receive a notification. Later you can continue the conversation by downloading the ChatGPT app or using the desktop version. Also chatgpt will not work in group chats.
Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI, said, 'Our goal is to make artificial intelligence useful for mankind. The more accessible it is to people, the more successful our mission will be.
Regarding the protection of users' data, OpenAI said that conversation data during phone calls or messaging on WhatsApp will not be used to train any of ChatGPT's models, so users can use the facility safely.
References: Mashable and TechSpot
