ChatGPT Can Browse the Web (Again)

OpenAI announced that it has restored web browsing capabilities to ChatGPT, using Microsoft’s Bing search engine. The feature is available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users beginning today, and is accessible when using GPT-4. The real-time browsing capability means that ChatGPT is no longer limited to information that pre-dates September 2021. ChatGPT allowed web browsing … Read more

ChatGPT Introduces Voice and Image Capabilities, Enhancing Multimodal Interaction

OpenAI has announced a significant upgrade to ChatGPT, introducing voice and image capabilities. This enhancement allows users to engage in real-time voice conversations and share images with the chatbot, marking a leap in multimodal interaction. Competition Heats Up In the competitive landscape of generative AI, ChatGPT’s new features are a response to similar advancements by … Read more

OpenAI Announces Custom Instructions for ChatGPT

It seems like a small feature, but it has huge implications. OpenAI announced that it will begin rolling out “Custom Instructions” which ChatGPT will store globally and apply to all conversations. Think of it as a “global prompt.” Well, in fact, two prompts. The Custom Instructions settings allows you to supply a prompt that allows … Read more

Hong Kong Introduces AI Curriculum for Secondary Students

According to this article from SCMP, Hong Kong has introduced the first AI curriculum for junior secondary students. The curriculum aims to teach students basic AI concepts, computer vision, speech and language, robotic reasoning, AI ethical issues, and the impact of AI on society. Students will also learn to generate pictures and write letters using … Read more

Google Warns Employees About Using its Own Chatbot

What’s new: Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has warned its employees against entering confidential information into chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s own AI chatbot, Bard. This is due to fears of potential data leaks. Why it matters: This caution comes as AI chatbots continue to grow more prevalent and sophisticated, raising new … Read more

ChatGPT iOS App Released

OpenAI has released a dedicated iOS app for ChatGPT onto Apple’s App Store. It’s currently available only in the USA, with worldwide release expected to follow shortly. An Android app is also in the works. The dedicated app means that mobile users no longer have to access ChatGPT via a web browser. The app syncs … Read more

ChatGPT Begins Rolling Out Plugins

ChatGPT began rolling out plug-ins to paid subscribers in the ChatGPT Plus program this week. The plugins were announced in March, and over 70 plug-ins from third-party providers are already available. The roll out of the plug-ins accompanies the introduction of ChatGPT’s web browsing feature. Essentially, plug-ins provide real-time data from partners to the ChatGPT … Read more

Chegg Stock Tumbles on ChatGPT Fears

There’s no question that Generative AI tools in general, and ChatGPT in particular, have the potential to be highly disruptive to existing businesses. Several companies are highly exposed, and entire industries could be rapidly and heavily transformed. One of the first “victims” of ChatGPT appears to be Chegg, which saw its stock plummet 40% this … Read more

Here Come the ChatGPT Plugins

OpenAI announced the upcoming availability of plugins for its ChatGPT system. Only a few are available, and access is restricted to a small number of users and developers via a waiting list. But a few early plugin partners have been revealed, and they provide a peek into how plugins will work — and the disruption … Read more

OpenAI Announces GPT-4

OpenAI just announced the release of GPT-4, a major upgrade to the world’s best-known AI language model. GPT-4 introduces significant enhancements over GPT-3, most notably its status as a multimodal model, meaning it can take different formats as input. This includes images in addition to text. OpenAI also claims that GPT-4 can solve more difficult … Read more