The world has been taken by storm by ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI chatbot capable of generating text. It started as a hyper-charge productivity tool but has now become widely used, even by Fortune 500 companies. This has made OpenAI one of the most hyped companies, despite facing concerns due to CEO and co-founder Sam Altman’s firing, only to return shortly after. The fallout from this instability might open the door for competitors, or fuel interest and funding for other AI startups.
However, the tool’s user base has continued to grow quite rapidly. OpenAI has heavily invested in ChatGPT, and announced several updates during its first developer conference in November, known as OpenAI DevDay. These include a Turbo version of GPT-4, a multimodal API, and a GPT store where users can create custom versions of GPT.
Despite the recent chaos, OpenAI has connected ChatGPT to the internet for all users. The integration of DALL-E 3 also allows users to generate both text prompts and images within ChatGPT, demonstrating its continued evolution.
Furthermore, several newsworthy events have taken place in the most recent timeline of ChatGPT updates. For instance, Google DeepMind’s experiment flagged repeating words “forever” with ChatGPT as a violation of its terms of service. Additionally, concerns about phishing emails, and investigations into the use of ChatGPT for speech writing have also surfaced. On the other hand, ChatGPT Voice is now available for all free users, allowing it to replace Siri on certain mobile devices.
Another significant development involved the return of Sam Altman as CEO, albeit with a restructuring of OpenAI’s board. Despite the leadership changes and complexity within the company, ChatGPT Voice was rolled out for all free users, and new leadership was put in place after Altman’s ousting from OpenAI.
Amid this tumultuous time, OpenAI is exploring potential educational uses of ChatGPT while also pausing new subscriptions for its premium offering, ChatGPT Plus, due to a surge in usage. These developments demonstrate both the potential and challenges facing OpenAI and its suite of AI tools, including ChatGPT.