ChatGPT, OpenAI's text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It is capable of writing essays and code, among other applications, with short text prompts, increasing productivity.
There is one more side disastrous of ChatGPT, but it is clear that artificial intelligence tools are not going away anytime soon. ChatGPT has expanded dramatically since its initial release, and major brands are now experimenting with it to generate advertising and marketing copy, among other use cases.
OpenAI is also investing heavily in it. ChatGPT was recently powered by GPT-4, the latest language writing model from OpenAI Labs. Paying ChatGPT users have access to GPT-4, which can type more naturally and fluidly than the model previously powered by ChatGPT, although you can access GPT-4 for free through Microsoft's Bing. The chat can be used to access it on Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Safari web browsers.
In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected Chat GPT to the Internet for all users. And with the DALL-E 3 integration, users can also generate text messages and images directly in ChatGPT.
Here's a schedule of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the most recent.
ChatGPT Recent Updates Timeline
October 30
ChatGPT App Revenue Shows No Signs of Slowing Down, But It's Not Number One
OpenAI's chatbot app far surpasses all others on mobile in terms of downloads, but surprisingly it is not the top AI app in terms of revenue. Other AI chatbots, such as “Chat & Ask AI” and “ChatOn – AI Chat Bot Assistant”, are making more money than ChatGPT.
October 29
ChatGPT tests the ability to upload and analyze files for Plus users
ChatGPT Business Plan subscribers have reported new beta features, including the ability to upload PDF files to analyze them and ask questions about them directly. The new implementation also means that users no longer have to manually select a mode like DALL-E and navigate when using ChatGPT. Instead, users will automatically switch to models based on the message.
October 18
ChatGPT officially gets web search functionality
OpenAI He launched formally launched its Internet browsing feature in ChatGPT, about three weeks after reintroducing the feature in beta after several months on hold. The AI chatbot has historically been limited to data through September 2021.
October 18
OpenAI integrates DALL-E 3 into ChatGPT
The integration means users don't have to think as carefully about text prompts when asking DALL-E to create an image. Users will now also be able to receive images as part of their text-based queries without having to switch apps.
October 17
Research coordinated by Microsoft finds flaws in GPT-4
A Microsoft-related scientific paper analyzed the “reliability” (and toxicity) of LLMs, including GPT-4. Because GPT-4 is more likely to follow the instructions of jailbreak prompts, the co-authors claim that GPT-4 can be asked more easily than other LLMs to output toxic and biased texts.
October 9
ChatGPT Mobile App Reaches Record Revenue of $4,58 Million in September
OpenAI racked up 15,6 million downloads and nearly $4,6 million in gross revenue across its iOS and Android apps worldwide in September. But revenue growth has now started to slow, with new data from market intelligence firm Appfigures falling from 30% to 20% in September.
September 27
ChatGPT can browse the Internet (again)
OpenAI posted on Twitter/X that ChatGPT can now browse the internet and is no longer limited to data before September 2021. The chatbot had a web browsing capability for Plus subscribers in July, but the feature was removed after users Users exploited it to obtain content outside the subscription and payment systems (their own and third parties).
ChatGPT can now surf the Internet to provide you with up-to-date and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources. No longer limited to data prior to September 2021. – OpenAI (@OpenAI) September 27, 2023
25th September 2023
ChatGPT now has a voice
OpenAI announced that it will add a new voice for conversations verbal and image-based intelligence to the powered chatbot.
21th September 2023
Poland opens investigation against OpenAI
The Polish authority publicly announced that it opened an investigation into ChatGPT, accusing the company of a series of violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR).
20th September 2023
OpenAI presents DALL-E 3
The improved text-to-image conversion tool, DALL-E 3, uses ChatGPT to help complete prompts. Subscribers to OpenAI's premium ChatGPT plans, ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Enterprise, can write a request for an image and refine it through conversations with the chatbot, receiving the results directly within the chat app.
7th September 2023
Opera GX integrates AI powered by ChatGPT
Powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence Aria launched on Opera in May to give users an easier way to search, ask questions, and write code. The company announced that it will bring Aria to Opera GX, a version of Opera's flagship browser designed for gamers.
The new feature allows Opera GX users to interact directly with the browser's AI to find the latest gaming news and tips.
31 August 2023
OpenAI publishes a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in classrooms
OpenAI wants to rehabilitate the system's image a bit when it comes to education, as ChatGPT has been controversial in classrooms due to plagiarism. OpenAI has offered a selection of ways to put the chatbot to work in the classroom.
August 28st, 2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise
ChatGPT Enterprise can perform the same tasks as ChatGPT, such as writing emails, writing essays, and debugging computer code. However, the new offering also adds “enterprise-grade” privacy and data analytics capabilities on top of basic ChatGPT, as well as improved performance and customization options.
Few Americans use ChatGPT, survey finds
A recent Pew survey suggests that the language model is neither as popular nor as threatening as some would have you think. Ongoing surveys by Pew Research show that although ChatGPT is gaining popularity, only about 18% of Americans have ever used it.
August 22st, 2023
OpenAI makes adjustments to GPT-3.5 Turbo
With adjustments, companies using GPT-3.5 Turbo through the company API can make the model better follow specific instructions. For example, make the model always respond in a certain language. Or improve the model's ability to consistently format responses, as well as refine the “feel” of the model's output, such as its tone, to better fit a brand or voice. In particular, the setting allows customers of OpenAI shorten text prompts to speed up API calls and reduce costs.
OpenAI is partnering with Scale AI to enable companies to tune GPT-3.5. However, not It is clear if OpenAI is developing an internal tuning tool intended to complement platforms like Scale AI or has a completely different purpose.
Adjustment costs:
- Training: $0.008 / 1K tokens
- Data inputs: $0.012 / 1K tokens
- Resulting output: $0.016 / 1K tokens
August 16st, 2023
OpenAI acquires Global Illumination
In OpenAI's first public acquisition in its seven-year history, the company announced that it has acquired Global Illumination, a New York-based startup that leverages AI to create creative tools, infrastructure, and digital experiences.
“We are very excited about the impact they will have here at OpenAI,” OpenAI wrote in a post on its official blog. “The entire team has joined OpenAI to work on our core products, including ChatGPT.”
August 10st, 2023
'Custom instructions' feature extended to free ChatGPT users
OpenAI announced that it is expanding personalized instructions to all users, including those on the free service tier. The feature allows users to add various preferences and requirements that they want the AI chatbot to take into account when responding.
August 1st, 2023
China requires AI applications to obtain an administrative license
Several generative AI apps have been removed from Apple's App Store in China ahead of the country's latest generative AI regulations that go into effect on August 15.
“As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with deep synthesis technologies (DST) and Artificial Intelligence generative, including ChatGPT. “DST must comply with permit requirements to operate in China, including obtaining a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),” Apple said in a letter to OpenCat, a native ChatGPT client. "According to our review, your app is associated with ChatGPT, which does not have the necessary permissions to operate in China."
July 25, 2023
ChatGPT for Android available in US, India, Bangladesh and Brazil
A few days after opening a pre-order page on Google Play, OpenAI flipped the switch and launched ChatGPT for Android. The application is now available in several countries.
July 21, 2023
ChatGPT comes to Android
ChatGPT is available to “reserve” for Android users.
The ChatGPT app for Android It appears to be more or less identical to iOS in terms of functionality, meaning you get most, if not all, of the features of the web-based version. You can also sync conversations and preferences between devices, so if you use an iPhone at home and an Android at work, there's no need to worry.
July 20, 2023
OpenAI releases custom instructions for ChatGPT
OpenAI launched personalized instructions for ChatGPT users, so they don't have to type the same instructions into the chatbot every time they interact with it.
The company said this feature allows you to "share anything you want ChatGPT to consider in its response." For example, a teacher can say that he is teaching fourth grade math or a developer can specify the coding language he prefers when asking for suggestions. A person can also specify the size of their family, so the text-generating AI can give answers about meals, groceries and vacation planning accordingly.
July 13, 2023
FTC Reportedly Investigating OpenAI
The FTC is reportedly at least in the exploratory phase of an investigation into whether OpenAI's flagship conversational AI ChatGPT made “false, misleading, derogatory, or harmful” statements about people.
This type of investigation doesn't come out of nowhere: the FTC doesn't look around and say, "That looks suspicious." A formal lawsuit or complaint is usually filed against them and the practices described in it mean that regulations are being ignored. For example, a person can sue a supplement company because the pills made them sick, and the FTC will launch an investigation because there is evidence that the company lied about the side effects.
July 6, 2023
OpenAI announced the general availability of GPT-4
Starting July 6, all existing OpenAI developers “with a history of completed payments” will be able to access GPT-4. OpenAI plans to open access to new developers at the end of July.
In the future, OpenAI says it will allow developers to tune GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 Turbo, one of the original models powering ChatGPT, with their own data, as has long been possible with several of the other OpenAI texts. . generate models. That capability should arrive later this year, according to OpenAI.
June 28th, 2023
ChatGPT app can now search the web only on Bing
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Plus subscribers can now use a new in-app feature called Navigation, which allows ChatGPT to search for answers to questions on Bing.
The browsing feature can be enabled by heading to the New Features section of the app settings, selecting “GPT-4” in the model selector, and choosing “Search with Bing” from the drop-down list. Navigation is available in the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps.
June 15th, 2023
Mercedes adds ChatGPT to its infotainment system
US owners of Mercedes models using MBUX will be able to opt into a beta program starting June 16 by activating the ChatGPT functionality. This will allow the highly versatile large language model to increase the car's conversational abilities. You can join by simply saying to your car: “Hello Mercedes, I want to join the beta program.”
However, it is not very clear for what.
June 8th, 2023
The ChatGPT application available on iPad and with support for Siri and Shortcuts
The new version of the ChatGPT app brings native iPad support to the app, as well as support for using the chatbot with Siri and Shortcuts. Drag and drop is now also available, allowing users to drag individual messages from ChatGPT to other apps.
On iPad, ChatGPT now runs in full screen mode, optimized for the tablet interface.
May 30th 2023
Texas judge orders that all AI-generated content must be declared and verified
The federal judge in Texas has added a requirement that any attorney appearing before his court must attest that “no part of the presentation was drafted by generative artificial intelligence” or, if it was, that it was verified “by a human being.” ”.
May 26th 2023
ChatGPT app expanded to more than 30 countries
The list of new countries includes Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius . , Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
May 25th 2023
ChatGPT App Now Available in 11 More Countries
OpenAI announced in a tweet that the ChatGPT mobile app is now available on iOS in the US, Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and more people will soon be able to download the app from the App Store. In just six days, the application exceeded 500.000 downloads.
The ChatGPT iOS app is now available to users in 11 more countries: Albania, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. More to come soon! – OpenAI (@OpenAI) May 24th 2023
May 18th 2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT app for iOS
ChatGPT officially goes mobile. The new one ChatGPT app It will be free to use, ad-free and will allow voice input, the company says, but will be limited to US users at launch.
When you use the mobile version of ChatGPT, the app will sync your history across devices, meaning it will know what you previously searched for through its web interface and make it accessible to the user. The app is also integrated with Whisper, OpenAI's open source speech recognition system, to enable voice input.
May 3th 2023
Hackers use ChatGPT lures to spread malware on Facebook
Meta said in a May 3 report that malware impersonating ChatGPT was increasing on its platforms. The company said that since March 2023, its security teams have discovered 10 malware families that use ChatGPT (and similar themes) to deliver malicious software to user devices.
"In one case, we have seen these hacking actors create malicious browser extensions available on official web stores that claim to offer ChatGPT-based tools," said Meta security engineers Duc H. Nguyen and Ryan Victory in a blog post. "They would then promote these malicious extensions on social media and through sponsored search results to trick people into downloading malware."
April 28th 2023
ChatGPT Parent Company OpenAI Closes $300M Share Sale at Valuation of $27.000B to $29.000B
Venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are acquiring new shares. A source says Founders Fund is also investing. In total, venture capitalists have contributed just over $300 million, with a valuation of between $27.000 billion and $29.000 billion. This is separate from a large investment by Microsoft announced earlier this year, said a person familiar with the development, which closed in January. The size of Microsoft's investment is believed to be around $10 billion, a figure confirmed with an additional source.
April 25th 2023
OpenAI introduces new subscription tier, ChatGPT Business
Called ChatGPT Business, OpenAI describes the upcoming offering as “for professionals who need more control over their data, as well as businesses looking to manage their end users.”
“ChatGPT Business will follow our API data usage policies, meaning end-user data will not be used to train our models by default,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post. “We plan to make ChatGPT Business available in the coming months.”
April 24th 2023
OpenAI wants to register the “GPT” trademark
OpenAI filed for a trademark for “GPT,” which stands for “Generative Pretrained Transformer,” last December. Last month, the company asked the USPTO to expedite the process, citing the “countless violations and counterfeit applications” that were beginning to exist.
Unfortunately for OpenAI, their request was dismissed. According to the agency, OpenAI's lawyers did not pay the associated fees or provide "appropriate documentary evidence supporting the justification for the special action."
That means a decision could take up to five more months.
April 22th 2023
Auto-GPT is Silicon Valley's latest quest to automate everything
Auto-GPT is an open source application created by Toran game developer Bruce Richards that uses OpenAI's latest text generation models, GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, to interact with software and online services, allowing you to perform tasks “autonomously”.
Depending on the target the tool provides, Auto-GPT can behave in very… unexpected ways. A Reddit user claims that, with a budget of $100 to spend on a server instance, Auto-GPT created a wiki page about cats, exploited a bug in the instance to gain administrator-level access, and took over the Python environment in which was running and then “committed suicide.”
April 18th 2023
FTC warns that AI technology like ChatGPT could 'accelerate' fraud
FTC Chair Lina Khan and her fellow commissioners warned House representatives about the potential for modern AI technologies, like ChatGPT, to be used to “accelerate” fraud in an congressional hearing.
“AI presents a whole host of opportunities, but also a whole host of risks,” Khan told House representatives. “And I think we've already seen ways that they could be used to drive fraud and scams. “We have been warning market participants that cases where AI tools are being effectively designed to mislead people may expose them to FTC actions,” he stated.
April 17th 2023
Superchat's new AI chatbot lets you message historical and fictional figures via ChatGPT
The company behind the popular iPhone personalization app Brass, the sticker maker StickerHub y orrs similar launches a new AI chat app called today superchat, which allows iOS users to chat with virtual characters powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT. However, what sets the app apart from the default experience or the dozens of generic AI chat apps now available are the characters on offer that you can use to interact with SuperChat's AI features.
April 12th 2023
Italy provides OpenAI with to-do list to lift ChatGPT suspension order
Italy's data protection watchdog has laid out what OpenAI must do to lift an order against ChatGPT issued late last month, when it said it suspected the AI chatbot service breached the EU's GDPR and ordered the US-based company. The company will stop processing data from the premises.
The DPA has given OpenAI a deadline of April 30 to meet the regulator's compliance demands. (The local awareness campaign on radio, television and the Internet has a slightly more generous timeline for implementation, May 15.)
April 12th 2023
Researchers Discover Way to Make ChatGPT Constantly Toxic
A study co-authored with scientists at the Allen Institute for AI shows that assigning ChatGPT a “persona” (e.g., “a bad person,” “a horrible person,” or “a nasty person”) via the ChatGPT API increases its toxicity. six times. Even more worrying, the co-authors found that having the AI conversational chatbot impersonate certain historical figures, genderqueer people, and members of political parties also increased its toxicity, with journalists, men, and Republicans in particular causing the model to machine learning would say more offensive things. than it normally would be.
The research was conducted using the latest version, but not the currently in preview model based on OpenAI's GPT-4.
April 4th 2023
Y Combinator-Backed Startups Are Trying to Create 'ChatGPT for X'
No less than four startups that claim to be creating “ChatGPT for X” showed up at YC’s Demo Day. They're all chasing a customer service software market that will be worth $58.100 billion by 2023, assuming Acumen Research's rather optimistic prediction comes true.
These are the YC-backed startups that caught our attention:
- Yuma, whose customer demographic is primarily Shopify merchants, provides AI systems similar to ChatGPT that integrate with support software, suggesting draft responses to customer tickets.
- Basel, which uses one of OpenAI's text understanding models to allow businesses to incorporate chatbot-style analytics for their customers.
- Clients Lasso They submit descriptions or videos of processes they would like to automate, and the company combines a ChatGPT-like interface with robotic process automation (RPA) and a Chrome extension to build those automations.
- BerriAI, designed to help developers create ChatGPT applications for their organization's data through various connectors with that data.
April 1th 2023
Italy orders to block ChatGPT
OpenAI has begun geo-blocking access to its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in Italy.
Italy's data protection authority has just issued a timely reminder that some countries have laws that already apply to cutting-edge AI: it has ordered OpenAI to stop processing people's data locally with immediate effect. The Italian DPA said it is concerned that the maker of ChatGPT is violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and is opening an investigation.
March 29th 2023
More than 1.100 signatories signed an open letter asking all “AI labs to pause immediately for 6 months”
The signatories of the letter They include Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology, among others. The letter asks "all AI laboratories to immediately suspend training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-6 for at least 4 months."
The letter says:
Contemporary AI systems are becoming human-competitive in general tasks, and we must ask ourselves: Should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and falsehood? Should we automate all jobs, including those currently successful in execution? Should we develop non-human minds that can eventually outnumber us, outsmart us, become obsolete, and replace us? Should we risk losing control of our civilization? These decisions should not be delegated to unelected technology leaders. Powerful AI systems should only be developed once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks manageable.
March 23th 2023
OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the Internet
OpenAI released plugins for ChatGPT, expanding the bot's functionality by granting it access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. Available in alpha for ChatGPT users and developers at waiting list, OpenAI says it will initially prioritize a small number of developers and subscribers to its ChatGPT Plus premium plan before rolling out API access on a larger scale.
March 14th 2023
OpenAI launches GPT-4, available through ChatGPT Plus
GPT-4 is a powerful AI model with image and text understanding from OpenAI. Released on March 14, GPT-4 is available to paying ChatGPT Plus users and through a public API. Developers can register for a waiting list to access the API.
March 9th 2023
ChatGPT is available on the Azure OpenAI service
ChatGPT is available through the Azure OpenAI service, Microsoft's fully managed, enterprise-focused offering. Customers, who must already be “Microsoft managed customers and partners,” can request special access here.
March 1th 2023
OpenAI launches API for ChatGPT
OpenAI takes another step towards monetization by launching a payment API for ChatGPT. Instacart, Snap (Snapchat's parent company), and Quizlet are among its initial customers.
February 7th 2023
Microsoft launches the new Bing, with ChatGPT integrated
At a press event in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft announced the integration of OpenAI's long-rumored GPT-4 model into Bing, providing a ChatGPT-like experience within the search engine. The announcement sparked a 10x increase in new Bing downloads globally, indicating considerable consumer demand for new AI experiences.
Companies other than Microsoft have joined the AI craze by implementing ChatGPT, including OkCupid, Kaito, Snapchat and Discord, putting pressure on the AI initiatives of big tech, such as Google.
February 1th 2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Plus, starting at $20 per month
After ChatGPT took the Internet by storm, OpenAI He launched a new pilot subscription plan for ChatGPT called ChatGPT Plus, with the goal of monetizing the technology starting at $20 per month.
December 8th 2022
ShareGPT makes it easy to share ChatGPT conversations
A week after ChatGPT launched, two developers, Steven Tey and Dom Eccleston, created a Chrome extension called ShareGPT to make it easier to capture and share AI responses with the world.
November 30th 2022
ChatGPT was first released to the public when OpenAI stealthily released GPT-3.5
GPT-3.5 appeared with Chat GPT, an improved version of GPT-3.5 that is essentially a general-purpose chatbot. ChatGPT can address a variety of topics, including programming, television scripts, and scientific concepts.
Writers around the world rolled their eyes at the new technology, just as artists did at OpenAI's DALL-E model, but the latest chat-style version seemingly broadened its appeal and audience.
