OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App for iOS, Bringing Conversational AI to Your Fingertips
OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT app for iOS, catering to users who enjoy using ChatGPT on the go. The app is free and synchronizes chat history across devices. It incorporates Whisper, an open-source speech-recognition system, allowing voice input. Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus on iOS gain exclusive access to GPT-4's capabilities, early feature access, and faster response times.
The ChatGPT app offers various benefits, including instant answers without ads or multiple results, personalized advice on topics like cooking and travel, creative inspiration for gift ideas or writing, professional input such as feedback and summarization, and learning opportunities spanning languages and history. The initial rollout of the app begins in the US, with plans for expansion to other countries soon.
OpenAI values user feedback and is committed to enhancing ChatGPT's features and safety. The iOS app represents a step forward in OpenAI's mission to create practical tools based on cutting-edge research, with an emphasis on accessibility. Android users can look forward to the availability of the ChatGPT app on their devices in the near future.
Meta Unveils AI Models to Preserve Endangered Languages and Enhance Language Accessibility
Meta has announced the development of Massively Multilingual Speech (MMS) models to preserve endangered languages and improve language accessibility. These models expand speech technology from around 100 languages to over 1,100 and can identify more than 4,000 spoken languages. Meta used religious texts to collect audio data, creating a dataset of readings in over 1,100 languages. The models perform well for both male and female voices and are not biased towards religious language. Meta plans to increase language coverage and address dialect challenges. They will open-source the models to encourage collaboration.
BT Group Plans to Cut 55,000 Jobs by 2030, Replacing Some with AI
BT Group, a British telecommunications company, plans to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030, with around 10,000 of those potentially being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). The company's CEO, Philip Jansen, stated that AI would benefit the company and mentioned their chatbot "Amy" as an example of AI handling customer queries. BT Group aims to leverage AI and improved networks to reduce the need for full-time customer service employees and contractors. A recent study indicated that the use of an AI chat program increased productivity for customer service representatives, particularly those who required more training and experience.
