OpenAI announced that it will introduce ChatGPT to WhatsApp for free. Users only need to add 1-800-CHATGPT to experience it. This initiative is part of OpenAI’s “12 Days of Surprise” campaign, which aims to provide more convenient access to AI to global users, especially those with limited data traffic. This move also marks OpenAI's cooperation with WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging application, further expanding ChatGPT's user base and competing with MetaAI. Using ChatGPT through WhatsApp, users can conduct voice conversations (in the United States) and enjoy the same GPT-4o-mini model experience as the web version of ChatGPT, making it easy to conduct creative writing, brainstorming, seeking advice, etc.
OpenAI brings ChatGPT to WhatsApp for the first time, and it’s completely free! This new feature allows users to talk to ChatGPT as if they were a real person or the AI built into the Meta messaging platform. This is the tenth release in OpenAI’s “12 Days of Surprises” event. OpenAI said that some of the launches at this event were as big as Sora, while others were "little surprises." Today's announcement allows people around the world to add 1-800-CHATGPT (1-800-242-8478) as a contact in WhatsApp. This provides users with limited data access to AI.
WhatsApp is one of the world's most popular messaging apps, with more than 2.7 billion users and is expected to exceed 3 billion next year. This is an important platform for OpenAI, especially given MetaAI's growing popularity. In the United States, users can have voice conversations with AI by calling ChatGPT. This technology is the same as the one behind the Realtime API. In some parts of the world, constant high-speed data connections can be expensive or even nearly impossible, so people turn to apps like WhatsApp to access data services that don't require a constant connection. With ChatGPT on WhatsApp, users can ask questions as if they were talking to a real person without all the network overhead of the ChatGPT app. This feature uses the same GPT-4o-mini model as the free version of ChatGPT. OpenAI gives examples of how you can use it to ask for "help with creative writing or brainstorming, provide advice (recipes, travel ideas, etc.), or chat about general topics like news, hobbies, or trivia." The company says this is an experimental release and may impose rate limits and reduce availability based on demand. "For a more complete experience with more tools, higher limits, and more personalization, existing users should continue to use ChatGPT directly through their accounts," the company added.
Although this feature is currently in the experimental stage and may have speed limitations, OpenAI's move to bring ChatGPT to WhatsApp is undoubtedly another important attempt to expand AI application scenarios and serve more users. It also heralds the depth of AI and social media in the future. Possibility of fusion. This will provide convenience for more users and make it easier for them to access and use artificial intelligence technology.