Artificial Intelligence research company OpenAI has made it easier to use ChatGPT and on Monay announced that its popular AI chatbot can be accessed without needing to sign up. This transition will be rolled out gradually.
“Starting today (April 1), you can use ChatGPT instantly, without needing to sign-up. We’re rolling this out gradually, with the aim to make AI accessible to anyone curious about its capabilities,” the company said in a blog.
We’re rolling out the ability to start using ChatGPT instantly, without needing to sign-up, so it’s even easier to experience the potential of AI. https://t.co/juhjKfQaoD pic.twitter.com/TIVoX8KFDB
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 1, 2024
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. Short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, ChatGPT is a popular AI text generator and has captivated users worldwide with its ability to generate content spontaneously.
The generative AI chatbot reportedly recorded a staggering 14.6 billion visits in just ten months, from September 2022 to August 2023. However, a Reuters report, citing information from data analytics firm Similarweb, highlighted that the platform has seen a deceleration in its growth since May last year, when its traffic peaked at 1.8 billion web visits. Several other tech majors like Google and Baidu are investing heavily in the AI segment to emulate the success of ChatGPT.
OpenAI said that it will use what users provide to ChatGPT to improve its models. Users, however, have the option to turn this off through their Settings. Additionally, the company has also introduced additional content safeguards for this experience. The include blocking prompts and generations in a wider range of categories, without specifying which categories.
Elsewhere, the news comes almost a month after Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk sued OpenAI and other executives including the AI company’s chief executive officer Sam Altman saying that the company has “abandoned its non-profit mission of developing AGI for the benefit of humanity broadly.”
