ChatGPT App Now Available for Android Devices
OpenAI has kept its promise by launching an Android app for ChatGPT. Similar to the iOS version, users can engage in conversations with the AI to receive advice, answers, and potentially useful responses. The app allows voice commands through OpenAI’s own speech recognition system, enables synchronization of chat history across multiple devices, and permits data export. The only notable absence is the availability of plugins.
ChatGPT Plus subscribers can also choose to switch between standard (GPT-3.5) and GPT-4 language models. Regardless of the tier you are using, you need at least Android 6.0 to use the app.
An app could make ChatGPT more accessible, especially in countries where Android dominates or computers are less common. The software has been available to iPhone users since May and was updated with iPad support later.
As with Bing Chat (based on GPT-4), Bard, and other conversational AI systems, you don’t want to rely entirely on the results. The technique is prone to “hallucinations” that can lead to false claims, poor contextual logic, and other outputs that are not reliable. ChatGPT is sometimes more useful as a starting point for a task than for getting definitive answers, and can help with creative tasks where accuracy is not as essential.
OpenAI helped popularize generative AI with tools like ChatGPT, but it also led to industry backlash and political attention. Experts are concerned about techniques like these that might control or promote misinformation, and OpenAI itself hopes to reduce the risks of intelligent AI. American Actors are on strike in part because studios may use artificial intelligence to tighten their pay. Politicians, on the other hand, demand responsible development and possible regulation.
