ChatGPT developer launches $20-a-month premium service offering speedier answers
Christopher Hutton
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The developer of the viral chatbot ChatGPT has begun experimenting with a premium mode, providing a tool for the monetization of the artificial intelligence software.
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it was launching ChatGPT Plus, a premium service that will allow improved access to the software, which regularly offers well-written answers and responses resembling speech. The premium service will cost users $20 a month and will also provide faster response times and priority access to new features and improvements.
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Free users will still have access, however. “We love our free users and will continue to offer free access to ChatGPT. By offering this subscription pricing, we will be able to help support free access availability to as many people as possible,” OpenAI said in a blog post announcing the pilot program.
ChatGPT Plus will only be available to start in the United States. The company intends to invite users from its wait list over time and intends to expand the service to other countries after a time.
ChatGPT Plus is just the first attempt to seek profit from the popular AI bot. The AI developer said it was “actively exploring options” for creating cheaper plans as well as ones meant for businesses.
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Microsoft has shown a growing interest in the AI program. The company announced that it was investing more than $10 billion into OpenAI in an effort to help it expand its projects. This includes an effort to incorporate ChatGPT into its search engine, Bing, in the coming weeks.
The app has also drawn scrutiny from teachers concerned about the tool being used for cheating. Multiple schools have barred the use of the software. The software is also facing regulatory pressure overseas. The Cyberspace Administration of China announced in December that it would ban the use of AI-generated images such as deepfakes for “fake news” purposes.