It’s been just three years since ChatGPT launched, but it feels like a lifetime. The tech has exploded, not just with new models and capabilities, but with entirely new ways of working, creating and thinking. The pace of change has been staggering In September 2022, Queen Elizabeth had just died, the war in Ukraine was…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images PayPal has signed a deal with OpenAI to have its digital wallet embedded into ChatGPT so users can pay for items found through the leading consumer AI tool, the company told CNBC exclusively. Shares of the company jumped as much as 13% on the news. The agreement, sealed…
Dado Ruvic/Reuters OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a long-anticipated AI-powered web browser built around its popular chatbot, in a direct challenge to Google Chrome’s dominance. The launch marks OpenAI’s latest move to capitalise on 800 million weekly active ChatGPT users, as it expands into more aspects of users’ online lives by collecting data about consumers’…
OpenAI has officially launched its new AI-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, marking its latest effort to challenge Google in the core area of web interaction and search. The browser was unveiled during a livestreamed demo, following a mysterious teaser earlier in the day. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: WhatsApp in-app translation! ChatGPT…
OpenAI is hoping to expand its reach in Africa with the launch of ChatGPT Go, a new subscription tier aimed at making its advanced AI tools more affordable and accessible – and for the first time, its subscription plans are priced in rands for South African users. The new plan, powered by GPT-5, offers most…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has guardrails that are supposed to stop users from generating information that could be used for catastrophic purposes, like making a biological or nuclear weapon. But those guardrails aren’t perfect. Some models ChatGPT uses can be tricked and manipulated. In a series of tests conducted on four of OpenAI’s most advanced models, two…
VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Google has been trying to play catch-up to OpenAI in generative artificial intelligence. It appears to finally be gaining ground with users. The company’s Gemini app took the top spot among free apps on Apple’s App Store this week, leapfrogging ChatGPT, which kickstarted the generative AI…
Apple, which has fallen behind in the AI chatbot race, may be planning to develop its own in-house rival to ChatGPT. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple formed a new team called “Answers, Knowledge and Information” earlier this year, with the goal of creating a “stripped-down rival to ChatGPT.” Read: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE…
For Cape Town-based filmmaker Kate D’hotman, connecting with movie audiences comes naturally. Far more daunting is speaking with others. “I’ve never understood how people decipher social cues,” the 40-year-old director of horror films says. D’hotman has autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which can make relating to others exhausting and a challenge. However, since 2022,…
