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   ChatGPT on WhatsApp can now see, hear, and remember your conversations from   
   elsewhere   
      
   Date:   
   Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Whatsapp upgrades ChatGPT chatbot with audio and visual uploads and can link   
   to your account.   
      
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    OpenAI is upgrading the ChatGPT phone number you can text with on WhatsApp    
   to be a lot more like the mobile app and web portal. From now on, you won't   
   need to type out everything you want to say to the AI chatbot. Now, you can   
   send a photo or record a voice memo that ChatGPT will "see" or "hear" and   
   respond via the usual text form.    
      
   You'll be able to do things like take a picture of a foreign-language sign    
   and ask for a translation or send an audio clip of your toddlers latest   
   philosophical ramblings and ask for a text transcription. Its not quite as   
   capable as the more standard portal, but it's very close. The phone number   
   1-800-CHATGPT still works, too, but by its nature as a phone call, it already   
   takes audio input but can't accept images.    
      
   You've been able to use ChatGPT on WhatsApp since it debuted in December, but   
   some may have been annoyed at having to fumble with the keyboard. Being able   
   to snap a picture or send a quick voice note to get ChatGPT's help will be a   
   real boon for them. Accepting voice messages and photos within an app that   
   many people regularly use during the day makes it much easier for more   
   spontaneous interactions, the way you'd randomly send a photo of voice   
   recording to a friend when you think to do so.    
      
   For instance, imagine youre out for a run and suddenly remember an idea you   
   dont want to forget. Instead of stopping to type it out, you can send a voice   
   message to ChatGPT, asking it to summarize your thoughts into a note for   
   later. Or lets say youre trying to fix something at home, and instead of   
   awkwardly explaining the problem, you snap a picture and ask ChatGPT if it    
   can offer troubleshooting tips.   
      
   ChatGPT remembers you    
      
   The update also introduces account linking. That means the AI will remember   
   you and your previous preferences and interactions if you have a ChatGPT   
   account through the app or web portal, whether at the free tier or with a   
   subscription to ChatGPT Plus or Pro. Previous limitations, such as the   
   15-minute-a-month cap on AI calls, are being loosened. This update could   
   entice those who like the idea of ChatGPT but have been reluctant to download   
   the app or go to the website.    
      
   WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world, and   
   adding more ChatGPT features there and removing the extra step of opening   
   another app or switching contexts could be OpenAI's subtle pitch to WhatsApp   
   users without ChatGPT accounts. Instead of needing to open ChatGPT    
   separately, its now embedded in a place where they already spend time texting   
   their family and friends.   
      
   Why not an AI assistant, too?    
      
   OpenAI has mentioned that messages may be reviewed for safety purposes, so   
   users should keep that in mind before sending anything too personal or   
   sensitive. Still, for everyday tasks, creative brainstorming, and answering   
   random questions on the fly, this update makes ChatGPT feel more integrated   
   into everyday life than ever before.    
      
   Any upgrade that makes an AI chatbot feel like a natural, conversational tool   
   within your favorite apps and less like a standalone tool with an app you    
   only open when you need something specific is going to be of interest to   
   OpenAI and its rivals.    
      
   Whether WhatsApp fans start reaching out to ChatGPT whenever a thought    
   crosses their mind like Whats for dinner? or Can you turn my 2 AM voice   
   ramblings into something coherent? remains to be seen.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-on-whatsap   
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