OpenAI has expanded the provision of its ChatGPT app for iOS customers in India and 32 different nations — only a week after its launching it within the U.S.
The checklist of recent nations embody Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier this week, OpenAI expanded the ChatGPT app to 11 further nations after the U.S. These embody European nations reminiscent of France, Germany and Eire in addition to New Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea and the U.Okay.
Within the first six days since its preliminary availability within the U.S. final Thursday (Might 18), the ChatGPT cell app has crossed the mark of half 1,000,000 downloads, in keeping with the information shared by app intelligence agency information.ai. This achievement makes it one of many highest-performing new apps. The app additionally outperformed different AI and chatbot apps in addition to Microsoft Edge and Bing apps within the U.S. by way of downloads since its launch, per information.ai.
The ChatGPT app, which is obtainable free of charge obtain and excludes advertisements, lets customers work together with the generative AI-based chatbot utilizing their iPhone. It additionally helps voice enter by means of OpenAI’s speech recognition system Whisper and lets ChatGPT Plus customers entry superior options by means of GPT-4. Additional, customers may also subscribe to the ChatGPT Plus service, which prices $20 per thirty days within the U.S., instantly by means of the iOS app.
OpenAI has the ChatGPT app just for iOS for the time being. Nonetheless, the startup, backed by Microsoft and marquee VC corporations reminiscent of Tiger International and a16z, additionally has an Android model within the plans, which it has promised to carry quickly to the market.
The enlargement of the ChatGPT app comes at a time when OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman is touring a number of nations to raised join with international policymakers and perceive their considerations about AI. The chief met with some European state heads this week. He’s additionally visiting India early subsequent month.