Artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse OpenAI has made accessing its widely used generative AI tool, ChatGPT3.5, easier by eliminating the need for users to create an account.
As of April 1, OpenAI no longer mandates users to sign up for ChatGPT, making it more convenient for individuals to experience the capabilities of AI. However, users without accounts won’t have the option to save their interaction history.
The feature will be gradually introduced to all countries, commencing with the United States.
While many view this move as a step towards democratizing AI, Simon Willison, co-creator of Django, raised concerns about OpenAI’s ability to prevent data scrapers from exploiting the free ChatGPT-3.5 API.
AI developers perceive the removal of the sign-up requirement as a catalyst for creating newer large language models (LLM). However, some express apprehensions about its potential use cases.
OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT boasts a weekly active user base exceeding 100 million globally. The removal of the sign-up barrier may further boost this number, as individuals hesitant to share personal information can now utilize ChatGPT anonymously.
Although ChatGPT-3.5 may not be the most powerful free generative AI tool available, OpenAI’s decision to eliminate the sign-up requirement is seen as a strategy to retain users and deter them from switching to competitors.
According to Hugging Face data, ChatGPT-3.5 ranks 16th globally in terms of capability among free generative AI tools. However, there are other tools like Anthropic’s Claude S and Gemini Pro by Google DeepMind that outperform ChatGPT-3.5.
In a separate development, an AI teacher named IRIS, developed in partnership with Makerlabs as part of the Atal Tinkering Lab project by NITI Aayog, has been unveiled. IRIS can converse in three languages and address complex queries, aiming to revolutionize the delivery of educational content.
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