Again in December, OpenAI launched its ChatGPT WhatsApp contact as a part of its “12 Days of OpenAI” vacation bulletins. And whereas this model of the chatbot remains to be extra restricted than what you get on the internet or desktop, it’s rolling out a helpful new trick: picture technology.
Yep, folks truly do that
Whereas the concept of texting ChatGPT over WhatsApp might sound somewhat odd, a number of WhatsApp-heavy customers I’ve talked to say they love the comfort of getting ChatGPT proper there, with no need to leap between apps. Additionally they take pleasure in having a simple approach to ahead messages to ChatGPT as a part of their workflow or each day conversations with different customers.
What’s extra, some carriers don’t rely WhatsApp knowledge visitors towards the month-to-month plan.
Step one is so as to add 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) to your contacts and begin a brand new chat with ChatGPT inside WhatsApp.
Function-wise, that is nonetheless a slimmed-down ChatGPT expertise (no Canvas, for example), however you now get picture technology powered by the identical picture mannequin OpenAI launched on the internet a few months in the past.
That stated, your picture technology mileage might differ.
Once I examined the characteristic myself, it didn’t work. It’s unclear if this can be a regional limitation or only a case of the rollout being bumpy within the early days.
In the meantime, when the 9to5Mac crew examined, picture technology solely began working after linking the WhatsApp quantity to a ChatGPT account. OpenAI says there’s a 1-image-a-day restrict for non-linked accounts, however even the primary non-linked try didn’t generate a picture and nonetheless counted towards the restrict. Not nice.
How one can get extra picture generations
OpenAI additionally reminds customers that they’ll hyperlink their WhatsApp quantity to their primary ChatGPT account to unlock the next picture technology restrict.
To do this, simply ship the next message to ChatGPT inside WhatsApp:
Hyperlink my WhatsApp with ChatGPT
If the chatbot understands the immediate (which, to be truthful, some customers say can be hit-or-miss), it’ll reply with a particular hyperlink that connects your quantity to your OpenAI account. Right here’s OpenAI on what occurs as soon as the accounts are linked:
With account linking:
- Your WhatsApp cellphone quantity might be related along with your ChatGPT account.
- Your conversations in WhatsApp (each from earlier than you linked your ChatGPT account, and after) might be saved as a part of your ChatGPT dialog historical past, and topic to the identical knowledge controls and settings as your ChatGPT account. Be taught extra about knowledge controls right here.
Have you ever been utilizing ChatGPT’s picture technology mannequin? Do you speak to ChatGPT on WhatsApp? Tell us within the feedback.
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