Some big treats are en route for Plus subscribers
Almost exactly a year on from the launch of ChatGPT, the AI chatbot has been given its biggest update so far – with its creator OpenAI announcing a powerful new AI model, the ability to make your own custom AI assistants, and a new marketplace that’s effectively an App Store for chatbots.
The announcements were all made at OpenAI’s first developer conference, called DevDay, on November 6. And while its main audience was developers, similar events like Apple’s WWDC have shown us that these conferences can also deliver big news for the average tech fan – and that was the case again at DevDay.
ChatGPT is in an AI arms race with Bing Chat, Google Bard, Claude, and more – so a rapid pace of innovation is essential. This year, we’ve already seen ChatGPT get a powerful new GPT-4 model, the significant arrival of plug-ins that hook it up to other web services, and integration with OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 image generator.
But now some equally significant new ChatGPT features are about to roll out – here’s a quick rundown of all of the biggest ones for ChatGPT Plus subscribers.1. You can now make your own custom AI chatbot
For most people, ChatGPT has been a one-size-fits-all AI sidekick – until now. If you’re a ChatGPT Plus subscriber ($20 / £16 / AU$28 a month), you’ll now see a ‘Create a GPT’ option that lets you create a version of ChatGPT that’s tailored to your specific needs.
While a big audience for this feature will be businesses – for example, a chatbot that’s specifically for employees – there are also potential use cases for the average ChatGPT user, too. Parents could, for example, make a chatbot to help teach their kids how to solve math problems.
The process for creating a ‘GPT’ is straightforward, but does also involve a lot of steps. The GPT Builder will quiz you on everything from the capabilities the chatbot should have to its name and logo.
