ChatGPT

AI Overview

ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company

. First released in November 2022, it became the fastest-growing consumer software in history and has since been regularly updated with more powerful models and features.

 Overview

GPT: The "GPT" in the name stands for "Generative Pre-trained Transformer"

Initial release: The first version was publicly released on November 30, 2022.

Parent company: OpenAI, which was founded in 2015 by key figures including Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Musk later departed from the board in 2018.

Infrastructure: OpenAI uses a supercomputing infrastructure from Microsoft Azure, which has invested billions in the company.

Freemium model: The service operates on a tiered structure. A free version offers access to powerful models, while premium plans like ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise provide higher usage limits, more advanced models, and exclusive features.

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Multimodality: Modern versions of ChatGPT can understand and generate content beyond text, including images, audio, and video.

Memory: Users can enable a "memory" feature that allows ChatGPT to recall past conversations and user preferences to personalize future interactions.

Web browsing: Paid versions can search the internet for real-time information, helping to provide more accurate and up-to-date responses.

Custom GPTs and agents: Users can build their own custom versions of ChatGPT for specific tasks. For example, "Operator" is an agent that can autonomously perform web browser tasks like filling forms.

Data analysis and file uploads: It can analyse and visualize data from uploaded documents, such as spreadsheets and PDFs.

Coding assistance: Programmers can use it to write, debug, and explain code.

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Business model

OpenAI uses a freemium model for ChatGPT

Free tier: Access to less advanced models, such as GPT-4o mini, is available with usage limits.

Paid subscriptions: Tiers such as ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro provide access to the GPT-5 model and other premium features for a monthly fee.

Enterprise versions: Customized plans are available for businesses and educational institutions. These include higher message limits, greater privacy, and collaboration tools.

API access: Businesses can pay to integrate ChatGPT underlying AI models into their own applications and services.