ChatGPT Takes a Leap: Now Available for Calls and Texts!

• OpenAI on Wednesday introduced a fresh method to interact with its popular chatbot: 1-800-CHATGPT.
• Users in the U.S. can call this number for 15 minutes of complimentary access each month.
• Any individual globally can message the number via WhatsApp.

OpenAI is providing users a new avenue to converse with its famous chatbot: 1-800-CHATGPT.

By calling the U.S. number (1-800-242-8478) or sending a message via WhatsApp, users can experience an “accessible, convenient, and low-cost method to try it through familiar platforms,” OpenAI announced on Wednesday. Initially, the company stated that callers will receive 15 minutes free each month.

This announcement comes amidst a series of updates from OpenAI as part of a 12-day launch event. The most significant revelation was the official launch of Sora, OpenAI’s highly anticipated AI video creation tool.

Recently, OpenAI appointed its inaugural chief marketing officer, indicating a strategy to invest more in marketing to expand its user base. In October, the firm unveiled a search function within ChatGPT that positions it to better compete with Google, Microsoft’s Bing, and Perplexity.

This is all part of an ambitious growth strategy for OpenAI, as the firm competes with Amazon-backed Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon in the swiftly growing generative artificial intelligence sector, which is forecasted to exceed $1 trillion in revenue over the next decade.

OpenAI completed its most recent funding round in October at a valuation of $157 billion. The company also secured a $4 billion revolving credit line, increasing its total liquidity to over $10 billion.

For the 1-800 number, users can call without needing an account, but the firm indicated in a livestream that it’s “developing methods” to integrate WhatsApp messages with an individual’s ChatGPT credentials.

The team developed the tool “just a few weeks ago,” an employee mentioned during the livestream.

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