ChatGPT Now Open To All, Subject to Content Restrictions

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In its bid to provide a seamless AI experience to the global audience, OpenAI announced on April 1 that its generative AI tool ChatGPT will no longer require users to create an account to access its services.

However, users without an account could face some limitations while using the chatbot. Other products like DALL-E 3 still require premium access and account creation.

OpenAI is rolling out its free ChatGPT feature to different markets to make AI accessible to more audiences. The login-free experience is only for its ChatGPT 3.5 series.

We’re rolling out the ability to start using ChatGPT instantly, without needing to sign-up, so it's even easier to experience the potential of AI. https://t.co/juhjKfQaoD pic.twitter.com/TIVoX8KFDB

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 1, 2024

The announcement follows a survey from Pew Research that revealed that a third of Americans have never heard of ChatGPT. Besides driving the adoption of its core AI product, the new rollout could also make ChatGPT enticing to privacy-conscious users who would appreciate using it without revealing their private data. There’s still a downside to this. OpenAI may use the information provided on the app for model training.

Model training involves using search prompts to improve the chatbot’s ability to generate relevant responses. This feature will be available to both registered and unregistered users, giving them control over whether their interactions are used to train the AI.

zero clicks to use chatgpt https://t.co/xtPbOKHaGa

— ChatGPT (@ChatGPTapp) April 1, 2024

In addition, account-free ChatGPT comes with some limitations.

Notably, the login-free version does not support the storage of chats, voice conversations or the ability to provide custom instructions.

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