Y'all heard about ChatGPT yet? AI instantly generates question answers, entire essays etc.

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708

The Best Ways to Use the New Microsoft Copilot AI App for Android​

Put GPT-4 in your pocket.

David Nield

December 28, 2023

Microsoft Copilot for Android

Credit: Microsoft





You'd be forgiven for losing track of where we're up to with Microsoft's AI chatbot—which, thanks to a partnership with OpenAI, is powered by the same technology you'll find driving ChatGPT and DALL-E. Originally called Bing Chat and acting as an extension of Microsoft's search engine, the bot has since been rebranded as Copilot.

Copilot is quickly finding its way into Windows 11 and various other Microsoft products, and we now have a standalone Android app to make use of. It's essentially a spin-off of Bing for Android, with the main AI chatbot functions retained and some of the other Bing extras (like news and shopping deals).

If you're curious about testing out Copilot's generative AI capabilities on Android, here's how to get started with the app and what you need to know about how it works. (There's no word yet on a Copilot app for the iPhone, so if you're on iOS you're going to have to make do with Bing for iOS for the time being.)



First steps with Copilot for Android​

You can grab Copilot for Android free of charge from the Google Play Store, and you can get started with it right after installing it: You don't even need to sign in with a Microsoft account, though if you don't you'll be limited to five queries per day, and you won't have access to some of the more advanced features (including AI image generation).

There are a few options when it comes to interacting with the bot. You can tap on one of the suggested prompts, you can type out a question or prompt in the text box at the bottom of the screen, or you can tap the microphone button (bottom right) and speak directly to Copilot (and get spoken answers in return). If you use the voice option, the mic icon changes to a keyboard icon for when you need to go back to text prompts.

Microsoft Copilot for Android

Copilot puts generative AI at your fingertips. Credit: Lifehacker

You'll also see a camera icon at the bottom of the interface—tap this, and you're able to upload a photo from your phone (or take a new one) for Copilot to analyze. You might want to ask something about what's in the picture, for example, or produce a new image based on the one that you've supplied.

There are no settings to speak of inside the app, but you can tap the three dots (top right) to start new topics and configure the "tones" of the chatbot. These tones let you choose a balance between creativity and precision, so make your choice accordingly based on whether you want the responses to be as imaginative as possible or as factually correct as possible (and as always, don't believe everything an AI tells you).



Text generation​

One of the primary ways you can use Copilot—as with ChatGPT and Google Bard—is to generate text with it. If you want to get creative with Copilot, you might want to ask it to compose a poem on the topic of your choice, and you can even specify the form, style, tone, and length of the poem if you want to.

There are more business-like applications of the technology, too: Copilot will compose an email to your boss, or a pitch to a client, or a summary of a concept for you. One of the ways in which these generative AI bots can be handy is in explaining difficult topics in simple terms—and you're also able to ask follow-up questions if you need something clarifying further, or there's a particular point you're not sure on.

Microsoft Copilot for Android

You can get the app to produce text in all kinds of ways. Credit: Lifehacker

Copilot can also work with text that you paste into it: You can ask for critical comments on your own writing, for instance, or ask to make a block of text more concise or more flamboyant in terms of its language. Note that there's a copy icon at the end of each answer as well, so if you need to copy the text and paste it somewhere else, you can do.

As long as you've signed in with a valid Microsoft account, you'll see a Use GPT-4 toggle switch at the top of your chats. Enable this to make use of the most advanced AI model available in the app: Though the responses might be somewhat slower, the results you get will generally be more natural and insightful, because they're trained on more data.



Search, images and more​

Copilot goes way beyond text generation. You can, for example, ask it the same kinds of questions you might put into a search engine: Ask it for party game ideas, or for a travel itinerary for a particular city, or for products that it recommends, or for advice on how to achieve a particular task. If Copilot looks up something on the web, you'll see website citations at the end of its response.

You can also try queries that you might pose to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant—while also bearing in mind that inaccuracies can creep in, even if Copilot is referencing the web. One genuine use we've found for Copilot and other generative AI engines is to remember a word that's on the tip of our tongue—if you describe the word you're almost recalling, and put it in a sentence, Copilot will usually get the one you need.

Microsoft Copilot for Android

Copilot can also produce images and search the web. Credit: Lifehacker

Image generation is built into Copilot too, so you can simply ask it to create pictures of anything you like from text prompts: Cats in hot air balloons, an alien cityscape, an exploding cup of coffee, or whatever you need. The image creation capabilities are the same as we've already seen on Bing, and you'll be given four variations to pick from—tap on any of them to see a larger preview.

Microsoft hasn't gone on record about Copilot for Android yet, but as far as we can see, you're limited to 30 inputs per conversation if you sign into the app. It's possible that quotas will vary over time, as Microsoft manages demand for its powerful generative AI tools—which for now at least, you can use free of charge.
 

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708

OpenAI GPT Store launching next week​

Carl Franzen @carlfranzen

January 4, 2024 11:05 AM

Shoppers stare through a storefront window at large robots.

Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney V6


OpenAI appears to be ready to kick off the year 2024 with a bang.

The company behind ChatGPT and arguably the one most responsible for bringing generative AI to the masses is gearing up to launch its GPT Store, where creators of third-party customized GPTs built with OpenAI’s new GPT Builder can sell and monetize their creations, next week — January 8-13, 2024.

OpenAI sent out an email today to those who have already created and launched custom GPTs through the GPT Builder, including this author. The email text reads as follows:

Dear GPT Builder,

We want to let you know that we will launch the GPT Store next week. If you’re interested in sharing your GPT in the store, you’ll need to:



  • Review our updated usage policies and GPT brand guidelines to ensure that your GPT is compliant
  • Verify your Builder Profile (settings > builder profile > enable your name or a verified website)
  • Publish your GPT as ‘Public’ (GPT’s with ‘Anyone with a link’ selected will not be shown in the store)

Thank you for investing time to build a GPT.

– ChatGPT Team


Screen-Shot-2024-01-04-at-1.53.55-PM.png

An exact launch date, time, region and user availability were not given, and a spokesperson for OpenAI simply responded to our inquiry with: “Thanks for reaching out. We’ll have more to share here next week.”



What is the GPT Store and why is it so hyped?​

First unveiled by OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman and his compatriots at OpenAI’s DevDay developer conference in November, the GPT Store was introduced as a place on the ChatGPT website for those who build with OpenAI’s tools to make cash while sharing their creations with a large audience.

You need to use OpenAI’s GPT Builder to build customized GPTs atop OpenAI’s underlying, powerful large language model (LLM) GPT-4, but doing so is relatively simple and straightforward, especially compared to programming other software.

OpenAI’s GPT Builder lets you type the capabilities you want your GPT to offer in plain language, and it will try to make a simplified version of ChatGPT designed to perform those on behalf of you or any other users you share your GPT with. This can be done using a share link or the forthcoming store.

It immediately calls to mind Apple’s success with the App Store for the iPhone launched in the summer of 2008, and subsequently, iPad and Mac devices — which has resulted in trillions in annual revenue for third-party developers and of course, Apple itself, which takes a 30% cut on all sales. It has also been the target of antitrust lawsuits from the likes of Epic Games, though so far, it has largely withstood those.

Yet, like the Apple App Store, OpenAI’s GPT Store is not without controversy.

OpenAI initially promised to launch it in late 2023 but incurred massive drama after the former board of directors of its holding nonprofit fired Altman briefly before ultimately re-hiring him and stepping down themselves.

All that commotion — and the outsized attention toward the GPT Builder, as well as a reported distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on OpenAI’s servers, likely slowed the launch of the GPT Store.



Critical questions remain​

But when the OpenAI GPT Store finally does launch, the key question will be: how much will OpenAI take for its cut of custom GPT sales/subscriptions?

Also important: what pricing options and mechanisms will they allow, how much will developers be able to charge and will it become the App Store of the AI age?

Already, the OpenAI GPT Store has one advantage to other third-party software stores: it doesn’t require a developer account or any software experience to participate. All it requires is an idea and a way to type it into the ChatGPT Builder, and of course, a subscription to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus or Enterprise, which starts at $20 per month USD.
 

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708





Introducing the GPT Store​

We’re launching the GPT Store to help you find useful and popular custom versions of ChatGPT.

gpt-store.png

Quick links​

GPT Store

January 10, 2024

Authors OpenAI

Announcements, Product

It’s been two months since we announcedGPTs, and users have already created over 3 million custom versions of ChatGPT. Many builders have shared their GPTs for others to use. Today, we're starting to roll out the GPT Store to ChatGPT Plus, Team and Enterprise users so you can find useful and popular GPTs. Visit chat.openai.com/gpts to explore.


Discover what’s trending in the store​

The store features a diverse range of GPTs developed by our partners and the community. Browse popular and trending GPTs on the community leaderboard, with categories like DALL·E, writing, research, programming, education, and lifestyle.


New featured GPTs every week​

We will also highlight useful and impactful GPTs. Some of our first featured GPTs include:


  • Personalized trail recommendations from AllTrails
  • Search and synthesize results from 200M academic papers with Consensus
  • Expand your coding skills with Khan Academy’s Code Tutor
  • Design presentations or social posts with Canva
  • Find your next read with Books
  • Learn math and science anytime, anywhere with the CK-12 Flexi AI tutor

Include your GPT in the store​

Building your own GPT is simple and doesn't require any coding skills.

If you’d like to share a GPT in the store, you’ll need to:

  1. Save your GPT for Everyone (Anyone with a link will not be shown in the store).
  2. Verify your Builder Profile (SettingsBuilder profileEnable your name or a verified website).

Please review our latest usage policies and GPT brand guidelines to ensure your GPT is compliant. To help ensure GPTs adhere to our policies, we've established a new review system in addition to the existing safety measures we've built into our products. The review process includes both human and automated review. Users are also able to report GPTs.

Builders can earn based on GPT usage​

In Q1 we will launch a GPT builder revenue program. As a first step, US builders will be paid based on user engagement with their GPTs. We'll provide details on the criteria for payments as we get closer.


Team and Enterprise customers can manage GPTs​

Today, we announced our new ChatGPT Team plan for teams of all sizes. Team customers have access to a private section of the GPT Store which includes GPTs securely published to your workspace. The GPT Store will be available soon for ChatGPT Enterprise customers and will include enhanced admin controls like choosing how internal-only GPTs are shared and which external GPTs may be used inside your business. Like all usage on ChatGPT Team and Enterprise, we do not use your conversations with GPTs to improve our models.

Explore GPTs at chat.openai.com/gpts.

Explore GPTs
 

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708
man search engines have to be losing some serious traffic, i my first go to when i need an immediate solution to a problem is now AI. question and answer in less than 60 seconds. the only thing i did was confirm that there was a .exe called icacls on my system. before this i wasted 10 minutes trying to get it done with the GUI settings in the security tab but came across multiple errors. the command i was given executed in seconds without any errors.

p8CnHyB.png
 

bnew

Veteran
Joined
Nov 1, 2015
Messages
56,031
Reputation
8,229
Daps
157,708

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Bill Gates talk about GPT-5, AGI superintelligence, and video capabilities coming to ChatGPT in a broad interview​

News

By Kevin Okemwa

published about 2 hours ago

OpenAI's GPT-5 model will be better than GPT-4, as it will provide better responses since it will also be good at reasoning.


Sam Altman at Unconfuse Me Podcast with Bill Gates

(Image credit: YouTube | Unconfuse Me Podcast with Bill Gates)



What you need to know​


  • Sam Altman and Microsoft's Bill Gates recently touched base and talked about everything about AI, from OpenAI's future to achieving superintelligence.
  • In the broad interview, Altman mentioned that the team behind ChatGPT is working toward incorporating video capabilities into the platform for the future.
  • The company is also working on making GPT-5 better than GPT-4 and promises more accuracy, better responses and reasoning, and more.


With Sam Altman back at the helm of OpenAI, more changes, improvements, and updates are on the way for the company's AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. Altman recently touched base with Microsoft's Bill Gates over at his Unconfuse Me podcast and talked all things OpenAI, including the development of GPT-5, superintelligence, the company's future, and more.

The 33-minute-long interview kicks off with Bill Gates highlighting his surprise at how much ChatGPT has grown and gained popularity over the years, further citing that the chatbot has gotten significantly better with every refinement made by the company in terms of features and updates.

Gates also indicates that people are just beginning to familiarize themselves with generative AI, and are discovering how much can be achieved through the technology.

Altman admitted that the team behind the popular chatbot is yet to explore its full potential, as they too are trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. In the same breath, he highlighted that the team has made significant headway in some areas, which can be attributed to the success and breakthroughs made since ChatGPT's inception.



A future version of ChatGPT will ship with video capabilities​

NnMJ2MZqxpyE4Kfvz7ptJg-970-80.jpg.webp

(Image credit: Daniel Rubino)

Sam Altman shares with Gates that image generation and analysis coupled with the voice mode feature are major hits for ChatGPT users. He added that users have continuously requested video capabilities on the platform, and it's something that the team is currently looking at. This will likely be huge for ChatGPT, owing to the positive reception of image and audio capabilities received when shipping the AI-powered app.

However, the CEO indicated that the main area of focus for the team at the moment is reasoning capabilities. Altman pointed out that OpenAI's GPT-4 model can only reason in "extremely limited ways." He also pointed out that the company is working toward boosting the chatbot's reliability, to ensure that it provides accurate responses when providing answers to queries. There's been an increase in the number of reports citing that the chatbot has seemingly gotten dumber, which has negatively impacted its user base.



GPT-5 promises better accuracy and multimodality​



OpenAI has been able to achieve incredible feats with its GPT-4 model, but it has also encountered setbacks in equal measure. Altman further shared the following sentiments:

"Right now, GPT-4 can reason in only extremely limited ways. Also, reliability. If you ask GPT-4 most questions 10,000 times, one of those 10,000 is probably pretty good, but it doesn’t always know which one, and you’d like to get the best response of 10,000 each time, and so that increase in reliability will be important. Customizability and personalization will also be very important. People want very different things out of GPT-4: different styles, different sets of assumptions. We’ll make all that possible, and then also the ability to have it use your own data. The ability to know about you, your email, your calendar, how you like appointments booked, connected to other outside data sources, all of that. Those will be some of the most important areas of improvement."

While Altman didn't disclose a lot of details in regard to OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5 model, it's apparent that the company is working toward building further upon the model and improving its capabilities. As earlier mentioned, there's a likelihood that ChatGPT will ship with video capabilities coupled with enhanced image analysis capabilities.

FUN FACT: Sam Altman claims he uses Slack more than OpenAI's ChatGPT, due to the intense coordination required to run the company, which has approximately 500 employees.

The CEO also indicated that future versions of OpenAI's GPT model could potentially be able to access the user's data via email, calendar, and booked appointments. The goal behind this is to provide a more personalized experience. But as it is, users are already reluctant to leverage AI capabilities because of the unstable nature of the technology and lack of guardrails to control its use.



US government's impending regulatory cap on AI​

ia9ZeaYe9kFKgFLkgqDPfh-970-80.jpg.webp

(Image credit: Windows Central)

Generative AI could potentially lead to amazing discoveries that will allow people to tap into unexplored opportunities. However, all these come at a rather expensive cost. We already know OpenAI parts with up to 700,000 dollars per day to keep ChatGPT running, this is on top of the exorbitant water consumption by the technology, which consumes one water bottle per query for cooling.

There are also great concerns revolving around AI safety and privacy among users, though Biden's administration issued an Executive Order addressing some of these issues. The US government imposed export rules to prevent chipmakers like NVIDIA from shipping GPUs to China over military concerns, further citing that the move is in place to establish control over the technology, not to rundown China's economy.

The US government might tighten its grip and impose more rules to establish further control over the use of the technology amid its long-standing battle with China over supremacy in the tech landscape. Microsoft is already debating what to do with its Beijing-based AI research lab, as the rivalry continues to brew more trouble for both parties.



Sam Altman's long-term dream is to achieve superintelligence​

While OpenAI continues to make modifications and improvements to ChatGPT, Sam Altman hopes and dreams that he'll be able to achieve superintelligence. Superintelligence is essentially an AI system that surpasses the cognitive abilities of humans and is far more advanced in comparison to Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT.

RELATED: Microsoft launches paid subscription for Copilot

OpenAI might already be well on its way to achieving this incredible feat after the company's staffers penned down a letter to the board of directors highlighting a potential breakthrough in the space. The breakthrough could see the company achieve superintelligence within a decade or less if exploited well.

However, it's important to have elaborate measures and guardrails in place to ensure that the technology doesn't spiral out of control or fall into the wrong hands.
 
Top