ChatGPT goes account-free: Dive into AI chat without signing up

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Remember that viral AI chatbot, ChatGPT? The one that sparked excitement about generative AI tools? Well, it just got easier to try. OpenAI, the minds behind ChatGPT, launched a new feature this week: you can now chat with ChatGPT directly on their website, no account required!

This means, anyone curious about AI chatbots but hasn't tried yet can finally experience it firsthand. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, stated in a recent blog post that it was "core" to its mission to make it widely available. They added, "More than 100 million people across 185 countries use ChatGPT weekly to learn something new, find creative inspiration, and get answers to their questions."

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Boston Dynamics tests ChatGPT on its robot dog Spot

Boston Dynamics has added ChatGPT to its robot dog Spot, which may make it creepier to some of you now. The integration gives Spot programmable personalities and a fake mouth that moves, which, um, yeah, it's kinda yikes.

This is just an experiment for now, but it has potential. Some companies like National Grid, BP, and the NYPD already use Spot. ChatGPT could make it more useful or again creepy, depending on your view.

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Zillow gets a ChatGPT plug-in for househunting

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Zillow has partnered with ChatGPT to launch a new plug-in. You can use this new tool to help with your house search. You just need to tell ChatGPT what kind of property you're looking for, whether you're looking to purchase or rent, and input other criteria like location, bedroom count, and price. The plug-in will then show you options.

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Microsoft's Bing Chat AI starts rolling out to all users

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After the Bing Chat AI sidebar showed up, it looks like Microsoft is ready to offer its ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat AI to anyone who wants to use it. It's still listed as "join the waiting list" on the signup page, but when you sign up, it looks like you get instant access. I got access to the feature a few weeks back. 

Microsoft hasn't confirmed this change, but it is holding an event today on "Reinventing productivity with AI." The focus might be more on its tools for the Microsoft 365 suite, but there might be new changes to Bing. Microsoft confirmed recently that the new Bing runs on the GPT-4 engine for the last few weeks, well before OpenAI unveiled it. 

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