OpenAI releases ChatGPT desktop app for all Mac users

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OpenAI has finally made its official ChatGPT app available for all macOS users running macOS Sonoma or later. Previously, it was only accessible to paying subscribers.

The Mac app mirrors the web app's functionality, offering a desktop window for back-and-forth conversations with different AI models. Choose from GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and GPT-4o. And like the web app, it even supports specialized models, like the DALL-E image generator.

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Scarlett Johansson questions alleged voice mimicry in OpenAI's ChatGPT

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Actress Scarlett Johansson is locked in a dispute with OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. Johansson claims OpenAI used a voice in their system that sounds eerily similar to hers, despite her declining a request to be the official voice.

According to Johansson, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman contacted her in September 2023 to voice ChatGPT 4.0. She refused but says Altman persisted even days before the public demo. 

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OpenAI and Reddit strike up partnership

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OpenAI has secured a deal with Reddit for access to real-time content through their data API. This means discussions from Reddit can surface within ChatGPT and future OpenAI products. The financial terms haven't been disclosed, but it follows a similar arrangement Reddit made with Google earlier in 2024, reportedly worth US$60 million (around CA$82 million).

The partnership benefits both sides. OpenAI gains access to a massive archive of ongoing conversations, potentially improving the quality and relevance of responses in ChatGPT. Reddit, in turn, can leverage OpenAI's large language models to develop new AI-powered features for its users and moderators. OpenAI will also become a Reddit advertising partner.

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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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