OpenAI's ChatGPT: Widely Used by Fortune 500 Companies, but Facing Challenges and Concerns
OpenAI's ChatGPT has been widely adopted by over 92% of Fortune 500 companies for various purposes, leading to the company's growth and success. However, the recent firing and return of CEO Sam Altman has raised concerns about the company's direction and opened the door for competitors. Despite potential negative aspects of ChatGPT, OpenAI is heavily investing in it, with updates such as GPT-4 Turbo, a multimodal API, and a GPT store. Recent updates include the integration of DALL-E 3 and the release of ChatGPT Voice to all free users. The company has also launched a new subscription plan for ChatGPT called ChatGPT Plus, with prices starting at $20 per month.
ChatGPT voice function is free to all users
Odaily Planet Daily News: OpenAI has announced that the ChatGPT voice function is now free for all users and can be downloaded as a mobile app.
OpenAI CEO: Suspension of new user registrations for ChatGPT Plus for a period of time
CEO of OpenAI stated: new user registration for ChatGPT Plus will be temporarily suspended.
OpenAI: ChatGPT, OpenAI API endpoints, etc. are down and under investigation
On November 12th, OpenAI Status page shows that there are issues with OpenAI API endpoints, Labs, Playground, and ChatGPT, and they are currently under investigation.
ChatGPT was down for nearly 6 hours due to DDoS attack
On November 9th, ChatGPT went down again around 13:30 today and has been interrupted for nearly 6 hours.
Meanwhile, the official page shows that OpenAI has been working to solve the "periodic interruption" issue caused by DDoS attacks on its API and ChatGPT services in the past 24 hours. <br>
OpenAI: ChatGPT experienced periodic outages due to DDoS attacks and is currently resolving the issue
According to official updates, OpenAI said it is dealing with periodic interruptions caused by DDoS attacks on ChatGPT and is continuing to work to mitigate the issue. Previously, severe interruptions and failures occurred in ChatGPT and API services, causing users and developers to be unable to use them normally.
ChatGPT webpage stuck again and unable to log in
OpenAI announced on Monday at its first developer conference that it will release the latest preview version of GPT-4Turbo, a more powerful and faster version of the large language model that supports ChatGPT. However, this morning, ChatGPT showed an unable to log in status. After users clicked on the login button, the webpage displayed a blank page with only one prompt.
ChatGPT has 100 million weekly active users and more than 2 million developers use the platform
On November 7th, TechCrunch reported that Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced at the company's first developer conference in San Francisco on Monday that ChatGPT currently has 100 million active users per week, with over 2 million developers using the platform, including over 92% of Fortune 500 companies.
ChatGPT-4 predicts Ethereum price to be between $3,000 and $10,000 in 2024
Given the positive outlook for Ethereum and the cryptocurrency market's expectation of the upcoming bull market in 2024, Finbold has asked ChatGPT to predict the price range of ETH early next year. ChatGPT-4 said, "Predicting the price of Ethereum in 2024 requires analysis of current trends and factors. As of now, Ethereum's price trend has been driven by increased adoption, platform upgrades, and market sentiment. By 2024, its price could be between $3,000 and $10,000, and the wide range of this prediction is attributed to the volatility of the cryptocurrency market."
Baidu Launches Upgraded AI Chatbot Ernie 4.0, Competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT
Baidu, a major search engine company in China, has released an upgraded version of its AI chatbot, Ernie 4.0, which competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Baidu's CEO, Robin Li, announced at the company's annual technology conference in Beijing on October 17, 2023 that the launch of the new version of Ernie 4.0 could lead to a new round of economic growth. Although the general public cannot yet access the latest version of Ernie 4, Li claims that it is as good as OpenAI's ChatGPT 4. Baidu has been gradually transitioning into an internet service company specializing in AI-related services since the launch of its generative AI chatbot, Ernie, in August 2023.