OpenAI has officially launched its GPT Store, allowing a select group of users and official partners to share custom chatbots with the community.
The platform will not be available to the general public, according to the company. You must have a subscription to ChatGPT Plus ($20 / £16 per month), Enterprise or the newly created Teams plan. Once you purchase the subscription, you will have access to a variety of GPTs across multiple categories. These include writing, programming, and generating art; some will even provide lifestyle advice. One, in particular, can help you perfect the designs of a tattoo you're thinking about getting.
The GPT Store was originally announced last November during the company's first DevDay conference. It was shown alongside OpenAI's then-new chatbot creation service. The store was supposed to open later that month, but was delayed several times, likely as a result of the sudden firing and reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman.
Curated chatbot
While the average person can't try chatbots, you can head over to the store page right now to see what's available. Make sure you are not logged into your account: if you are, you will receive a message telling you to subscribe to ChatGPT Plus. OpenAI will highlight four GPTs at the top of the page each week. At the time of writing, AllTrails, Consensus, Code Tutor, and Books are recommended.
The first, AllTrails, will suggest nature trails to explore. Consensus, formerly known as ResearchGPT, has access to 200 million academic articles and can answer your tough scientific questions. Code Tutor, developed by the educational platform Khan Academy, will review your newly created computer code and make suggestions on how to improve it. Finally, there are the Books, the most mysterious of the group. Its description is quite vague, however, if we had to guess what it does, we would say that it provides book recommendations.
Below are a couple more lists highlighting chatbots that are currently trending among the community and those created by OpenAI's internal team. There are plans to implement an income program that will allow people to earn money from their creations. Creators “will be paid based on user engagement” with their chatbots. Details are light at the moment. All that is currently known is that it will launch sometime in the first quarter of 2024 in the United States.
Follow the rules
Anyone with a subscription can create a GPT. OpenAI claims that you don't need any coding skills, although you will need to follow the brand's usage policies and guidelines. You want to keep things clean.
You can read the rules on the official website, but just to give you an idea, users cannot A) compromise people's privacy, B) create AI that could harm the well-being of others, or C) use the platform to spread misinformation. . Break the rules and the company will restrict your ability to share or monetize your work. If you come across any of these criminals in the GPT Store, OpenAI asks you to report them.
If you have a creation, you can share it by first saving your GPT and then selecting Everyone in the process. This gives access to everyone on the platform. Once this is done, you will need to “verify your builder profile” in the Settings menu. After doing all that, you should see your chatbot in the storefront.
While we're at it, check out TechRadar's list of seven ChatGPT tips for beginners. That generative AI can be a little complicated to use.
