Now anyone can download the ChatGPT app on Mac and use it, including non-paying users; Previously, the app was restricted to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
OpenAI announced in a post on X that you can now “get faster access to ChatGPT to chat over email, screenshots, and anything on your screen with the Option + Space shortcut.” You can download the app through the official website, allowing for more convenient access to the AI and putting various features at your fingertips on the desktop.
From a central prompt box, you can check ChatGPT and access options to take a screenshot or upload a file to send to the chatbot, and interact with the AI in other ways, including easily searching your old conversations to find something specific .
The ChatGPT desktop app for macOS is now available to all users. Get faster access to ChatGPT to chat about email, screenshots, and anything on your screen with the Option + Space shortcut: pic.twitter.com/x9sT8AnjDmJune 25, 2024
Another example shows someone using the shortcut to upload some PDF class schedule files and asking ChatGPT to find and summarize deadlines within the three files. This effectively illustrates how it can be a useful tool in solving your overwhelming college or school workload.
The most impressive aspect of the app is the way it streamlines the process of using ChatGPT. Instead of having to copy an entire document to paste into ChatGPT, you can simply select a section (or as above, upload the entire file), open ChatGPT, and simply request feedback in the search bar.
On top of all this, Mac users can talk to the ChatGPT desktop app for a more hands-free experience, a feature that I think really takes ChatGPT from just a chatbot to a virtual assistant on macOS. .
An example query on the OpenAI website shows someone asking ChatGPT to take a screenshot of some broken code, asking for help with that code, which then opens the app and provides suggestions on what to do to fix the problem.
All that said, I am someone who is very skeptical about the increasing integration and use of artificial intelligence in this way, especially considering the environmental impact that AI can have (in terms of processing workloads and the power needed for that) .
So while I appreciate that this is all incredibly cool and will make many people's lives easier and more productive, at the same time, the more available this type of technology is, the greater impact it will have on the environment. and that's something big AI brands need to think about.
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