Some of OpenAI’s announcements for its “12 Days” event of ChatGPT novelties were easy to guess. The full release of ChatGPT o1, ChatGPT Search going public, and the official Sora rollout are some of the things you could have seen coming. But the 1-800-ChatGPT toll-free number that OpenAI announced on Wednesday is something that definitely wasn’t on my list.
I did not see ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode getting regular phone call support, which is what the 1-800 number will do for you. It’s an incredibly gimmicky feature that will do more for OpenAI’s ChatGPT marketing department than for users.
The 1-800 number will give you 15 minutes of free chat with the AI per month in the US and Canada. It works from any kind of phone, including old flip phones and rotary home phones. OpenAI demoed both during the short livestream. But the more exciting feature is having ChatGPT support in WhatsApp.
You can use the same number to talk to ChatGPT in the popular chat app. There are no limits, and the phone works worldwide. That’s less gimmicky than calling a phone number to talk to ChatGPT, and I think it’s a big attack on Meta’s Meta AI.
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