Apple users who were left out during the ChatGPT craze can rejoice. now there is a free version of ChatGPT that works on iPhone and iPad.
OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, says its iPhone version is already available in the US and will be rolled out to other countries in the coming weeks.
Even better. Android smartphone and PC users should also get their own version of ChatGPT “soon,” according to writer Farooq Gessa Musal.
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*In-depth review. Google’s new “Help me write.” Wired writer Paresh Dave offers an extremely helpful and detailed review of Help Me Write in this article.
The result: While not perfect, Help Me Write offers the same kind of automated writing now available with ChatGPT, according to Dave.
You can activate Help Me Write by clicking the pencil and star icon at the bottom of the Gmail Compose window or in the left margin of a Google Docs page.
Dave is watching. “Disappointments aside, the system is sure to be widely adopted by the 2 billion people who use Gmail and the 3 billion people who use Google’s productivity software like Docs.”
Next-generation Sudowrite promises true AI-fiction. AI writing pioneer Sudowrite has launched a new module called Story Engine that promises to help write long-form stories and novels.
Writer Nikki Mayne observes. “The company’s website shares multiple tutorials on how Sudowrite can create so-called authored plot points, character arcs and themes on one ‘magical AI canvas.’
“It will even go so far as to create character names and descriptions to “help your readers connect with your characters and feel like they’re really ‘there’.
Proof of concept will, of course, come in test drive reports from multiple writers in the coming weeks.
Despite this, Sudowrite founder James Yu is confident. “These are not just novels, these stories correspond to the author’s vision.”
*According to rumors, “Plugtastic.” ChatGPT Premium users now have 70+ plugins. ChatGPT users who pay $20 per month for the “Plus” version now have access to the tool’s 70+ third-party plugins.
Writer Pahi Mehra observes. “OpenAI says this update will enable ChatGPT to access up-to-date information, perform calculations and use third-party services.
“The company also hired ChatGPT app developers from the waiting list to build these additional features.”
*Wordplay Now Child’s Play. Grammarly Business is getting an AI upgrade. Grammarly Business, an enhanced version of the popular consumer editing and proofreading tool, has some new AI tricks.
Chief among them is GrammarlyGO, an AI writer that can write or rewrite text and generate auto-replies for emails.
Companies often choose Grammarly’s business version for its ability to create a brand-standard writing style.
They also like software that helps protect business data.
*Author: ChatGPT can “childish” film and television script; TV writer David Simon, known for “The Wire” and “Homicide. Life on the Street, with its classics, has a decidedly jaundiced view of the studio’s hopes for AI.
Ultimately, the suits are looking to use technology to automatically generate first-draft scripts that flesh writers will then polish.
Simon observes. “If this industry goes this way, it’s going to infantilize itself.
“We’re all going to watch what we’ve watched before, only worse.”
*Ink Versus Silicon. CNET Writers Joins WGA’s Fight Against AI. Writers at CNET, one of the first publications to publicly acknowledge that it uses AI-generated writing;
According to the new union, “There has been a lack of transparency and accountability from management on key issues, including the use of AI tools that impact workloads, sub-levels and careers.”
The name of the new group is CNET Media Workers Union.
*LexisNexis raises legal IQ with artificial intelligence. Longtime legal information clearinghouse Lexis is offering a new product to select subscribers called Lexis+ AI.
The new AI tool uses GPT-4, which is used by ChatGPT and similar AI:
~ Answer legal research questions
~ summarize the legal issues
~ Create draft documents such as demand letters or customer emails
Rival Westlaw plans to counter LexisNexis’ move later this year with its own AI upgrade.
*Pitch Perfect. Real Estate Property Listings – Silicon Speed. Real estate agents who sometimes spend an hour or more writing a property listing now have a tool that will automatically write that property listing in a fraction of the time.
The tool, called ListingArchitect, also offers images that can be used alongside the listing.
What makes ListingArchitect unique is the spin on Addressable that ListingArchitect just released is that it doesn’t present the user with a text box or chat style interface to enter a prompt like this is common with generative AI tools.
“Instead, the system collects property details in a structured way and provides settings to refine word choice and style.
“This approach is designed to improve ease of use and ultimately lead to better AI output.”
* AI Big Picture. From Here to Eternity. For some, AI can guarantee immortality; actor Tom Hanks believes that artificial intelligence’s ability to reshape content and mimic style could mean that he and other actors will be in movies long after their deaths.
Hanks observes:
“I might get hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s it, but the performances can go on and on.
“There will be nothing beyond the concept of AI and deepfake to tell you that I and I are not alone.
“And it will have a life-like quality.
“It’s certainly an artistic challenge, but it’s also a legal one.”
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– Joe Dysart is an editor at RobotWritersAI.com and a technology journalist with 20+ years of experience. His work has appeared in more than 150 publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.