ChatGPT goes mobile on Apple’s App Store

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VIDEO OF THE DAY [Harpoon missile]( [Deadly precision: How Harpoon missiles revolutionized anti-ship warfare]( The Harpoon missile has undergone significant strategic advancements, elevating its combat capabilities and solidifying its position as a formidable naval weapon. MUST READ [ChatGPT app]( [ChatGPT is now officially an app on Apple's App Store]( After six months on web browsers only, the popular AI bot, ChatGPT, makes its mobile debut in the United States with [an official iOS app](. The service is expected to expand to other countries soon and an Android version will follow in the near future. The iOS ChatGPT app is free to use with GPT-3.5, with a more advanced GPT-4 build for premium subscribers. More than just a simple port, the mobile version of ChatGPT offers a key new feature: the ability to process vocal inputs in addition to text. Thanks to the integration of OpenAI’s “Whisper” speech recognition system, the app aims to achieve “human-level robustness and accuracy” for English speakers, which is likely to revolutionize how people use it. The iOS platform strictly regulates content that apps can provide, so it remains to be seen how ChatGPT’s safeguards againts offensive or inappropriate responses will work on this new platform. Click below to learn more and check if your iPhone model is compatible. [Read More]( INNOVATION Modified NASA space tech provides sustainable batteries that last 30 years US-based firm EnerVenue is developing long-lasting, sustainable battery technology for Earth based on the engineering and chemistry NASA has used for over 40 years to power the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and more. [Read More]( THE SPONSOR OF THE DAY [Sinhanker]( [Do you fear darkness? 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