December 19, 2012 - "12 Days of OpenAIOn the 10th day, OpenAI further explored new ways of interaction during a live broadcast today, December 19thLaunched in the United States ChatGPT Hotline (1-800-242-8478), which users dial to have a voice conversation with ChatGPT.
Demonstrations showed that the calls went through, whether it was an iPhone, an old flip phone or a landline. The feature is currently only available in the U.S., with 15 minutes of free calling per month, or users can download the ChatGPT App to create an account to extend their calling time.
In addition to launching the hotline service in the U.S., OpenAI has also integrated access to ChatGPT for the social app WhatsApp. Users don't need an OpenAI account, they just need to add 1 (800) CHATGPT (the same number as the hotline) to their WhatsApp contacts to start using ChatGPT.
At present WhatsApp access to ChatGPT only supports text input, does not support advanced voice mode and visual input, but integrates all the intelligent functions of the o1-mini model. it home cited sources reported that OpenAI is also developing WhatsApp user authentication function, but the specific on-line time has not yet been announced.
These two new features are the result of OpenAI's recent hacking week, with OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil saying that the company is working to make ChatGPT, WhatsApp Integration and Hotline Service more accessible, marking its expansion AI An important step was taken in the application of chat robotics。