OpenAI recently launched a unique new feature to its ChatGPT platform that lets users create collaborative, customizable group chats. Don’t get too excited—this new functionality is still being tested in limited markets, including Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. This new feature makes ChatGPT’s functionality even more powerful, allowing users to collaborate in real-time right inside the app.
This addition of group chat is a really intriguing display of ChatGPT’s new social skills, purpose-built for conversations involving many participants. Users are better able to work together, sharing ideas and information instantly in order to make the best, most unbiased decision possible. This big advancement is even one step further up the ladder for ChatGPT. It makes the platform more from a classic conversational agent to an interesting collaborative tool that fosters rich group discussion.
OpenAI has since released Sora 2, a standalone social media application that not only complements but adds to its AI-powered devices. This new app includes a cool group chat feature. Sora 2 includes a TikTok-like discovery feed that allows users to view and interact with other users’ AI-generated videos. Together, this combination unlocks a powerful medium for creativity and self-expression. Through the use of algorithmic recommendations based on a user’s activity and geographic location, the app delivers a hyper-personalized experience.
OpenAI has implemented robust content filtering policies for minors under 18. These new measures are in effect for the ChatGPT group chat feature and Sora 2. These vital safeguards are bolstered by a suite of parental controls, designed to help foster a safe online experience for children and teens. In addition to these features, Sora 2 includes direct messaging capabilities, giving users even more time to connect and communicate on their own terms.
As a TechCrunch reporter, Kate Park covers technology, startups and venture capital in Asia. She stressed what a big deal these developments are going to be. She underscored that OpenAI’s efforts are just the latest example of a move towards adding more social interaction capabilities to AI tools.
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In the past, OpenAI had a Wall Street Journal reporter focused on M&A, private equity, and venture capital. The transition toward expanding social functionalities indicates a strategic shift in how the organization envisions AI interacting with users in their daily lives.