It looks like we may soon be getting a paid version of ChatGPT that, according to apparent early adopters, is much faster than the original AI text generation platform.
Priced at $42 per month, the subscription service appears to offer users faster responses, “priority access” to unconfirmed new features, and more reliable access (via The edge (opens in new tab)).
Considering how difficult it has been to access the text generation platform lately, in part due to the sheer number of companies using it as a mini AI assistant to speed up workflows, a ChatGPT Pro version seemed like the logical next step for a platform in such high demand. And it’s undoubtedly the interest of companies that you can thank for the ridiculous monthly price.
Twitter user Chillzaza_, who appears to have previously accessed ChatGPT Pro, has posted proof since “Many users asked me for proof, so I decided to make a video.”
This is how ChatGPT Pro works! Many users asked me for proof, so I decided to make a video. pic.twitter.com/QYNn3pRnxIJanuary 21, 2023
Of course, this could be an AI-generated fake of an AI text generator, which generates AI videos on content for AI text generation… Who’s to say?
OpenAI noted a while back that “this is an early experimental program that is subject to change, and we are not making paid pro access generally available at this time.” So whether it all goes through is quite up in the air.
While we’re not sure it’ll all take off, one thing’s for sure: both the corporate and the depraved will definitely pay, regardless of the price. We can only hope so, after Microsoft’s billion dollar investment (opens in new tab) on the OpenAI platform will see a price tag of $42 per month “mentally scarred” Kenyan workers (opens in new tab) better compensated for the absolute unadulterated horrors they are exposed to on a daily basis by moderating it.