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ChatGPT Keeps Shipping

This week of Bitcoin breakthroughs has been the first time in a long time that AI hasn’t sucked up the tech world’s attention.

But that doesn’t mean no moves are being made. To the contrary, OpenAI has shipped two big ChatGPT upgrades this week.

The GPT Store and ChatGPT Team.

The GPT Store

2 months ago, right before the whole Altman vs The Board drama, OpenAI released GPTs, which are custom versions of ChatGPT that you can create for a specific purpose with nothing but natural language.

It was promised that we would eventually be able to surf and sell GPTs in a store much like we do apps in the App Store. With the GPT Store, that promise has now become a reality.

Here’s the gist:

• The store features a range of GPTs which you can browse through.

• OpenAI will periodically feature GPTs they find especially useful and impactful.

• There’s no revenue sharing yet, but you can expect this to come sometime in Q1.

Pretty cool stuff, and if you’re in the market for a new credit card and want to try out the GPT Store, check out my GPT.

ChatGPT Team

OpenAI is also launching ChatGPT Team…which is basically exactly what you’d expect. It’s a version of ChatGPT built for smaller teams.

Basically, ChatGPT that’s a level above regular ChatGPT but a level below ChatGPT Enterprise.

It comes with pretty much everything a small team would need:

• Dedicated workspace for up to 149 people.

• Access to OpenAI’s latest models.

• Access to GPTs.

• Unspecified new features and improvements down the line.

If you’re a team willing to fork over $30 per user per month, then ChatGPT Team could be yours.

The Business Plan: It appears that OpenAI is trying to capture both the consumer market and the business market here. Smart play to crank those revenues before the Apple’s of the world really start to get involved.

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