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report, citing data from analytics firm Similarweb, said an
average of about 13 million unique visitors had used ChatGPT per
day in January, more than double the levels of December.
"In 20 years following the internet space, we cannot recall a
faster ramp in a consumer internet app," UBS analysts wrote in
the note.
It took TikTok about nine months after its global launch to
reach 100 million users and Instagram 2-1/2 years, according to
data from Sensor Tower.
ChatGPT can generate articles, essays, jokes and even poetry in
response to prompts. OpenAI, a private company backed by
Microsoft Corp, made it available to the public for free in late
November.
On Thursday, OpenAI announced a $20 monthly subscription,
initially for users in the United States only. It would provide
a more stable and faster service as well as the opportunity to
try new features first, the company said.
Analysts believe the viral launch of ChatGPT will give OpenAI a
first-mover advantage against other AI companies. The growing
usage, while imposing substantial computing cost on OpenAI, has
also provided valuable feedback to help train the chatbot's
responses.
The company said the subscription revenue would help cover the
computing cost.
Availability of the tool has raised questions about facilitation
of academic dishonesty and misinformation.
Last month, Microsoft announced another multi-billion-dollar
investment in OpenAI in the form of cash and provision of cloud
computing.
(Reporting by Krystal Hu in Toronto; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
and Bradley Perrett)
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