A fake ChatGPT application is a huge success on the App Store. By deceiving Internet users, several dishonest developers seek to sell subscriptions at exorbitant prices…
To take advantage of the craze around ChatGPT, OpenAI’s intelligent chatbot, some smart guys have put online fake official app on the App Store three weeks ago. Dubbed ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3, the app seeks to sell expensive subscription to iPhone users.
However, access to generative artificial intelligence is completely free. OpenAI allows Internet users to chat with the chatbot on its website without any limitations. Just create an account to get started. Clearly, unscrupulous developers want to make money by appropriating an innovation accessible free of charge through a web browser.
To convince consumers, they neglect to specify that it isa third-party app, not affiliated with OpenAI. The mention is passed over in silence, or discreetly mentioned in the description. Additionally, the app reuses the official ChatGPT logo, with some slight variations, which helps to mislead users.
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A box on the App Store
Social Media Apps & Games GmbH, the developer behind the app, is quick to charge the subscription at full price. The weekly pass is sold for 9.99 euros. For a monthly subscription, count 22.99 euros and 59.99 for annual access. Obviously, this fee schedule is designed to encourage you to take out a yearly subscription.
These packages allow you to chat with ChatGPT without limits or ads. In free version, the third-party app only offersa limited number of requests before displaying the subscription page. Moreover, the AI is lagging behind and is content with short answers, and sometimes off the mark. After a few tests, this version seems less efficient than the official ChatGPT.
Developer Social Media Apps & Games GmbH offers a handful of iOS apps on the App Store. These are low-complexity apps with limited appeal. One of them allows for example to display elements on the lock screen of iOS 16.
As reported by MacRumors, the application has managed to fool many Internet users. It also stands out among the most downloaded apps from the US App Store, in the Productivity category. In France, the application is among the 50 most popular applications in this section. In the version history, the developers are also pleased with the success of the application in more than 100 countries. Despite the price of subscriptions, it has more than 12,000 reviews, most of which are positive. The application receives a score of 4.6/5, which encourages Internet users to download.
A rain of fake ChatGPT apps
This is not an isolated case. Other applications of the same ilk have emerged on the App Store and on the Google Play Store over the past few weeks. Mirroring GPT AI With GPT-3, these third-party applications seek to mislead the Internet user by presenting themselves as official solutions.
Some developers are more honest and clearly state that the application is not related to OpenAI. In most cases, an average Internet user may unfortunately not understand the nuance.
If you want to use ChatGPT, we obviously recommend that you go through the official OpenAI website. It is also possible to converse with the amazing chatbot through the voice assistant Siri or via Google.
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