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Along with making life easier in many spheres of human endeavor, the movement toward artificial intelligence and neural networks has also sped up the rise of fraud. CompanyIn a research released on Wednesday, Sophos showed that dozens of apps with the term “ChatGPT” were saturated with mentions of the app stores, Google and Apple.
On the other hand, the majority of them are really cheap ploys that heavily promote themselves. These apps assert to establish a direct connection to OpenAI’s ground-breaking ChatGPT API.
And that’s what a lot of people do in reality. While the majority of these programs are completely free to use as public versions of huge language models, their developers do not hesitate to charge customers for maintenance despite the fact that the majority of them perform horribly.
What These Apps Do
Apps that offer a “free trial” to entice users are known to charge a substantial monthly cost through the App Store or Google Play. “Chat GBT” was one such application that Sophos examined. A three-day free trial that eventually turns into a $10 monthly Pro subscription was offered in place of the initially advertised “free” version. This was the result of three requests for further capability.
And that’s what a lot of people do in reality. While the majority of these programs are completely free to use as public versions of huge language models, their developers do not hesitate to charge customers for maintenance despite the fact that the majority of them perform horribly.
Apps that offer a “free trial” to entice users are known to charge a substantial monthly cost through the App Store or Google Play. “Chat GBT” was one such application that Sophos examined. A three-day free trial that eventually turns into a $10 monthly Pro subscription was offered in place of the initially advertised “free” version. This was the result of three requests for further capability.
Hundreds of unfavorable reviews alerting people to an obvious scam persist in spite of this. The “GAI Assistant” continued to operate as intended even after the researchers paid for a membership, although $6 a week is a significant amount for a service that can be obtained for free on the OpenAI website.