ChatGPT aims to achieve its universalization with its first official application for smartphones. Specifically, it is available for iOS. Thus, it can be accessed more easily. The announcement comes six months after OpenAI first unveiled ChatGPT to the public. 

Currently, the ChatGPT app is only available for download in the United States. However, they will be expanding to other countries in the coming weeks. Users residing in the U.S. will be able to access the App Store and download it for free. 

Thanks to using the account in the application, the conversation history between devices will be synchronized. It will also integrate Whisper, its open-source speech recognition system, which enables voice input. Otherwise, the official ChatGPT app will be completely free with the GPT-3.5 engine. As with the web version, there is also the option to subscribe to ChatGPT Plus to get faster responses, early access to features, and use the more powerful GPT-4 version.

The idea is that this first release will allow them to gather feedback from North American users for continuous application improvement before launching it in other regions.

ChatGPT functionalities for iOS

The new ChatGPT iPhone app will have added functionalities to make using AI in a mobile environment easier and faster than ever. The idea for OpenAI and Microsoft is to capture the Google internet browser global market, turning ChatGPT - or similar solutions - into the new way people search for information or content online. 

The features of the ChatGPT iPhone app are:

• Instant answers: accurate information without sifting through ads or multiple results.
• Advice: if you need information on topics such as cooking, travel or thoughtful messages for your private conversations.
• Creative inspiration: generate gift ideas, sketch presentations or write the perfect poem.
• Professional intervention: increase productivity with idea feedback, note summarization, and technical assistance on topics.
• Learning: the chatbot can become your learning guide on various topics and disciplines.

ChatGPT European issues 

Meanwhile, ChatGPT has set itself up for a rough ride with Europe's powerful privacy watchdogs.

The chatbot is the hottest sensation of artificial intelligence technology but was hit with a temporary ban in Italy last month because it could violate Europe's privacy rulebook, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Italian ban is just the start of ChatGPT's troubles, as it opened itself up to privacy cases across the bloc and is running cutting-edge technology that's irking governments over risks ranging from data protection to misinformation, cybercrime, fraud, and cheating on school tests.

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75% of Spaniards use mobile e-commerce, the highest rate in Europe, followed by Italy (72%), the United Kingdom (62%), and Austria (56%), according to a survey conducted by the price comparison site idealo.es.

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The study also reveals that the devices most used in these purchases correspond to those that support the Android system and that Sunday, between eight and nine o'clock at night, is the time preferred by Spaniards to consume via cell phone.

The survey also provides data on the high penetration rate of online shopping in our society, as 66% of consumers surveyed make at least one purchase a month via the Internet, while 23% do so weekly. This high recurrence is higher among young people, as 28% of Spaniards between 35 and 44 years old admit that they shop online every week.

Mobile e-commerce across generations 

However, the idealo.es study also reflects the advance of online shopping among the oldest - also primarily via Mobile e-commerce - the research shows that the population between 55 and 64 years old records a significant increase in the frequency of weekly consumption, from 11% in 2021 to 18% by the end of 2022.

By gender, the frequency of online shopping is higher among women, with one in four recognizing this weekly habit compared to 21% of men.

Clothing, footwear, and electronics

The company's survey places the fashion category with the most online purchases, with clothing (44%) and footwear (40%) in the lead, followed by electronics in third place, with 38% of consumption.

As for the advance of social networks as a platform for e-marketing, the report places YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook as the most used by Spanish shoppers. However, TikTok is the fastest growing compared to 2021, with an advance of 20%, and Twitch enters the ranking for the first time.

Overall, Spain is quickly adapting to the new standards for commerce, and even the older non-digital native generations, are picking up the pace of e-commerce.

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