The update was initially reported by Android Authority, which also mentioned that Pro and Plus members ought also be able to access their accounts and utilize OpenAI’s premium models, such as the GPT-4o, o1, o1 mini, and o3-mini, via WhatsApp.
OpenAI gives the WhatsApp chatgpt the ability to submit images and send voice messages.
On WhatsApp, OpenAI’s ChatGPT may now accept voice and picture inputs. To communicate with the AI bot, users can submit photos or record voice messages. The bot will then reply with text.
In the midst of all the excitement surrounding its CEO Sam Altman’s trip to India, OpenAI on Tuesday revealed a new feature that would enable users to communicate with ChatGPT via voice messages on the well-known messaging app and receive text responses from the AI chatbot.
This comes after OpenAI declared in December that consumers may communicate with ChatGPT by ‘1-800-CHATGPT’ via WhatsApp. In short, this gave consumers a another method of accessing and using ChatGPT beyond downloading the app or using a browser.
All users, especially those in India, which has one of the highest WhatsApp user bases, are now receiving these updates. The modifications, according to OpenAI, are meant to promote inclusion by giving more people in nations like India access to ChatGPT models wherever they are and however it is most convenient for them.
OpenAI will also make it possible for users to link their ChatGPT accounts on Plus, Free, or Pro on WhatsApp on Wednesday in order to increase usage. All users worldwide will be able to access this.
In the meantime, everyone is watching Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, travel to India on Wednesday. During his journey to New Delhi, the well-known creator is anticipated to meet with high-ranking government officials, participate in a fireside discussion with industry leaders, and hold private meetings with a few VC firms, according to insiders.
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Altman’s visit, his second in two years, comes at an intriguing time when Chinese upstart DeepSeek has suddenly challenged OpenAI’s (and in fact, the western world’s) dominance in artificial intelligence. DeepSeek made headlines with its low-cost AI model R1, which was built for less than $6 million and uses a small amount of computing power in comparison to well-known models like ChatGPT.
As the US IT industry, which has long justified investing billions of dollars in AI, watched in disbelief this week as Deepseek surpassed ChatGPT as the top-ranked free software on Apple’s Appstore.
Last Monday, the AI chipmaker and Wall Street sensation Nvidia saw the largest one-day value wipeout of any company in history, losing $590 billion in market capitalization.
A 2023 video of Altman, in which he voiced skepticism about potent AI models arising outside of the United States, has surfaced again ahead of his visit.
US President Donald Trump declared last month that the private sector will invest up to $500 billion to finance infrastructure related to artificial intelligence. The new business, Stargate, is being developed in collaboration with Oracle, SoftBank, and Microsoft-backed Open AI. It would complement the substantial investments made by tech corporations in US data centers, which are enormous structures containing servers that offer enormous computing power.
With a 50:50 stake in SB OpenAI Japan, the Japanese tech behemoth SoftBank Group and OpenAI strengthened their AI collaboration on Monday.
Additionally, Altman’s visit coincides with OpenAI encountering legal challenges in India, including cases involving allegations of copyright infringement. However, OpenAI has reportedly insisted that it only uses data that is publicly accessible and has contended that Indian courts lack the authority to consider the case.
India is strengthening its sovereign interests with its own AI model as the global IT scene grows more dynamic and complex.
With plans to construct its own “foundational model” that could rival ChatGPT, DeepSeek R1, and others, India last week laid out its global AI ambitions. It also lined up the “most affordable” common compute facility, which is powered by 18,693 GPUs, for researchers and startups to use in the development of new algorithms and artificial intelligence applications.
India is prepared to introduce its own safe and secure domestic AI model at a reasonable price, according to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. He claimed that after a 40% government subsidy, India’s AI model would cost less than Rs 100 per hour ($1.16 per hour), in contrast to worldwide models that cost $2.5–3 per hour to use.
The minister had conveyed confidence that India would create a world-class foundational model and be able to compete with the greatest models in the world.
