ChatGPT might start being used in GM vehicles
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General Motors might start using the viral ChatGPT chatbot in its vehicles in light of a deal it had signed with Microsoft in this regard.
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A ChatGPT prompt is shown on a device near a public school in Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, January 5, 2023 (AP Photo)
General Motors is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of a broader collaboration effort with Microsoft, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a company executive.
"ChatGPT is going to be in everything," GM Vice President Scott Miller said in an interview last week.
According to Miller, ChatGPT could be used to access information on how to use vehicle features that are normally found in an owner's manual, and it could even be used for program functions such as unlocking garage doors or integrating schedules from a calendar.
"This shift is not just about one single capability like the evolution of voice commands, but instead means that customers can expect their future vehicles to be far more capable and fresh overall when it comes to emerging technologies," Reuters quoted a GM spokesperson as saying on Friday.
The news was first reported by business news site Semafor, saying General Motors was working on a virtual personal assistant using the AI models behind ChatGPT.
Microsoft announced earlier in 2023 a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, the owner of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Furthermore, the US automaker partnered in 2021 with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of AI-operated vehicles.
This comes days after new British Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged that artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could play a role in Whitehall, thus representing a "massive opportunity" for civil service and beyond.Â
In response to text prompts, ChatGPT can generate articles, essays, jokes, poems, and job applications. In November, OpenAI made it freely available to the public.
It can react to inquiries in a human-like manner and understand the context of follow-up questions in the same way that humans do, as well as write long-form pieces of writing when asked.
It is worth noting that the International Baccalaureate announced earlier this week that students may quote from ChatGPT content in their essays.
According to analysts, ChatGPT reached 100 million users within two months of its inception in February.
