OpenAI to Release ChatGPT for Business Subscription Service
OpenAI has announced plans to launch "ChatGPT Business," a new subscription service for professionals. The service aims to offer businesses better control over their data, which may be welcomed by conglomerates such as JPMorgan, Amazon, and Verizon, who have barred staff from using ChatGPT over concerns that sensitive business information would be entered into the chatbot.
The business solution will also be tailored for enterprise users "seeking to manage their end users," the company said. It will follow the company's API's data usage policies, meaning end-users' data will not be used to train models by default. The company stated that it will release ChatGPT Business in the coming months, but it did not reveal whether the subscription service would be powered by its latest large language model, GPT-4.
OpenAI has already created a premium version of ChatGPT in India and the United States, called ChatGPT+. It offers faster response times and access to the application at peak times. However, the forthcoming ChatGPT Business subscription will provide users with more data control over the chatbot.
Chat History and Data Export
ChatGPT users will be able to disable chat history to manage their data more easily. The new feature enables users to turn chat history on or off. OpenAI has stated that it will retain new conversations for 30 days and review them only when it needs to monitor for abuse, before permanently deleting them when chat history is disabled.
Additionally, users can now export their data, including conversations and all other relevant data, using the application.
Trademark Application Rejection
OpenAI has filed an application for the trademark "GPT," which stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer. OpenAI affixed this name to most of its models, including ChatGPT and the latest version, GPT-4. OpenAI applied for trademark protection for "GPT" back in December and asked for an expedited review. However, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the decision last week as OpenAI failed to pay the relevant fees.
Part of the examination process would see the mark published for potential opposition, something that could arise, given the plethora of rival models using the term GPT in their model names. Recently, the darling of the online developer community is called Auto-GPT, and Cerebras-GPT, a series of large language models from supercomputer startup Cerebras. Additionally, corporate-based models, such as Salesforce's Einstein GPT, were created in partnership with OpenAI.
Conclusion
OpenAI is set to launch "ChatGPT Business," a subscription service for professionals. The product will provide businesses with better control over their data and is tailored for enterprise users seeking to manage their end-users. ChatGPT Business will follow OpenAI's API's data usage policies, meaning end-users' data will not be used to train models by default. The subscription service will be available in the coming months, and it is not yet clear whether it will be powered by the company's latest large language model, GPT-4. The company has also applied for the trademark "GPT," which is currently under review by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
