Two Years of ChatGPT: The Most Reliable Chatbot, Ideology Aside ...
Despite growing competition from Google, Microsoft, Meta, and others, OpenAI’s tool remains the most trustworthy and innovative for 200 million weekly users.
The Evolution of ChatGPT
This Saturday, November 30, marks two years of ChatGPT. Two years in which the advancements have been remarkable. Now we can converse with this AI from OpenAI, upload images, ask it to generate them, create texts with sources updated almost in real time from the Internet, produce videos with Sora (still limited to certain users), use it as a search engine, and personalize it through the memory of our queries and work.
The past year has been especially intense, both for the new features and the backstory of the company, which has established itself on the playing field of the tech giants. Its most visible figure, Sam Altman, gives the impression of being here to stay. ChatGPT has 200 million weekly users, and OpenAI has set the pace for others to follow, to the point that some competitors have chosen to ally with it rather than fight it directly, like Apple and Microsoft.
Staying Ahead in the AI Race
As 2024 comes to a close, we celebrate the second anniversary of ChatGPT, arguably the most robust and reliable AI, always present, though occasionally Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or Mistral might surprise us. These have been two years of hegemony, staying a few steps ahead and avoiding glaring errors in its presentations or turning its “hallucinations” into news.
ChatGPT may have better or worse days, like any human, but over these two years, it has demonstrated a consistency, continuous innovation, and reliability that are crucial in this era of increasing AI mainstream adoption.
Redefining AI Expectations
From creating real-time texts to personalizing experiences, this OpenAI chatbot has redefined what we expect from AI. Subscribers would probably agree that the $20 monthly fee is one of the best investments. Interacting with ChatGPT through videos, photos, documents, and text is a comprehensive experience that makes it the most reliable AI assistant.
Decades ago, we were loyal to a newspaper, a radio station, and a television channel; we chose the editorial line of the media that best aligned with our ideology. Now, we are loyal to one AI more than another. We have our reference AI, and if we want to experiment, try, or compare, we turn to others, which are growing in number and improving steadily.
A Personal Connection with ChatGPT
Some say it leans more to the right than to the left. Although it’s hard for me to discern the ideology of its creators, with ChatGPT and other AIs, I feel the same way I used to with media outlets: I prefer their reliability and rigor, even if I don’t always share certain editorial biases. Learning to distinguish between the robustness of the tool and its possible “editorial tint” has been one of the most valuable lessons I’ve experienced in these two years.
My relationship with ChatGPT is simple: I respect your editorial stance, but you fulfill my requests. Let’s keep a good relationship that lasts for many more years. Happy anniversary, ChatGPT!
