ChatGPT’s image generator tool now takes requests at 1-800-CHATGPT.
The feature, announced by OpenAI on Monday in a post on X, allows anyone with a WhatsApp account to text that phone number and make a request for an AI-generated image using a plain-language prompt.
In a CNET test, the ChatGPT hotline was able to create an old-school corded telephone image with the ChatGPT logo on it in about two minutes. The 1-800 number also accepts ChatGPT requests that aren’t for images. If you don’t have a ChatGPT account linked to your WhatsApp, you’re limited to one image request per day.
In April, ChatGPT announced it was opening up its image-generation feature to everyone, which created a surge of traffic for the AI tool. The service competes with image generators from other companies like Google and Meta.
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