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YouGotNieds t1_j29b9y2 wrote

I disagree with most of what you are saying.

First you can pay for lifetime access to chatgpt now even at its current version I am sure many people would consider buying pro versions of this.

Second, don't forget Chatgpt is version 1 at the moment. It can only go up from here and start being used in finance, accounting, hr, and many more areas of business that we can't even think of yet.

Third, I am sure the data that openai is getting from chatgpt in itself is extremely valuable for the company as they get more data and type of tasks people might ask. This gives them an actual idea of how they could create a profitable product that could compete with the sorts of google or alexa but just way better.

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Lodge1722 t1_j29h0o6 wrote

Any source for the lifetime access? Quick search only lead me to their API pricing.

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ReadSeparate t1_j29kvft wrote

Yeah I would like to see this as well, I couldn’t find it either

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YouGotNieds t1_j29ktp9 wrote

on the android app InstaGPT they offer it

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lehcarfugu t1_j29lkby wrote

This isn't through OpenAI, you are paying a third party. OpenAI charges by usage

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nebson10 t1_j29nk9c wrote

Is InstaGPT a loophole to get a lifetime subscription to ChatGPT?

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Zermelane t1_j29mja2 wrote

Sounds scammy. ChatGPT itself does not have an official API at all and the research preview is free to use, while with the other models (that do have official APIs) that OpenAI does charge for, they charge by usage, and purchasing lifetime access from a third party is... not likely to be a good deal, is the best I can say.

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YouGotNieds t1_j29y5ya wrote

Might be actually. The app seemed really legit and I didn't consider buying it but it seemed like a good idea to have a subscription

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noop_noob t1_j2a0msq wrote

That one will probably stop working as soon as OpenAI stops offering ChatGPT for free.

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sharkymcstevenson2 t1_j2ck5l2 wrote

Yep! The real apps are built on GPT3 rather than reverse engineered ChatGPT hacks

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SoylentRox t1_j2aehvs wrote

I don't see how "lifetime access" makes any sense.

(1) Assuming it's to the current model and not future updates, that would be like buying a "lifetime copy" of MS-DOS internal beta 0.7 (whatever they called it back then), or an iphone 1 loaded with a pre-release copy of the OS.

It may work offline for your lifetime, but it's going to be useless compared to what's available within months.

(2) who's hosting it? GPT-3 is around 180 billion parameters, or 720 gigabytes of memory. This means the only thing capable of running it currently is a cluster of 8 Nvidia A100s with 80 Gb memory each, and each costs $25,000 and consumes 400 watts of power.

I'm not sure how "fast" it is, if you see chatGPT typing for 30 seconds are you drawing 3.2 kilowatts of power just for your session? I don't think it's that high, probably the delays are it's servicing other users.

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dietcheese t1_j2b945a wrote

There is no lifetime access. Where are you getting your information?

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