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OpenAI makes it even easier for many to access ChatGPT.

OpenAI announced Thursday the release of a free ChatGPT app for iOS users in the United States, with plans to roll out to other countries soon.

The release comes six months after OpenAI first launched ChatGPT online to the public. The launch quickly sparked a new AI arms race in the tech industry to develop and deploy tools that can generate compelling written work and images in response to user prompts.

It also comes the same week that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before Congress about the risks artificial intelligence may pose to society, describing the current boom in the technology as a potential “moment of the press”, but which required safeguards.

The new ChatGPT app has the same capabilities as the web version of the viral chatbot tool and could help boost its popularity. With the app, users will also be able to send voice prompts through their phone’s microphone, instead of typing them out. Users can also sync their history between devices.

Those who pay $20 per month to subscribe to ChatGPT Plus will get additional benefits in the app, including access to GPT-4 capabilities, the next-generation version of the technology that underpins the tool.

OpenAI plans to release an Android version next, seconds to the company’s CTO, Mira Murati.