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ChatGPT Gains New Superpowers, Alexa Is Getting a Generative AI Upgrade
ChatGPT can now see, hear, talk and access the internet. Alexa will be Generative AI-powered and Amazon is introducing new smart glasses.
Pierre Sabbagh
October 05, 2023
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The AI digest for busy real estate pros.
In this week’s digest:
👀 ChatGPT can see, hear, talk and access the internet
🧠 Alexa is getting a Generating AI upgrade
📱 How to replace Siri with ChatGPT
Read time: 4 minutes.
NEWS
Source: OpenAI.
What’s New?
ChatGPT now accepts voice and image inputs alongside text.
Users can have voice conversations with ChatGPT.
The update enables real-time discussion about visual content.
This feature is available to Plus and Enterprise for now.
How Relevant?
Image Queries: You can snap a photo of a property and ask ChatGPT to describe its features.
Voice Searches: You can use voice commands to ask ChatGPT for recent sales data in a particular area or inquire about local market trends.
Visual Content Creation: With a simple voice command, you could ask ChatGPT (with the Canva plugin) to generate appealing visual content for marketing purposes, like creating flyers or social media posts using images of the property you are representing.
NEWS
Source: Bing AI.
What’s New?
ChatGPT Web browsing feature is now available under GPT-4.
It uses Bing for internet searches & browsing.
This feature is only available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users for now.
To activate it, you need to:
Enable “Beta features” in “Profile & Settings”.
Toggle "Browse with Bing" under GPT-4.
Activate web browsing feature in ChatGPT
How Relevant?
Access to real-time insights by having ChatGPT retrieve market trends, neighborhood data or property valuations.
Insert a URL in the chat, then pose questions to ChatGPT about it — like sharing a property listing link and inquiring about the property and its vicinity.
Explore local events around a particular area or listing by asking ChatGPT.
NEWS
Source: Amazon.
What’s New?
Amazon previewed a smarter Alexa powered by a new Generative AI
Generative AI pushes Alexa towards more natural, human-like conversations and improves its usefulness in real-world tasks.
Amazon also preview a New Echo Frames smart glasses which offer a personal and easy access to Alexa, with a limited utility compared to other voice assistants.
Free preview of Alexa’s new capabilities will be available soon.
How Relevant?
Alexa has been disappointing due to its rigid interactions and limited understanding. Generative AI will - in theory - make it more conversational and useful.
This might enable more engaging experiences like making open houses and listing tours a more interactive experience for potential buyers.
AI TOOLS
🎨 Canva Magic Studio: All the AI editing & design tools inside Canva. (link)
🤳 Castmagic: Turn your audio into ready-to-publish content like social media content and notes (link)
✍️ Jasper: AI copywriter that helps you write in your own voice. (link)
🖼️ Looka: Design a logo and a brand in seconds. (link)
📹️ Synthesia: Create professional videos using an AI-generated avatar (link).
🧘♀️ Inspire AI: Get personalized AI-generated motivational content. (link)
AI UPGRADE
💪 Replace Siri with ChatGPT
The newly introduced voice features enable ChatGPT to engage in conversations by both speaking and listening.
With the new Action Button on the new iPhone 15 Pro, switching to a smarter AI assistant on your device is straightforward.
Got the new iPhone? Here are the steps to configure the Action Button to activate ChatGPT:
Install the ChatGPT mobile app (if you don’t have it yet).
Assign ChatGPT to the Action Button:
Go to “Settings > Action Button > Shortcut”
Swipe to the “Shortcut” option
Tap on "Choose a feature" and select the ChatGPT app.
(Optional) Upgrade to ChatGPT Plus: To use ChatGPT’s voice features similar to Siri, you’ll need a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
If you don’t want to pay for a ChatGPT subscription, you can opt for the free Bing Chat app supported by GPT-4 instead, which also offers voice prompts and answers.
That’s a wrap
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