Developers flood Apple's App Store and Google Play with apps listing “ChatGPT” in titles and descriptions; OpenAI doesn't offer a public ChatGPT API or an app
TechCrunch Ivan Mehta
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@macrumors
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Update: The app has been removed from the App Store. https://twitter.com/...
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@mysk_co
@mysk_co
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Not only is this rip-off app still live on the @AppStore, but Apple's App Store is still running its ad campaign to scam more users. Meanwhile, @GooglePlay seems to have taken the app down. #ChatGPT https://twitter.com/...
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@mysk_co
@mysk_co
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Now the fake ChatGPT app is gone. But it's kind of funny that while tech websites were warning about this scam, the @AppStore was still showing ads promoting this very suspicious app. It's worth mentioning that @GooglePlay reacted swifter and took the app down first. https://twit…
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@mysk_co
@mysk_co
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And..... the App Store has finally taken the fake ChatGPT app down https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@samifathi_
Sami Fathi
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New: The app is now off of the App Store, a little over 24 hours since our report and widespread media coverage, but *3 weeks* after the app first made it on the platform. Hard to dispute if not for the articles, the app would remain on the store. https://twitter.com/... https://…
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@corinne_podger
Corinne Podger
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Looks like there's a bunch of *artificial* artificial intelligence apps doing the rounds cc @MarcSettle @MattNavarra @CharlieBeckett #ai #ChatGPT https://twitter.com/...
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@chriskeall
Chris Keall
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Shades of how Apple and Google's app stores were flooded with unauthorised Wordle knock-offs at one point, complete with dubious in-app purchases https://twitter.com/...
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@firstadopter
Tae Kim
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App Store app testers on ChatGPT shams [GIF of a security guard lazily patting people down]