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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 @macrumors on x
    Update: The app has been removed from the App Store. https://twitter.com/...
  • @mysk_co @mysk_co on x
    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/...
  • @mysk_co @mysk_co on x
    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…
  • @mysk_co @mysk_co on x
    And..... the App Store has finally taken the fake ChatGPT app down https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @samifathi_ Sami Fathi on x
    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://…
  • @corinne_podger Corinne Podger on x
    Looks like there's a bunch of *artificial* artificial intelligence apps doing the rounds cc @MarcSettle @MattNavarra @CharlieBeckett #ai #ChatGPT https://twitter.com/...
  • @chriskeall Chris Keall on x
    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/...
  • @firstadopter Tae Kim on x
    App Store app testers on ChatGPT shams [GIF of a security guard lazily patting people down]