MobileGPT leverages the power of OpenAI’s technology to allow users to generate documents, create AI images, and interact with a personal AI assistant on WhatsApp. This app, developed by Bertha Kgokong, aims to bring the generative AI experience within reach of most smartphone and feature phone users across the African continent. Users are excited about the technology’s potential to streamline everyday business processes and enhance communication through AI-driven chatbot integration.
Key features of MobileGPT include:
1. AI-powered chatbot integration, comparable to ChatGPT, accessible through your smart mobile device via WhatsApp.
2. Seamless image generation within WhatsApp conversations from text inputs, now powered by the advanced Stable Diffusion XL Engine.
3. Access to an AI-powered document generator that produces industry-standard documents for users.
4. LiveData search functionality generating comprehensive, real-time research reports from the internet within minutes.
Despite the excitement surrounding AI technologies like ChatGPT, concerns have arisen about job losses due to automation. However, Bertha Kgokong, the founder of MobileGPT, offers an optimistic perspective on this issue: “People focus on the idea of jobs that might be lost due to new technologies, and forget the gains to society that technology brings.
Maybe industrialisation caused labourers to lose some jobs, but it created engineers, consultants and other more sophisticated jobs in line with the tech improvements. The same will happen here. Instead of hiring a blog writer, you will now hire a prompt engineer. Yes, there are new job that will be created by AI, like AI prompt engineers, AI Integration Consultants, AI Ethics Officers, AI Content Strategists etc.”
This viewpoint emphasizes that while AI-powered tools like ChatGPT may displace some jobs, they will also create new opportunities for employment and economic growth. By fostering innovation and embracing the potential of AI, South Africa can capitalize on the benefits that these technologies have to offer, paving the way for a more prosperous future.
