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AI · March 2, 2023

GenChat

ChatGPT on WhatsApp with Dall-E, search and PDF summary

GenChat launched on March 2, 2023 with 64 votes, #1,506 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

GenChat brings ChatGPT to WhatsApp with capabilities beyond standard chat. The tool uses OpenAI's ChatGPT API and includes real-time web search, image generation via DALL-E, and PDF summarization with optical character recognition for scanned documents. It is designed for WhatsApp users who want access to advanced AI features without leaving their messaging app.

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From the sources

ChatGPT on WhatsApp using the newly released ChatGPT API (so its really ChatGPT itself!). Also includes search for realtime info, image generation, PDF summarization (with OCR for scanned PDFs) and PDF deep dive. Give it a try!

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