Free chat-based AI assistant
Open Assistant is a free-to-use communication web app that performs the standard AI chatbot functions and more. Serving as your virtual assistant, it can generate text based on a prompt. More importantly, it can be ordered to perform tasks, interact with third-party systems, and even perform basic file or data management on your behalf.
Tagged as a “ChatGPT Replicant,” Open Assistant aims to deliver the capacities of the popular OpenAI platform and more. Additionally, this open-source project between LAION and independent programmers continues running its data collection phase to train the bot better, although it limits the number of users.
A smarter virtual assistant
Open Assistant continues to train itself by going live. Unlike other AI tools that are trained on massive datasets, this LAION app continues the training process through its Data Collection phase. Users will need to login and start using the platform. After that, it’s free to use, allowing you to test it out by trying integrations or providing writing prompts.
As mentioned, this tool goes beyond the standard AI chatbot, serving as a virtual assistant. You can ask it to perform tasks on your system. When combined with its potential for third-party integrations, you can automate certain tasks such as setting appointments, sending emails, or running applications by schedule. It can even be tasked with retrieving or working with data automatically.
Like most AI tools, it still suffers a couple of restrictions based on user input. It can take longer depending on the command or text prompt provided. However, this is a shared restriction among modern AI tools since they continue to build on user inputs. Also, as an open-source project, it requires a bit more technical knowledge compared to other AI chatbots that are instantly user-friendly.
For a wider range of AI capabilities
Based on its current capabilities, Open Assistant definitely won’t stop at being another ChatGPT alternative. It aims to provide users with a fully functional virtual assistant, one that can write emails and letters, as well as automate simple clerical tasks on the users’ behalf. Although it has a couple of technical restrictions, it is positioning itself as an all-around AI tool. Recommended.
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