MeitY may soon integrate ChatGPT with WhatsApp for key government schemes

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is reportedly working on a ChatGPT-powered WhatsApp chatbot to help Indian farmers learn about various government schemes. 

According to sources, a small team at MeitY called Bhashini is testing the WhatsApp chatbot powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT. 

For those unfamiliar, ChatGPT is a chatbot that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to offer answers to complex queries in a conversational (and simple) way.

Recently, Microsoft announced that it would integrate ChatGPT's underlying technology into its Edge browser and Bing search to let users get results and online material with the help of AI.

The new report points out that the ChatGPT-powered WhatsApp chatbot will also let users send a question via voice notes.

This will help numerous farmers in India who may not be familiar with typing on smartphones. Interestingly, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella mentioned a similar update at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

He stated that Indian farmers would be able to utilise a GPT interface to access an obscure government programme through the internet Nadella mentioned a similar update at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. He stated that Indian farmers would be able to utilise a GPT interface to access an obscure government programme through the internet.