Hello and welcome, to the Top Tech Tidbits Podcast For Thursday, November 30^th 2023.

 

My name is Aaron Di Blasi and I am the acting Publisher for the Top Tech Tidbits Publication.

 

The Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits are those 5 adaptive technology news items that have received the most clicks from Top Tech Tidbits readers in the last week.

 

These 5 news items represent the most popular news and trends in adaptive technology today, as voted on by Top Tech Tidbits readers.

 

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And at number #5 this week …

 

How To Create Your Own Chatbot With ChatGPT By Christoph Schwaiger Via Tom's Guide

 

More people are using AI chatbots as their personal assistant for work and leisure as the bots' abilities and knowledge increase.

 

But nothing says personal like having your own custom chatbot that you've designed, trained, and named yourself.

 

That's possible in a few easy steps thanks to the GPT builder created by OpenAI! Oh, and none of these steps require you to know how to code:

 

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-create-your-own-chatbot-with-chatgpt

 

And at number #4 this week …

 

Double Tap Holiday Gift Guide 2023

 

Everyone loves a gift at the holidays, but we thought here at Double Tap - why not create our own gift guide together? Let's put all our suggestions into one place so we can all enjoy either buying a friend or family member a cool ‘blind-person recommended’ gadget, or treat ourselves to a festive treat.

 

Submit your thoughts here, and if Santa's elves approve, it'll display on this page for all to see. Choose the 'Add an item' link to get started, and add your favorite gadget to the Double Tap Holiday Gift Guide for 2023! Happy Holidays!

 

https://doubletaponair.com/2023-gift-guide/

 

And at # 3 this week...

 

Announcing AI-Content-Describer: NVDA Add-On That Provides Descriptions For Controls And Images, Powered By GPT4 By Chris Smart Via The Tech-VI List

 

This add-on makes it possible to obtain detailed descriptions of images and other visually inaccessible content.

 

Leveraging the multimodal capabilities of the GPT-4 large language model, we aim to deliver best-in-class content descriptions.

 

More information on the underlying model here. More information on the add-on here:

 

https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/5621

 

And at number #2 this week …

 

Want To Speak With ChatGPT? Chatbot's Voice Feature Now Available For Everyone, Including Free Users By Rafly Pratama Via MSPowerUser.com

 

Forget the recent leadership saga at OpenAI. Just today, the Microsoft-backed AI giant is finally rolling out its ChatGPT with voice feature for everyone, including those using the free, GPT-3.5 plan. You can now talk to ChatGPT just like you would talk to a person:

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