Observed Signal · Jan 18, 2024 · Product Launch · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Austrian Companies Debut Custom GPTs in OpenAI Store
Following the launch of OpenAI's GPT Store, numerous Austrian companies, startups, and developers have published their own custom GPTs. Popular examples include HalloSophia's Expert Recommender for tax and legal advice, Strategos.Solutions' MundlGPT based on a beloved Austrian TV character, Swat.io's social media marketing bot Swatie, and Vereinsplaner's VereinsGPT for club management questions. Other creations cover beer culture, tax advice, job guidance, and even bedtime stories. These GPTs are available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, highlighting the growing ecosystem of localized AI applications in Austria.
Highlights growing adoption of OpenAI's GPT Store by European businesses, indicating expanding AI ecosystem and potential for AI-driven marketing tools.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- OpenAI's GPT Store launched about a week ago, with over 100 million users having created more than 3 million GPTs.
- Several Austrian companies and developers have published custom GPTs in the store.
- HalloSophia released its Expert Recommender GPT, connecting users with experts in tax, law, and business.
- Strategos.Solutions launched MundlGPT, based on the Austrian TV character Edmund 'Mundl' Sackbauer.
- Swat.io released Swatie, a GPT for social media marketing tips and captions.
- Lukas Leys, founder of GmbH.legal, published multiple GPTs including GmbH GPT and a personal GPT.
Connected Companies & Entities
2 Entities mapped“Der Launch des GPT Store von OpenAI vor etwa einer Woche hat auch zahlreiche österreichische Unternehmen, Startups und Entwickler:innen dazu...”
“Trending Topics ist ebenfalls mit einem GPT in OpenAIs Store vertreten, und zwar mit dem Startup Interviewer....”
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