Discussing Mainstream Use Cases for ChatGPT
jxnlco · x · 2026-07-11
This repost discusses the view that ChatGPT's weekly active users account for about 10% of the global population, yet many still use it merely as a "search replacement" for basic queries.
The author argues that while developers make up a large proportion of power users, enabling the broader general consumer base to realize AI's full potential remains a key direction for product promotion. The quote also briefly criticizes the product decision to turn Codex into ChatGPT Desktop.
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