AI is all the rage these days, withChatGPTseemingly taking over the world. No matter where you turn or look, there’s something about AI orChatGPT being discussedonline.

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What You Need

An OpenAI account

Siri Shortcuts app

Regardless of where you stand on the AI thing, there’s no doubt that it can be very useful, depending on how it’s utilized. But if there’s one thing for certain, it’s that Siri is quite embarrassing compared to other digital assistants, especially when you compare it to things like ChatGPT. Thankfully, there is a way to replace Siri on youriPhoneof choice, like theiPhone 14 Pro, with ChatGPT – and we’re going to show you how.

How to get a ChatGPT shortcut working on your iPhone

Before you can get ChatGPT working on your iPhone, you’re going to need an OpenAI account. You can make an account for free on the OpenAI website. Once you do that, you’re ready to move on to the next steps.

Step 1:Go tohttps://platform.openai.comon your iPhone web browser, then eithercreate an accountorlogin to an existing account.

Step 2:Select thehamburger menuin the upper-right corner to bring up a menu, then selectyour account.

Step 3:SelectView API keys.

Step 4:SelectCreate new secret key.

Step 5:Copythe API key you just generated.

Step 6:Go toYue-Yang’s Githubpageon your iPhone.

Step 7:Scroll down and selectChatGPT Siri 1.2.2 (English Version).

Step 8:Tapping the link will automatically launch Shortcuts, so make sure that you are doing all of this on your iPhone. SelectSet Up Shortcut.

Step 9:PasteyourOpenAI API keyinto the text field when theConfigure This Shortcutscreen pops up.

Step 10:SelectAdd Shortcut.

Step 11:In theShortcutsapp, tap and hold on theChatGPT 1.2.2tile, then chooseRename. We’d recommend a simpler name, like “Smart Siri,” because otherwise, Siri just won’t understand what you’re trying to do. Once you rename it, just say,”Hey Siri, [Renamed Shortcut]”.

A very useful Accessibility feature in iOS is Back Tap, which lets you do either a double tap or triple tap on the back of your iPhone to bring up a system feature, accessibility feature, or even a shortcut — like your new ChatGPT shortcut.

Step 1:LaunchSettingson your iPhone.

Step 2:SelectAccessibility.

Step 3:SelectTouch.

Step 4:Scroll down and selectBack Tap.

Step 5:Choose eitherDouble TaporTriple Tap.

Step 6:Scroll down until you seeShortcuts, then select yourChatGPT shortcutto link it to your chosen Back Tap option.

How to enable and use your ChatGPT shortcut

Now that you have set up your ChatGPT shortcut, how do you enable and use it? It’s easy!

Step 1:Say”Hey Siri, [ChatGPT shortcut]”. Again, you should rename this to something simpler that Siri can understand, because if you keep it as the default “ChatGPT 1.2.2” name, Siri just won’t understand (I tried).

Step 2:Press and holdtheside buttonon your iPhone to bring up Siri, then say your ChatGPT shortcut name to run it.

Step 3:Double or triple tap the back of your iPhone if you linked the shortcut to aBack Tap.

Step 4:Once you run the ChatGPT shortcut, just give it a prompt and it will give you a result. Do keep in mind that the answer will only stay on screen for a very brief moment, so you’d better take some quick screenshots before the answer disappears. We couldn’t figure out a way to view the chat transcript, and ChatGPT does not keep a record. For lengthier chats and information, we recommend using a computer web browser so you may retain the full chat log of a session.

As you can see, it’s useful to have ChatGPT on your iPhone, but it’s not perfect. It can certainly be more useful than Siri, that’s for sure, but don’t expect to be able to go back and check the chat logs. We recommend using ChatGPT when you need quick answers to things, but if you need lengthier, more in-depth answers, then it’s probably still best to use a desktop browser.