Modern AI systems are currently experiencing a media hype – first it was the image AIs that conquered the internet with their artworks, now it is the chat AIs that can compile vast amounts of Google data into meaningful texts – and currently bring in a lot of money for some users.
In a French YouTube video from the channel “Underscore_”, the moderators of a show talked with a so-called “ethical hacker” about the applications and earning potential of ChatGPT.
Ethical hackers work very similarly to normal hackers but do not exploit discovered security vulnerabilities for illegal access; instead, they report their findings to website or database operators. They can then increase their security and close the gaps.
This can even generate income. Large IT companies like Google, Facebook, or Microsoft offer rewards for such security vulnerabilities. And this is where one can currently make good money with ChatGPT.
If you want more basic info about ChatGPT beforehand, you can find the relevant article here:
The video reports on the ethical hacker Youssef Samouda, who received $42,000 from Facebook for a reported security vulnerability (around €38,500).
Samouda had developed a link that could hack a Facebook account when a user clicked on it. He discovered the security flaw using ChatGPT. In the video, the moderators talk to Roni, also an ethical hacker. He explains how such a thing works.
This way, ChatGPT can also understand programming languages. This is very helpful when working with a foreign programming language, as ChatGPT can explain the components of the code.
Roni wanted to have the code of a database system based on SQL explained to him and was surprised at what the chat AI delivered directly to him. He not only received an explanation of the code but also how to access it externally and search the database – a serious security vulnerability.
ChatGPT directly provided a complete error report.
How can one make money with ChatGPT?
We asked the AI itself how one can make money with the application. Here are the results:
Maik: How can one make money with ChatGPT?
ChatGPT: There are several ways to make money with ChatGPT:
- By offering it as a chatbot service for companies that need automated customer support.
- By selling it as a tool for automated content creation, e.g., for blogs or social media.
- By using it as a developer or data scientist to create and sell one’s own applications or products.
It is important to note that ChatGPT is a proprietary model of OpenAI, and there may be licenses and/or usage terms that need to be observed.
Maik: Which of the 3 mentioned options has the greatest revenue potential?
ChatGPT: It depends on various factors, such as the industry, the company, and the area of application. However, one can say that the first option, offering ChatGPT as a chatbot service for companies, holds the greatest revenue potential, as many companies are looking for ways to provide automated customer support. This can lead to a higher demand for chatbot services and thus offer greater revenue potential.
The second option of automated content creation can also be promising, especially in industries like marketing, PR, and content creation, which often invest a lot of time and resources in creating content.
The third option, using ChatGPT as a developer or data scientist to create and sell one’s own applications or products, can also be promising, especially if one can develop innovative applications and products that are in demand in the market.
Maik: Thank you!
ChatGPT: No problem, I’m glad I could help! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
You can watch the French video with the interview of Roni here. An AI can ensure that you can understand the video even without knowledge of French – via the automatic translation of the subtitles:
AI will take on more and more tasks in the future, and especially chat AIs that transform search engine information into meaningful texts already have the potential to take on many everyday tasks.
But there are still plenty of examples that show how limited such systems work within their given framework: Soldiers outsmart modern military AI with a trick from Metal Gear Solid – “You could hear them giggling the whole time”
