Are they scam apps, though? If they use any GPT model or API they're real apps.
Just because OpenAI didn't make an app first doesn't mean they're the only ones that can create apps for interfacing with GPT networks.
Just because OpenAI didn't make an app first doesn't mean they're the only ones that can create apps for interfacing with GPT networks.
Yes, there are multiple scam apps
For example, one of the apps from the article claims to use 'GPT-4' and they actually do call the OpenAI API, but use the GPT-3.5 model.
Another app that also claims to use GPT-4, actually uses a different (self-hosted?) LLM.
In my opinion, this is a scam - a fraudulent attempt to make a quick profit.