ChatGPT just got new mapping features, but they don’t work very well yet
I’ve been using ChatGPT as a travel assistant for quite a while now. I run marathons and use that excuse to visit new places. I’m … The post ChatGPT just got new mapping features, but they don’t work very well yet appeared first on BGR.


I've been using ChatGPT as a travel assistant for quite a while now. I run marathons and use that excuse to visit new places. I'm actually able to comfortably run a marathon race in the first place because I enlisted ChatGPT's help. It's all part of my desire to live healthier, and running those races is just the sort of challenge that helps me.
You need that context before I tell you that I use ChatGPT to plan travels all the time. I do it months in advance of each trip. What should I visit when I'm there? Will it require lots of walking? Where should I stay? How good is the transit system? Are there any city passes that cover must-see sights and public transport? I'd usually perform numerous searches to answer these questions. But now that ChatGPT is here, I have it act as my travel assistant. I ask all sorts of questions, start new chats, and then group related chats in a folder so I can easily reference them.
ChatGPT has been getting better over time. For example, I used ChatGPT Deep Research to plan museum visits in Tokyo. As detailed as that report might have been, however, it missed a critical piece of information: the map. OpenAI doesn't have its own mapping service, so it can't place those points of interest on a map. I still used Google Maps to plan my days based on the ChatGPT Deep Research report.
It turns out that OpenAI might have quietly given ChatGPT an upgrade I've always wanted. The AI can now show you maps listing the points of interest being discussed in a chat containing location-related data. The feature is new, as ChatGPT informed me, but it doesn't really work all too reliably just yet.
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