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Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What began as a software to supercharge productiveness by writing essays and code with short text prompts has advanced right into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users.

2024 was an enormous yr for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI providing, Apple Intelligence, the discharge of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora.

OpenAI additionally confronted its share of inside drama, together with the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and CTO Mira Murati. OpenAI has additionally been hit with lawsuits from Alden Global Capital-owned newspapers alleging copyright infringement, in addition to an injunction from Elon Musk to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit.

In 2025, OpenAI is battling the notion that it’s ceding floor within the AI race to Chinese rivals like DeepSeek. The corporate has been attempting to shore up its relationship with Washington because it concurrently pursues an ambitious data center project, and because it reportedly lays the groundwork for one of many largest funding rounds in historical past.

Beneath, you’ll discover a timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, beginning with the most recent, which we’ve been updating all year long. When you have another questions, take a look at our ChatGPT FAQ here.

To see an inventory of 2024 updates, go here.

Timeline of the latest ChatGPT updates

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July 2025

Research warns of main dangers with AI remedy chatbots

Researchers at Stanford College have noticed that remedy chatbots powered by giant language fashions can sometimes stigmatize people with psychological well being circumstances or reply in methods which can be inappropriate or could possibly be dangerous. Whereas chatbots are “getting used as companions, confidants, and therapists,” the research discovered “important dangers.”

OpenAI delays releasing its open mannequin once more

CEO Sam Altman said that the corporate is delaying the release of its open model, which had already been postponed by a month earlier this summer time. The ChatGPT maker, which initially deliberate to launch the mannequin round mid-July, has indefinitely postponed its launch to conduct extra security testing.

OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser within the coming weeks

OpenAI plans to release an AI-powered web browser to problem Alphabet’s Google Chrome. It is going to maintain some person interactions inside ChatGPT, quite than directing individuals to exterior web sites.

ChatGPT is testing a mysterious new function referred to as ‘research collectively’

Some ChatGPT customers have observed a new feature called “Study Together” showing of their listing of accessible instruments. That is the chatbot’s method to turning into a simpler academic software, quite than merely offering solutions to prompts. Some individuals additionally wonder if there might be a function that enables a number of customers to hitch the chat, just like a research group.

Referrals from ChatGPT to information websites are rising however not sufficient to offset search declines

Referrals from ChatGPT to news publishers are increasing. However this rise is inadequate to offset the decline in clicks as extra customers now acquire their information straight from AI or AI-powered search outcomes, in line with a report by digital market intelligence firm Similarweb. Since Google launched its AI Overviews in Could 2024, the proportion of reports searches that don’t result in clicks on information web sites has elevated from 56% to just about 69% by Could 2025.

June 2025

OpenAI makes use of Google’s AI chips to energy its merchandise

OpenAI has began utilizing Google’s AI chips to power ChatGPT and different merchandise, as reported by Reuters. The ChatGPT maker is likely one of the greatest patrons of Nvidia’s GPUs, utilizing the AI chips to coach fashions, and that is the primary time that OpenAI is utilizing non-Nvidia chips in an vital method.

A brand new MIT research means that ChatGPT may be harming crucial considering expertise

Researchers from MIT’s Media Lab monitored the mind exercise of writers in 32 areas. They discovered that ChatGPT customers confirmed minimal mind engagement and persistently fell brief in neural, linguistic, and behavioral features. To conduct the take a look at, the lab break up 54 contributors from the Boston space into three teams, every consisting of people ages 18 to 39. The contributors had been requested to jot down a number of SAT essays utilizing instruments equivalent to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the Google search engine, or with none instruments.

ChatGPT was downloaded 30 million instances final month

The ChatGPT app for iOS was downloaded 29.6 million instances within the final 28 days, whereas TikTok, Fb, Instagram, and X had been downloaded a complete of 32.9 million instances throughout the identical interval, representing a distinction of about 10.6%, in line with ZDNET report citing Similarweb’s X put up.

The vitality wanted for a mean ChatGPT question can energy a lightbulb for a few minutes

Sam Altman stated that the typical ChatGPT question makes use of about one-fifteenth of a teaspoon of water, equal to 0.000083 gallons of water, or the vitality required to energy a lightbulb for a couple of minutes, per Business Insider. Along with that, the chatbot requires 0.34 watt-hours of electrical energy to function.

OpenAI has launched o3-pro, an upgraded model of its o3 AI reasoning mannequin

OpenAI has unveiled o3-pro, an enhanced model of its o3, a reasoning mannequin that the chatGPT maker launched earlier this yr. O3-pro is accessible for ChatGPT and Workforce customers and within the API, whereas Enterprise and Edu customers will get entry within the third week of June.

ChatGPT’s conversational voice mode has been upgraded

OpenAI upgraded ChatGPT’s conversational voice mood for all paid customers throughout totally different markets and platforms. The startup has launched an replace to Superior Voice that allows customers to converse with ChatGPT out loud in a extra pure and fluid sound. The function additionally helps customers translate languages extra simply, the comapny said.

ChatGPT has added new options like assembly recording and connectors for Google Drive, Field, and extra

OpenAI’s ChatGPT now offers new funtions for business users, together with integrations with numerous cloud companies, assembly recordings, and MCP connection help for connecting to instruments for in-depth analysis. The function allows ChatGPT to retrieve data throughout customers’ personal companies to reply their questions. As an illustration, an analyst may use the corporate’s slide deck and paperwork to develop an funding thesis.

Could 2025

OpenAI CFO says {hardware} will drive ChatGPT’s development

OpenAI plans to purchase Jony Ive’s devices startup io for $6.4 billion. Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, thinks that the hardware will significantly enhance ChatGPT and broaden OpenAI’s attain to a bigger viewers sooner or later.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT unveils its AI coding agent, Codex

OpenAI has introduced its AI coding agent, Codex, powered by codex-1, a model of its o3 AI reasoning model designed for software program engineering duties. OpenAI says codex-1 generates extra exact and “cleaner” code than o3. The coding agent might take wherever from one to half-hour to finish duties equivalent to writing easy options, fixing bugs, answering questions on your codebase, and working checks.

Sam Altman goals to make ChatGPT extra personalised by monitoring each facet of an individual’s life

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, stated throughout a latest AI occasion hosted by VC agency Sequoia that he wants ChatGPT to record and remember every detail of a person’s life when one attendee requested about how ChatGPT can change into extra personalised.

OpenAI releases its GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini AI fashions in ChatGPT

OpenAI stated in a post on X that it has launched its GPT-4.1 and GPT4.1 mini AI fashions in ChagGPT.

OpenAI has launched a new feature for ChatGPT deep research to research code repositories on GitHub. The ChatGPT deep analysis function is in beta and lets builders join with GitHub to ask questions on codebases and engineering paperwork. The connector will quickly be out there for ChatGPT Plus, Professional, and Workforce customers, with help for Enterprise and Training coming shortly, per an OpenAI spokesperson.

OpenAI launches a brand new information residency program in Asia

After introducing a data residency program in Europe in February, OpenAI has now launched an analogous program in Asian countries together with India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. The brand new program might be accessible to customers of ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and API. It is going to assist organizations in Asia meet their native information sovereignty necessities when utilizing OpenAI’s merchandise.

OpenAI to introduce a program to develop AI infrastructure

OpenAI is unveiling a program referred to as OpenAI for Countries, which goals to develop the mandatory native infrastructure to serve worldwide AI shoppers higher. The AI startup will work with governments to help with growing information heart capability and customizing OpenAI’s merchandise to fulfill particular language and native wants. OpenAI for International locations is a part of efforts to help the corporate’s growth of its AI information heart Challenge Stargate to new areas outdoors the U.S., per Bloomberg.

OpenAI guarantees to make adjustments to stop future ChatGPT sycophancy

OpenAI has announced its plan to make changes to its procedures for updating the AI models that energy ChatGPT, following an update that induced the platform to change into overly sycophantic for a lot of customers.

April 2025

OpenAI clarifies the rationale ChatGPT grew to become overly flattering and agreeable

OpenAI has released a post on the latest sycophancy points with the default AI mannequin powering ChatGPT, GPT-4o, main the corporate to revert an replace to the mannequin launched final week. CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the problem on Sunday and confirmed two days later that the GPT-4o update was being rolled back. OpenAI is engaged on “extra fixes” to the mannequin’s persona. Over the weekend, customers on social media criticized the brand new mannequin for making ChatGPT too validating and agreeable. It grew to become a preferred meme quick.

OpenAI is working to repair a “bug” that allow minors interact in inappropriate conversations

A problem inside OpenAI’s ChatGPT enabled the chatbot to create graphic erotic content material for accounts registered by customers underneath the age of 18, as demonstrated by TechCrunch’s testing, a reality later confirmed by OpenAI. “Defending youthful customers is a prime precedence, and our Mannequin Spec, which guides mannequin conduct, clearly restricts delicate content material like erotica to slim contexts equivalent to scientific, historic, or information reporting,” a spokesperson informed TechCrunch by way of e mail. “On this case, a bug allowed responses outdoors these pointers, and we’re actively deploying a repair to restrict these generations.”

ChatGPT helps customers by giving suggestions, displaying photos, and reviewing merchandise for on-line buying

OpenAI has added a few features to its ChatGPT search, its internet search software in ChatGPT, to provide customers an improved on-line buying expertise. The corporate says individuals can ask super-specific questions utilizing pure language and obtain custom-made outcomes. The chatbot offers suggestions, photos, and opinions of merchandise in numerous classes equivalent to style, magnificence, residence items, and electronics.

OpenAI desires its AI mannequin to entry cloud fashions for help

OpenAI leaders have been speaking about permitting the open mannequin to hyperlink up with OpenAI’s cloud-hosted fashions to enhance its skill to answer intricate questions, two sources familiar with the situation told TechCrunch.

OpenAI goals to make its new “open” AI mannequin the perfect in the marketplace

OpenAI is preparing to launch an AI system that might be overtly accessible, permitting customers to obtain it totally free with none API restrictions. Aidan Clark, OpenAI’s VP of analysis, is spearheading the event of the open mannequin, which is within the very early levels, sources aware of the state of affairs informed TechCrunch.

OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 could also be much less aligned than earlier fashions

OpenAI launched a brand new AI mannequin referred to as GPT-4.1 in mid-April. Nevertheless, a number of unbiased checks point out that the mannequin is much less dependable than earlier OpenAI releases. The corporate skipped that step — sending security playing cards for GPT-4.1 — claiming in an announcement to TechCrunch that “GPT-4.1 is just not a frontier mannequin, so there gained’t be a separate system card launched for it.”

OpenAI’s o3 AI mannequin scored decrease than anticipated on a benchmark

Questions have been raised concerning OpenAI’s transparency and procedures for testing fashions after a difference in benchmark outcomes was detected by first- and third-party benchmark outcomes for the o3 AI mannequin. OpenAI launched o3 in December, stating that the mannequin may remedy roughly 25% of questions on FrontierMath, a tough math downside set. Epoch AI, the analysis institute behind FrontierMath, found that o3 achieved a rating of roughly 10%, which was considerably decrease than OpenAI’s top-reported rating.

OpenAI unveils Flex processing for cheaper, slower AI duties

OpenAI has launched a new API feature called Flex processing that enables customers to make use of AI fashions at a decrease price however with slower response instances and occasional useful resource unavailability. Flex processing is accessible in beta on the o3 and o4-mini reasoning fashions for non-production duties like mannequin evaluations, information enrichment, and asynchronous workloads.

OpenAI’s newest AI fashions now have a safeguard towards biorisks

OpenAI has rolled out a brand new system to observe its AI reasoning models, o3 and o4 mini, for organic and chemical threats. The system is designed to stop fashions from giving recommendation that would probably result in dangerous assaults, as said in OpenAI’s safety report.

OpenAI launches its newest reasoning fashions, o3 and o4-mini

OpenAI has released two new reasoning models, o3 and o4 mini, simply two days after launching GPT-4.1. The corporate claims o3 is essentially the most superior reasoning mannequin it has developed, whereas o4-mini is claimed to offer a steadiness of value, pace, and efficiency. The brand new fashions stand out from earlier reasoning fashions as a result of they will use ChatGPT options like internet searching, coding, and picture processing and technology. However they hallucinate greater than a number of of OpenAI’s earlier fashions.

OpenAI has added a brand new part to ChatGPT to supply simpler entry to AI-generated photos for all person tiers

Open AI launched a brand new part referred to as “library” to make it simpler for customers to create photos on cell and internet platforms, per the company’s X post.

OpenAI may “alter” its safeguards if rivals launch “high-risk” AI

OpenAI said on Tuesday that it would revise its security requirements if “one other frontier AI developer releases a high-risk system with out comparable safeguards.” The transfer exhibits how business AI builders face extra strain to quickly implement fashions because of the elevated competitors.

OpenAI is constructing its personal social media community

OpenAI is currently in the early stages of developing its personal social media platform to compete with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram and Threads, according to The Verge. It’s unclear whether or not OpenAI intends to launch the social community as a standalone utility or incorporate it into ChatGPT.

OpenAI will take away its largest AI mannequin, GPT-4.5, from the API, in July

OpenAI will discontinue its largest AI model, GPT-4.5, from its API although it was simply launched in late February. GPT-4.5 might be out there in a analysis preview for paying prospects. Builders can use GPT-4.5 by OpenAI’s API till July 14; then, they might want to swap to GPT-4.1, which was launched on April 14.

OpenAI unveils GPT-4.1 AI fashions that target coding capabilities

OpenAI has launched three members of the GPT-4.1 model — GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano — with a particular concentrate on coding capabilities. It’s accessible by way of the OpenAI API however not ChatGPT. Within the competitors to develop superior programming fashions, GPT-4.1 will rival AI fashions equivalent to Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet, and DeepSeek’s upgraded V3.

OpenAI will discontinue ChatGPT’s GPT-4 on the finish of April

OpenAI plans to sunset GPT-4, an AI mannequin launched greater than two years in the past, and substitute it with GPT-4o, the present default mannequin, per changelog. It is going to take impact on April 30. GPT-4 will stay out there by way of OpenAI’s API.

OpenAI may launch GPT-4.1 quickly

OpenAI might launch a number of new AI fashions, together with GPT-4.1, quickly, The Verge reported, citing nameless sources. GPT-4.1 could be an replace of OpenAI’s GPT-4o, which was launched final yr. On the listing of upcoming fashions are GPT-4.1 and smaller variations like GPT-4.1 mini and nano, per the report.

OpenAI has up to date ChatGPT to make use of data out of your earlier conversations

OpenAI started updating ChatGPT to allow the chatbot to recollect earlier conversations with a person and customise its responses based mostly on that context. This function is rolling out to ChatGPT Professional and Plus customers first, excluding these within the U.Okay., EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

OpenAI is engaged on watermarks for photos made with ChatGPT

It seems like OpenAI is engaged on a watermarking function for photos generated utilizing GPT-4o. AI researcher Tibor Blaho spotted a brand new “ImageGen” watermark function within the new beta of ChatGPT’s Android app. Blaho additionally discovered mentions of different instruments: “Structured Ideas,” “Reasoning Recap,” “CoT Search Software,” and “l1239dk1.”

OpenAI provides ChatGPT Plus totally free to U.S., Canadian faculty college students

OpenAI is providing its $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus subscription tier totally free to all faculty college students in the U.S. and Canada through the end of May. The provide will let thousands and thousands of scholars use OpenAI’s premium service, which provides entry to the corporate’s GPT-4o mannequin, picture technology, voice interplay, and analysis instruments that aren’t out there within the free model.

ChatGPT customers have generated over 700M photos to date

Greater than 130 million customers have created over 700 million photos since ChatGPT obtained the upgraded image generator on March 25, in line with COO of OpenAI Brad Lightcap. The picture generator was made out there to all ChatGPT users on March 31, and went viral for having the ability to create Ghibli-style images.

OpenAI’s o3 mannequin may price extra to run than preliminary estimate

The Arc Prize Basis, which develops the AI benchmark software ARC-AGI, has up to date the estimated computing prices for OpenAI’s o3 “reasoning” mannequin managed by ARC-AGI. The group initially estimated that the best-performing configuration of o3 it examined, o3 excessive, would price roughly $3,000 to handle a single downside. The Basis now thinks the fee could possibly be a lot increased, possibly around $30,000 per task.

OpenAI CEO says capability points will trigger product delays

In a series of posts on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the corporate’s new image-generation software’s reputation might trigger product releases to be delayed. “We’re getting issues underneath management, however you need to anticipate new releases from OpenAI to be delayed, stuff to interrupt, and for service to generally be sluggish as we cope with capability challenges,” he wrote.

March 2025

OpenAI plans to launch a brand new ‘open’ AI language mannequin

OpeanAI intends to release its “first” open language model since GPT-2 “within the coming months.” The corporate plans to host developer occasions to assemble suggestions and finally showcase prototypes of the mannequin. The primary developer occasion is to be held in San Francisco, with classes to observe in Europe and Asia.

OpenAI removes ChatGPT’s restrictions on picture technology

OpenAI made a notable change to its content moderation policies after the success of its new picture generator in ChatGPT, which went viral for having the ability to create Studio Ghibli-style images. The corporate has up to date its insurance policies to permit ChatGPT to generate photos of public figures, hateful symbols, and racial options when requested. OpenAI had beforehand declined such prompts because of the potential controversy or hurt they could trigger. Nevertheless, the corporate has now “advanced” its method, as said in a blog post printed by Joanne Jang, the lead for OpenAI’s mannequin conduct.

OpenAI adopts Anthropic’s commonplace for linking AI fashions with information

OpenAI wants to incorporate Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) into all of its merchandise, together with the ChatGPT desktop app. MCP, an open-source commonplace, helps AI fashions generate extra correct and appropriate responses to particular queries, and lets builders create bidirectional hyperlinks between information sources and AI functions like chatbots. The protocol is at the moment out there within the Brokers SDK, and help for the ChatGPT desktop app and Responses API might be coming quickly, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

The latest update of the image generator on OpenAI’s ChatGPT has triggered a flood of AI-generated memes within the fashion of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio behind blockbuster movies like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away.” The burgeoning mass of Ghibli-esque photos have sparked concerns about whether or not OpenAI has violated copyright legal guidelines, particularly because the firm is already going through authorized motion for utilizing supply materials with out authorization.

OpenAI expects income to triple to $12.7 billion this yr

OpenAI expects its income to triple to $12.7 billion in 2025, fueled by the efficiency of its paid AI software program, Bloomberg reported, citing an nameless supply. Whereas the startup doesn’t anticipate to achieve constructive money movement till 2029, it expects income to extend considerably in 2026 to surpass $29.4 billion, the report stated.

ChatGPT has upgraded its image-generation function

OpenAI on Tuesday rolled out a serious improve to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities: ChatGPT can now use the GPT-4o mannequin to generate and edit photos and images straight. The function went reside earlier this week in ChatGPT and Sora, OpenAI’s AI video-generation software, for subscribers of the corporate’s Professional plan, priced at $200 a month, and might be out there quickly to ChatGPT Plus subscribers and builders utilizing the corporate’s API service. The corporate’s CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday, nevertheless, that the discharge of the picture technology function to free customers could be delayed as a consequence of increased demand than the corporate anticipated.

OpenAI declares management updates

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s chief working officer, will lead the corporate’s international growth and handle company partnerships as CEO Sam Altman shifts his focus to research and products, in accordance to a blog post from OpenAI. Lightcap, who beforehand labored with Altman at Y Combinator, joined the Microsoft-backed startup in 2018. OpenAI additionally stated Mark Chen would step into the expanded function of chief analysis officer, and Julia Villagra will tackle the function of chief individuals officer.

OpenAI’s AI voice assistant now has superior function

OpenAI has up to date its AI voice assistant with improved chatting capabilities, in line with a video posted on Monday (March 24) to the corporate’s official media channels. The replace allows real-time conversations, and the AI assistant is claimed to be extra personable and interrupts customers much less typically. Customers on ChatGPT’s free tier can now entry the brand new model of Superior Voice Mode, whereas paying customers will obtain solutions which can be “extra direct, participating, concise, particular, and artistic,” a spokesperson from OpenAI told TechCrunch.

OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance in India

OpenAI and Meta have individually engaged in discussions with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries concerning potential collaborations to reinforce their AI companies within the nation, per a report by The Information. One key subject being mentioned is Reliance Jio distributing OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Reliance has proposed promoting OpenAI’s fashions to companies in India by an utility programming interface (API) to allow them to incorporate AI into their operations. Meta additionally plans to bolster its presence in India by setting up a big 3GW information heart in Jamnagar, Gujarat. OpenAI, Meta, and Reliance haven’t but formally introduced these plans.

OpenAI faces privateness grievance in Europe for chatbot’s defamatory hallucinations

Noyb, a privateness rights advocacy group, is supporting a person in Norway who was shocked to discover that ChatGPT was offering false details about him, stating that he had been discovered responsible of killing two of his kids and attempting to hurt the third. “The GDPR is evident. Private information needs to be correct,” stated Joakim Söderberg, information safety lawyer at Noyb, in an announcement. “If it’s not, customers have the best to have it modified to mirror the reality. Exhibiting ChatGPT customers a tiny disclaimer that the chatbot could make errors clearly isn’t sufficient. You possibly can’t simply unfold false data and ultimately add a small disclaimer saying that all the pieces you stated may not be true.”

OpenAI upgrades its transcription and voice-generating AI fashions

OpenAI has added new transcription and voice-generating AI models to its APIs: a text-to-speech mannequin, “gpt-4o-mini-tts,” that delivers extra nuanced and real looking sounding speech, in addition to two speech-to-text fashions referred to as “gpt-4o-transcribe” and “gpt-4o-mini-transcribe”. The corporate claims they’re improved variations of what was already there and that they hallucinate much less.

OpenAI has launched o1-pro, a extra highly effective model of its o1

OpenAI has introduced o1-pro in its developer API. OpenAI says its o1-pro makes use of extra computing than its o1 “reasoning” AI model to ship “persistently higher responses.” It’s solely accessible to pick builders who’ve spent a minimum of $5 on OpenAI API companies. OpenAI prices $150 for each million tokens (about 750,000 phrases) enter into the mannequin and $600 for each million tokens the mannequin produces. It prices twice as a lot as OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 for enter and 10 instances the worth of standard o1.

OpenAI analysis lead Noam Brown thinks AI “reasoning” fashions may’ve arrived many years in the past

Noam Brown, who heads AI reasoning analysis at OpenAI, thinks that certain types of AI models for “reasoning” could have been developed 20 years ago if researchers had understood the right method and algorithms.

OpenAI says it has educated an AI that’s “actually good” at inventive writing

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated, in a post on X, that the corporate has trained a “new model” that’s “really good” at creative writing. He posted a prolonged pattern from the mannequin given the immediate “Please write a metafictional literary brief story about AI and grief.” OpenAI has not extensively explored the usage of AI for writing fiction. The corporate has largely targeting challenges in inflexible, predictable areas equivalent to math and programming. And it seems that it might not be that great at inventive writing in any respect.

OpenAI launches new instruments to assist companies construct AI brokers

OpenAI rolled out new tools designed to help developers and businesses build AI agents — automated methods that may independently accomplish duties — utilizing the corporate’s personal AI fashions and frameworks. The instruments are a part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which allows enterprises to develop custom-made AI brokers that may carry out internet searches, scan by firm recordsdata, and navigate web sites, just like OpenAI’s Operator product. The Responses API successfully replaces OpenAI’s Assistants API, which the corporate plans to discontinue within the first half of 2026.

OpenAI reportedly plans to cost as much as $20,000 a month for specialised AI ‘brokers’

OpenAI intends to release several “agent” products tailor-made for various functions, together with sorting and rating gross sales leads and software program engineering, in line with a report from The Information. One, a “high-income information employee” agent, will reportedly be priced at $2,000 a month. One other, a software program developer agent, is claimed to price $10,000 a month. The most costly rumored brokers, that are stated to be aimed toward supporting “PhD-level analysis,” are anticipated to price $20,000 per thirty days. The jaw-dropping determine is indicative of how a lot money OpenAI wants proper now: The corporate misplaced roughly $5 billion final yr after paying for prices associated to working its companies and different bills. It’s unclear when these agentic instruments may launch or which prospects might be eligible to purchase them.

ChatGPT can straight edit your code

The most recent model of the macOS ChatGPT app allows users to edit code directly in supported developer tools, together with Xcode, VS Code, and JetBrains. ChatGPT Plus, Professional, and Workforce subscribers can use the function now, and the corporate plans to roll it out to extra customers like Enterprise, Edu, and free customers.

ChatGPT’s weekly lively customers doubled in lower than 6 months, due to new releases

In accordance with a new report from VC agency Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, experienced solid growth in the second half of 2024. It took ChatGPT 9 months to extend its weekly lively customers from 100 million in November 2023 to 200 million in August 2024, however it solely took lower than six months to double that quantity as soon as extra, in line with the report. ChatGPT’s weekly lively customers elevated to 300 million by December 2024 and 400 million by February 2025. ChatGPT has skilled important development lately because of the launch of recent fashions and options, equivalent to GPT-4o, with multimodal capabilities. ChatGPT utilization spiked from April to Could 2024, shortly after that mannequin’s launch.

February 2025

OpenAI cancels its o3 AI mannequin in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen launch

OpenAI has successfully canceled the discharge of o3 in favor of what CEO Sam Altman is asking a “simplified” product providing. In a post on X, Altman stated that, within the coming months, OpenAI will launch a mannequin referred to as GPT-5 that “integrates plenty of [OpenAI’s] know-how,” together with o3, in ChatGPT and its API. Because of that roadmap determination, OpenAI now not plans to launch o3 as a standalone mannequin. 

ChatGPT will not be as power-hungry as as soon as assumed

A commonly cited stat is that ChatGPT requires round 3 watt-hours of energy to reply a single query. Utilizing OpenAI’s newest default mannequin for ChatGPT, GPT-4o, as a reference, nonprofit AI research institute Epoch AI discovered the typical ChatGPT question consumes around 0.3 watt-hours. Nevertheless, the evaluation doesn’t contemplate the extra vitality prices incurred by ChatGPT with options like picture technology or enter processing.

OpenAI now reveals extra of its o3-mini mannequin’s thought course of

In response to strain from rivals like DeepSeek, OpenAI is altering the best way its o3-mini mannequin communicates its step-by-step “thought” process. ChatGPT customers will see an up to date “chain of thought” that exhibits extra of the mannequin’s “reasoning” steps and the way it arrived at solutions to questions.

Now you can use ChatGPT internet search with out logging in

OpenAI is now permitting anybody to make use of ChatGPT internet search without having to log in. Whereas OpenAI had previously allowed customers to ask ChatGPT questions with out signing in, responses had been restricted to the chatbot’s final coaching replace. This solely applies by ChatGPT.com, nevertheless. To make use of ChatGPT in any kind by the native cell app, you’ll nonetheless must be logged in.

OpenAI unveils a brand new ChatGPT agent for ‘deep analysis’

OpenAI introduced a brand new AI “agent” called deep research that’s designed to assist individuals conduct in-depth, complicated analysis utilizing ChatGPT. OpenAI says the “agent” is meant for cases the place you don’t simply desire a fast reply or abstract, however as an alternative have to assiduously contemplate data from a number of web sites and different sources.

January 2025

OpenAI used a subreddit to check AI persuasion

OpenAI used the subreddit r/ChangeMyView to measure the persuasive abilities of its AI reasoning fashions. OpenAI says it collects person posts from the subreddit and asks its AI fashions to jot down replies, in a closed atmosphere, that will change the Reddit person’s thoughts on a topic. The corporate then exhibits the responses to testers, who assess how persuasive the argument is, and at last OpenAI compares the AI fashions’ responses to human replies for that very same put up. 

OpenAI launches o3-mini, its newest ‘reasoning’ mannequin

OpenAI launched a brand new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the latest within the firm’s o household of fashions. OpenAI first previewed the model in December alongside a extra succesful system referred to as o3. OpenAI is pitching its new mannequin as each “highly effective” and “inexpensive.”

ChatGPT’s cell customers are 85% male, report says

A brand new report from app analytics agency Appfigures discovered that over half of ChatGPT’s mobile users are underneath age 25, with customers between ages 50 and 64 making up the second largest age demographic. The gender hole amongst ChatGPT customers is much more important. Appfigures estimates that throughout age teams, males make up 84.5% of all customers.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT plan for US authorities companies

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Gov designed to provide U.S. government agencies a further approach to entry the tech. ChatGPT Gov consists of lots of the capabilities present in OpenAI’s corporate-focused tier, ChatGPT Enterprise. OpenAI says that ChatGPT Gov allows companies to extra simply handle their very own safety, privateness, and compliance, and will expedite inside authorization of OpenAI’s instruments for the dealing with of personal delicate information.

Extra teenagers report utilizing ChatGPT for schoolwork, regardless of the tech’s faults

Youthful Gen Zers are embracing ChatGPT, for schoolwork, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. In a follow-up to its 2023 ballot on ChatGPT utilization amongst younger individuals, Pew requested ~1,400 U.S.-based teenagers ages 13 to 17 whether or not they’ve used ChatGPT for homework or different school-related assignments. Twenty-six p.c stated that that they had, double the quantity two years in the past. Simply over half of teenagers responding to the ballot stated they assume it’s acceptable to make use of ChatGPT for researching new topics. However contemplating the methods ChatGPT can fall brief, the outcomes are probably trigger for alarm.

OpenAI says it might retailer deleted Operator information for as much as 90 days

OpenAI says that it would retailer chats and related screenshots from prospects who use Operator, the company’s AI “agent” tool, for as much as 90 days — even after a person manually deletes them. Whereas OpenAI has an analogous deleted information retention coverage for ChatGPT, the retention interval for ChatGPT is simply 30 days, which is 60 days shorter than Operator’s.

OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs duties autonomously

OpenAI is launching a analysis preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that may take control of a web browser and independently perform certain actions. Operator guarantees to automate duties equivalent to reserving journey lodging, making restaurant reservations, and buying on-line.

OpenAI might preview its agent software for customers on the $200-per-month Professional plan

Operator, OpenAI’s agent tool, could possibly be launched sooner quite than later. Modifications to ChatGPT’s code base recommend that Operator will be available as an early research preview to customers on the $200 Professional subscription plan. The adjustments aren’t but publicly seen, however a user on X who goes by Choi noticed these updates in ChatGPT’s client-side code. TechCrunch individually recognized the identical references to Operator on OpenAI’s web site.

OpenAI checks cellphone number-only ChatGPT signups

OpenAI has begun testing a function that lets new ChatGPT customers sign up with only a phone number — no e mail required. The function is at the moment in beta within the U.S. and India. Nevertheless, customers who create an account utilizing their quantity can’t improve to one in all OpenAI’s paid plans with out verifying their account by way of an e mail. Multi-factor authentication additionally isn’t supported and not using a legitimate e mail.

ChatGPT now enables you to schedule reminders and recurring duties

ChatGPT’s new beta function, referred to as duties, allows users to set simple reminders. For instance, you may ask ChatGPT to remind you when your passport expires in six months, and the AI assistant will observe up with a push notification on no matter platform you’ve gotten duties enabled. The function will begin rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Workforce, and Professional customers across the globe this week.

New ChatGPT function lets customers assign it traits like ‘chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’

OpenAI is introducing a brand new method for customers to customize their interactions with ChatGPT. Some customers discovered they will specify a most popular identify or nickname and “traits” they’d just like the chatbot to have. OpenAI suggests traits like “Chatty,” “Encouraging,” and “Gen Z.” Nevertheless, some users reported that the brand new choices have disappeared, so it’s attainable they went reside prematurely.

FAQs:

What’s ChatGPT? How does it work?

ChatGPT is a general-purpose chatbot that makes use of synthetic intelligence to generate textual content after a person enters a immediate, developed by tech startup OpenAI. The chatbot makes use of GPT-4, a big language mannequin that makes use of deep studying to supply human-like textual content.

When did ChatGPT get launched?

November 30, 2022 is when ChatGPT was launched for public use.

What’s the newest model of ChatGPT?

Each the free model of ChatGPT and the paid ChatGPT Plus are usually up to date with new GPT fashions. The latest mannequin is GPT-4o.

Can I exploit ChatGPT totally free?

There’s a free model of ChatGPT that solely requires a sign-in along with the paid model, ChatGPT Plus.

Who makes use of ChatGPT?

Anybody can use ChatGPT! Increasingly more tech firms and search engines are using the chatbot to automate textual content or shortly reply person questions/issues.

What firms use ChatGPT?

A number of enterprises make the most of ChatGPT, though others might limit the use of the AI-powered tool.

Most lately, Microsoft announced at its 2023 Construct convention that it’s integrating its ChatGPT-based Bing expertise into Home windows 11. A Brooklyn-based 3D show startup Looking Glass utilizes ChatGPT to supply holograms you may talk with by utilizing ChatGPT.  And nonprofit group Solana officially integrated the chatbot into its community with a ChatGPT plug-in geared towards finish customers to assist onboard into the web3 area.

What does GPT imply in ChatGPT?

GPT stands for Generative Pre-Skilled Transformer.

What’s the distinction between ChatGPT and a chatbot?

A chatbot will be any software program/system that holds dialogue with you/an individual however doesn’t essentially need to be AI-powered. For instance, there are chatbots which can be rules-based within the sense that they’ll give canned responses to questions.

ChatGPT is AI-powered and makes use of LLM know-how to generate textual content after a immediate.

Can ChatGPT write essays?

Sure.

Can ChatGPT commit libel?

Due to the nature of how these models work, they don’t know or care whether or not one thing is true, solely that it seems true. That’s an issue while you’re utilizing it to do your homework, certain, however when it accuses you of a criminal offense you didn’t commit, which will properly at this level be libel.

We’ll see how handling troubling statements produced by ChatGPT will play out over the subsequent few months as tech and authorized specialists try to deal with the quickest shifting goal within the trade.

Does ChatGPT have an app?

Sure, there is a free ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android customers.

What’s the ChatGPT character restrict?

It’s not documented wherever that ChatGPT has a personality restrict. Nevertheless, customers have famous that there are some character limitations after round 500 phrases.

Does ChatGPT have an API?

Sure, it was released March 1, 2023.

What are some pattern on a regular basis makes use of for ChatGPT?

On a regular basis examples embody programming, scripts, e mail replies, listicles, weblog concepts, summarization, and many others.

What are some superior makes use of for ChatGPT?

Superior use examples embody debugging code, programming languages, scientific ideas, complicated downside fixing, and many others.

How good is ChatGPT at writing code?

It relies on the character of this system. Whereas ChatGPT can write workable Python code, it could possibly’t essentially program a complete app’s value of code. That’s as a result of ChatGPT lacks context consciousness — in different phrases, the generated code isn’t all the time applicable for the precise context during which it’s getting used.

Are you able to save a ChatGPT chat?

Sure. OpenAI permits customers to avoid wasting chats within the ChatGPT interface, saved within the sidebar of the display screen. There are not any built-in sharing options but.

Are there options to ChatGPT?

Sure. There are multiple AI-powered chatbot opponents equivalent to Together, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude, and builders are creating open source alternatives.

How does ChatGPT deal with information privateness?

OpenAI has stated that people in “sure jurisdictions” (such because the EU) can object to the processing of their private data by its AI fashions by filling out this form. This consists of the flexibility to make requests for deletion of AI-generated references about you. Though OpenAI notes it might not grant each request because it should steadiness privateness requests towards freedom of expression “in accordance with relevant legal guidelines”.

The online kind for making a deletion of knowledge about you request is entitled “OpenAI Personal Data Removal Request”.

In its privateness coverage, the ChatGPT maker makes a passing acknowledgement of the objection necessities hooked up to counting on “professional curiosity” (LI), pointing customers in the direction of extra details about requesting an choose out — when it writes: “See here for directions on how one can choose out of our use of your data to coach our fashions.”

What controversies have surrounded ChatGPT?

Just lately, Discord introduced that it had built-in OpenAI’s know-how into its bot named Clyde the place two users tricked Clyde into providing them with instructions for making the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth) and the incendiary combination napalm.

An Australian mayor has publicly introduced he may sue OpenAI for defamation as a consequence of ChatGPT’s false claims that he had served time in jail for bribery. This might be the primary defamation lawsuit towards the text-generating service.

CNET discovered itself within the midst of controversy after Futurism reported the publication was publishing articles underneath a mysterious byline fully generated by AI. The non-public fairness firm that owns CNET, Crimson Ventures, was accused of utilizing ChatGPT for search engine marketing farming, even when the data was incorrect.

A number of main college methods and schools, including New York City Public Schools, have banned ChatGPT from their networks and gadgets. They declare that the AI impedes the educational course of by selling plagiarism and misinformation, a declare that not every educator agrees with.

There have additionally been circumstances of ChatGPT accusing individuals of false crimes.

The place can I discover examples of ChatGPT prompts?

A number of marketplaces host and supply ChatGPT prompts, both totally free or for a nominal payment. One is PromptBase. One other is ChatX. Extra launch day by day.

Can ChatGPT be detected?

Poorly. A number of instruments declare to detect ChatGPT-generated textual content, however in our tests, they’re inconsistent at greatest.

Are ChatGPT chats public?

No. However OpenAI recently disclosed a bug, since mounted, that uncovered the titles of some customers’ conversations to different individuals on the service.

What lawsuits are there surrounding ChatGPT?

None particularly concentrating on ChatGPT. However OpenAI is involved in a minimum of one lawsuit that has implications for AI methods educated on publicly out there information, which might contact on ChatGPT.

Are there points concerning plagiarism with ChatGPT?

Sure. Textual content-generating AI fashions like ChatGPT tend to regurgitate content material from their coaching information.

This story is regularly up to date with new data.



2025-07-16 15:22:00

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