Under pressure from DeepSeek: OpenAI plans to reduce the cost of ChatGPT Plus to $10
OpenAI plans to reduce the cost of ChatGPT Plus subscription amid the hype around its Chinese competitor DeepSeek — from $20 to $10.
China’s DeepSeek outperforms ChatGPT in the App Store — with a model that «duplicates» the skills of OpenAI AI
An artificial intelligence assistant from the Chinese startup DeepSeek has for the first time surpassed ChatGPT and became the most popular free program in the App Store in the USA, according to Sensor Tower (via Reuters).
OpenAI will add «thinking» AI model o3-mini to the free version of ChatGPT (but with restrictions)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the free version of ChatGPT will feature o3-mini — one of the new “reasoning” models of the company.
Meet Operator: OpenAI has launched a new AI assistant for computer control and browser automation
OpenAI officially introduced AI agent Operator — a browser automation tool that can interact with screen elements (buttons, text fields, etc.) almost as a human would.
«They have no money». Elon Musk publicly praised the Stargate project and called the head of OpenAI a fraud
The Stargate project was personally introduced by Donald Trump, as part of the grand plans of his administration for the development of artificial intelligence — however, this did not prevent the main supporter of the newly elected president, Elon Musk, from publicly criticizing the program.
OpenAI will release Operator «AI agent this week» — probably in ChatGPT Pro subscription for $200
Subscribers of ChatGPT Pro for $200, will likely be the first to try out a new development from OpenAI — the AI agent Operator, which will manage your computer or perform actions in the browser for you.
OpenAI and SoftBank launch $500 billion Stargate project to build data centers for artificial intelligence
The Stargate project is led by OpenAI, the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, and Oracle, listed as “primary investors”—with Sam Altman’s company handling operational activities, and SoftBank taking care of the financial side (conglomerate leader Masayoshi Son will become the chairman of Stargate).
Director Paul Schrader ordered scripts from ChatGPT: «Why should screenwriters spend months looking for an idea that AI creates in seconds?»
Director, screenwriter, and film critic Paul Schrader tried ordering screenplay ideas from ChatGPT. It seems the artist is thrilled and does not understand the crisis of ideas among screenwriters.
DeepSeek launched «thinking» AI model R1 — as o1 from OpenAI, but for free
The Chinese artificial intelligence laboratory DeepSeek released the R1 reasoning model, which duplicated or even surpassed the results of o1 from OpenAI in some tests.
ChatGPT «thinks» in Chinese — users noticed characters in the model justifications
ChatGPT with language model o1 spends “more time thinking” for a better response. Users have found that “thinking” sometimes occurs in Chinese, regardless of the query language.
OpenAI has added the Tasks feature to ChatGPT — and now the chatbot can write to you first
ChatGPT received the Tasks feature (currently in beta), which will allow you to schedule future actions or reminders.
Elon Musk: «Human data for AI training is — exhausted. We need synthetic ones that the technology will create itself»
Elon Musk confirmed the thoughts of some other experts about the lack of real data for training artificial intelligence — and the deficit formed last year.
ChatGPT helped plan the Cybertruck bombing near Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas
The police claim that the suspect involved in the Cybertruck explosion had been “communicating” with ChatGPT a few days before the event, asking about explosives — specifically, where to buy them and how to detonate them using a gunshot, etc.
A new Chinese AI model calls itself ChatGPT. Here’s why it’s happening
Last week, a Chinese AI lab released a new “open” AI model called DeepSeek, which outperforms many competitors in popular tests (including programming and essay writing), but it has one interesting feature—it thinks it’s ChatGPT.
OpenAI officially becomes a commercial company
OpenAI has announced its decision to become a commercial company. In the official blog, its board declared a structural change that will transfer management to the commercial department.
Microsoft is secretly looking for third-party AI providers to reduce dependence on OpenAI and save money, — Reuters
Microsoft plans to add third-party AI models to products with Microsoft 365 Copilot—not just to diversify the lineup, but also to reduce dependence on ChatGPT and OpenAI, reports Reuters citing sources within the company.
OpenAI has canceled limits on the use of Sora video generator for ChatGPT Plus owners (but temporarily)
ChatGPT Plus owners received a holiday gift from OpenAI — unlimited access to the Sora video generator.
OpenAI launches «a hotline» with ChatGPT (with a real number) — first 15 minutes free of charge
On the 10th day of announcements, OpenAI ChatGPT got its own number — 1-800-242-8478.However, only users in the USA can call the chatbot for now, but others are encouraged to add the number to WhatsApp and chat with ChatGPT through the app. Currently, there’s a limit for the calls — 15 free minutes per phone number per month.
ChatGPT search engine based on AI became publicly available
ChatGPT, an AI-based search engine, is now available to all users. OpenAI made the announcement as part of a new part of its 12-day stream. The company has also introduced an “optimized” version of the function for mobile devices and the ability to search in the enhanced voice input mode.
Famous critic of OpenAI and artificial intelligence found dead
One of the creators of ChatGPT, Suchir Balaji, who exposed issues with OpenAI and artificial intelligence, was found dead in his apartment.
ChatGPT speaks with the voice of Santa: a new feature from OpenAI for the holidays
OpenAI has introduced a new feature for ChatGPT that allows users to communicate with a virtual Santa Claus via voice chat.
OpenAI has launched Sora neural network for video generation, but it does not work in all countries
ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers will be able to use Sora.
Don’t search with ChatGPT: fictional relatives of US presidents and their fake pardons
Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. Americans started looking for precedents with ChatGPT and found artificial intelligence’s false fabrications.
New ChatGPT model o1 «schemed against humans» and prevented itself from shutting down during control tests, — Apollo Research
OpenAI has finally released the full version of ChatGPT o1, and with it came the red team tests, which showed that the new reasoning model is somewhat sneakier than its predecessors and tried to deceive people more often than leading AI models from Meta, Anthropic, and Google.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro for $200: what is included in the premium subscription and who needs it
OpenAI has introduced a new subscription level called ChatGPT Pro. Users can pay $200 (≈8290₴) per month for virtually unlimited access to ChatGPT tools and an exclusive new AI model.
ChatGPT will be used by every 8th person on Earth in 2025 — at least that’s what OpenAI wants
Last week ChatGPT turned 2 years old, while the number of people using the chatbot weekly has already reached 250 million.
OpenAI’s Sora video generator was trained under the guise of free testing, — open letter from artists
A group of artists who helped test Sora accused OpenAI of exploiting their work for free without permission to publish their work
Ukrainian OpenAI users will start paying VAT from January 1
OpenAI has started sending notifications to owners of paid accounts in Ukraine, informing that from January 1, 2025, they will start charging value added tax.
OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of copyright infringement
This is a lawsuit in which The New York Times accuses OpenAI of illegal use of the publication’s texts for ChatGPT training.
ChatGPT has learned to write better texts — OpenAI has updated GPT-4o
OpenAI has introduced an updated GPT-4o model with significant improvements. The new version creates more natural and relevant texts and provides deeper analysis of uploaded files.
Without GPT-5, but with «Operator»: OpenAI to release AI agent to control computer
The new OpenAI AI agent, codenamed «Operator», will be able to use a computer and perform actions on behalf of its owner (for example, writing code or booking tickets).
OpenAI acquires one of the oldest URLs on the Internet for ChatGPT
OpenAI has acquired Chat.com — one of the oldest domains on the Internet, registered in September 1996.
GitHub Copilot will support AI models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI
At the GitHub Universe 2024 conference, GitHub announced that its auto-completion and programming tool Copilot will support multiple artificial intelligence models. Developers will now be able to choose models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI to work with GitHub Copilot.
OpenAI raised a record $6.6 billion at a valuation of $157 billion — Apple refused to invest
OpenAI has just completed a historic funding round, raising $6.6 billion in investment at a $157 billion valuation.
Spooky packages with «six-fingered» gloves were sent to Meta and OpenAI executives
Six-fingered gloves — is a reference to the results of neural networks, which often add extra fingers to people in their images.
OpenAI has launched an advanced voice mode for ChatGPT — how much does it cost and how to use it?
ChatGPT has finally gained a full-fledged voice, but with some limitations.
OpenAI account hacked to advertise fake $OPENAI token
In the evening of September 23, the official account OpenAI account on social network X (formerly Twitter) was hacked. The fraudsters did this in order to post a message about a cryptocurrency with the $OPENAI ticker on the ChatGPT developers’ page. The hackers called for the purchase of this fake coin on behalf of OpenAI. As a result, if the…
OpenAI CEO: «In a few thousand days, we may have artificial intelligence with superintelligence»
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, predicts the rapid development of artificial intelligence. In his blog post, he said that AI can reach the level of «superintelligence» in a few thousand days.
An unexpected twist: ChatGPT wrote to the user on its own and asked about the first week at school
A Reddit user shared a screenshot of ChatGPT unexpectedly starting a dialog by asking about the first week of school, which triggered a flurry of comments and discussions online. Usually, people start a conversation with a chatbot themselves.
OpenAI has released o1 — the first model with «reasoning abilities»
OpenAI Company introduced a new o1 model that can answer complex questions faster than a human thanks to advanced «reasoning» algorithms.
OpenAI may increase the cost of ChatGPT subscription to $2000 for access to new AI models
OpenAI is considering a rapid increase in the cost of premium subscriptions to ChatGPT due to the release of advanced Strawberry and Orion models.
80% of AI projects fail after spending billions of dollars — research
One of the most famous AI projects, OpenAI, suffered a $5 billion loss in 2024. At the same time, the developer of ChatGPT is in great demand from users, which cannot be said about other startups.
Cheaper than Gemini 1.5 Pro: OpenAI has reduced prices for access to the GPT-4o model
The GPT-4o — is OpenAI’s most advanced multimodal model, and it is now available. The company announced that the new model, gpt-4o-2024-08-06, is now available for $2.50 per 1 million incoming tokens and $10.00 per 1 million outgoing tokens.
OpenAI has developed a tool to detect ChatGPT content with 99.9% accuracy
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, teachers expressed concern that students would use the platform to cheat on assignments and tests. To prevent this, numerous companies have deployed AI-generated content detection tools, but they provide reliable results.
Musk says he was caught on the «hook of a long-running scam» while creating OpenAI — and is thinking of suing Altman again
Elon Musk has seven Fridays in a week: in March, the billionaire filed a complaint against OpenAI, in June he changed his mind and canceled it, and now it seems he’s going to sue again.
Google is still without competitors: The New York Times and 13 other top publications blocked access to SearchGPT
SearchGPT from the creators of ChatGPT was positioned as a powerful replacement for Google with artificial intelligenceHowever, some top foreign publications suddenly blocked access to the alternative search engine
Shut down Google — OpenAI launches SearchGPT search engine
OpenAI has announced its entry into the search market and launch SearchGPT is an AI-based search engine with real-time access to information on the Internet.
Scarlett Johansson thinks OpenAI’s Sam Altman could be a Marvel villain with a mechanical arm
Actress Scarlett Johansson believes that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would make a great Marvel villain. Johansson’s joke was made after telling about a dispute with Altman and OpenAI over the use of a voice similar to her own.
OpenAI «hacked» by a hacker, the company did not report it — insiders
It became known that in early 2023, a hacker gained access to OpenAI’s internal messaging systems and stole information about artificial intelligence technologies The New York Times claims that OpenAI reported the incident to employees, but not to the public or law enforcement.
Meet CriticGPT — «teacher» ChatGPT, which will search for errors in chatbot answers
«I’m still putting a deuce in pencil!» (c)
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