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A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPT‑5, which it calls its “smartest, fastest and most ...

OpenAI announced it will retire several models from its ChatGPT chatbot next month, including its GPT‑4o model that is beloved by some users.

Story by Kate Park, Kyle Wiggers, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to ...

SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5, an upgraded version of the artificial intelligence technology that powers its popular chatbot, promising better results on tasks ...

Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope?

The companies that make artificial intelligence chatbots are racing to make the apps seem smarter, make fewer mistakes, and handle more complicated tasks. This week, OpenAI, the San Francisco company ...

The new generation of OpenAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot, “should feel less like ‘talking to AI’ and more like chatting with a helpful friend with PhD-level intelligence,” according to the ...

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A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPT‑5, which it calls its "smartest, fastest and most ...

A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPT‑5, which it calls its “smartest, fastest and most ...