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Cada vez es más difícil medir qué tan buena es la IA

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Hacia finales de 2024, ofrecí una opinión sobre todo lo que se hablaba sobre si las “leyes de escala” de la IA estaban chocando contra un muro técnico en la vida real. Sostuve que la pregunta importa menos de lo que muchos piensan: existen sistemas de IA lo suficientemente poderosos como para cambiar profundamente nuestro mundo, y los próximos años estarán definidos por el progreso en la IA, se cumplan o no las leyes de escala.

Siempre es arriesgado hacer pronósticos sobre la IA, porque se puede demostrar que estás equivocado muy rápidamente.. Ya es bastante vergonzoso como escritor cuando sus predicciones para el próximo año no se cumplen. Cuando tus predicciones para el próximo semana ¿Se ha demostrado que son falsos? Eso es bastante malo.

Pero menos de una semana después de escribir ese artículo, la serie de lanzamientos de fin de año de OpenAI incluyó su último modelo de lenguaje grande (LLM), o3. o3 no exactamente desmiente las afirmaciones de que las leyes de escala que solían definir el progreso de la IA ya no funcionan tan bien en el futuro, pero definitivamente desmiente la afirmación de que el progreso de la IA está chocando contra una pared.

O3 es realmente impresionante. De hecho, para apreciar lo impresionante que es, tendremos que hacer una pequeña digresión en la ciencia de cómo medimos los sistemas de IA.

Pruebas estandarizadas para robots

Si desea comparar dos modelos de lenguaje, desea medir el desempeño de cada uno de ellos en un conjunto de problemas que no han visto antes. Eso es más difícil de lo que parece: dado que estos modelos reciben enormes cantidades de texto como parte del entrenamiento, ya han visto la mayoría de las pruebas antes.

Entonces, lo que hacen los investigadores de aprendizaje automático es crear puntos de referencia, pruebas para sistemas de inteligencia artificial que nos permitan compararlos directamente entre sí y con el desempeño humano en una variedad de tareas: matemáticas, programación, lectura e interpretación de textos, lo que sea. Durante un tiempo, probamos las IA en la Olimpíada de Matemáticas de Estados Unidos, en un campeonato de matemáticas y en problemas de física, biología y química.

El problema es que las IA han mejorado tan rápido que siguen haciendo que los puntos de referencia sean inútiles. Una vez que una IA se desempeña lo suficientemente bien en un punto de referencia, decimos que el punto de referencia está “saturado”, lo que significa que ya no es útil distinguir qué tan capaces son las IA, porque todas obtienen puntuaciones casi perfectas.

2024 fue el año en el que un punto de referencia tras otro para las capacidades de IA se saturó tanto como el Océano Pacífico. Solíamos probar las IA con respecto a un punto de referencia de física, biología y química llamado GPQA que era tan difícil que incluso los estudiantes de doctorado en los campos correspondientes generalmente obtenían menos del 70 por ciento. Pero las IA ahora funcionan mejor que los humanos con doctorados relevantes, por lo que no es una buena manera de medir futuros avances.

También en la clasificación para la Olimpiada de Matemáticas, los modelos se desempeñan ahora entre los mejores humanos. Un punto de referencia llamado MMLU estaba destinado a medir la comprensión del lenguaje con preguntas en muchos dominios diferentes. Los mejores modelos también lo han saturado. Se suponía que un punto de referencia llamado ARC-AGI sería realmente difícil y mediría la inteligencia humana general, pero o3 (cuando está sintonizado para la tarea) logra una explosiva cifra del 88 por ciento.

Siempre podemos crear más puntos de referencia. (Lo estamos haciendo: ARC-AGI-2 se anunciará pronto y se supone que será mucho más difícil). Pero al ritmo que avanzan las IA, cada nuevo punto de referencia solo dura unos pocos años, en el mejor de los casos. Y quizás lo más importante para aquellos de nosotros que no somos investigadores de aprendizaje automático es que los puntos de referencia tienen que medir cada vez más el desempeño de la IA en tareas que los humanos no podrían realizar por sí mismos para describir de qué son y de qué no son capaces.

Sí, las IA todavía cometen errores estúpidos y molestos. Pero si han pasado seis meses desde que prestaste atención, o si solo has jugado con las versiones gratuitas de modelos de lenguaje disponibles en línea, que están muy por detrás de la frontera, estás sobreestimando cuántos errores estúpidos y molestos cometen, y subestimar su capacidad para realizar tareas difíciles e intelectualmente exigentes.

Esta semana en Time, Garrison Lovely argumentó que el progreso de la IA no “chocó contra una pared” sino que se volvió invisible, principalmente mejorando a pasos agigantados en formas a las que la gente no presta atención. (Nunca he intentado que una IA resuelva problemas de programación de élite o de biología, matemáticas o física, y de todos modos no podría decir si era correcto).

Cualquiera puede notar la diferencia entre un niño de 5 años que aprende aritmética y un estudiante de secundaria que aprende cálculo, por lo que el progreso entre esos puntos parece y se siente tangible. La mayoría de nosotros realmente no podemos distinguir entre un estudiante de primer año de matemáticas y los matemáticos más genios del mundo, por lo que el progreso de la IA entre esos puntos no ha parecido gran cosa.

Pero ese progreso es, en realidad, un gran problema. La forma en que la IA realmente cambiará nuestro mundo es automatizando una enorme cantidad de trabajo intelectual que alguna vez fue realizado por humanos, y tres cosas impulsarán su capacidad para lograrlo.

Uno cada vez es más barato. o3 obtiene resultados sorprendentes, pero puede costar más de 1.000 dólares pensar en una pregunta difícil y encontrar una respuesta. Sin embargo, el lanzamiento de fin de año del DeepSeek de China indicó que podría ser posible obtener un rendimiento de alta calidad a muy bajo costo.

El segundo son las mejoras en la forma en que interactuamos con él. Todas las personas con las que hablo sobre productos de IA confían en que hay toneladas de innovación por lograr en la forma en que interactuamos con las IA, cómo verifican su trabajo y cómo configuramos qué IA usar para cada tarea. Podría imaginarse un sistema en el que normalmente un chatbot de nivel medio hace el trabajo pero puede llamar internamente a un modelo más caro cuando su pregunta lo necesita. Todo esto es trabajo de producto versus puro trabajo técnico, y es lo que advertí en diciembre que transformaría nuestro mundo incluso si se detuviera todo el progreso de la IA.

Y el tercero es que los sistemas de inteligencia artificial se vuelven más inteligentes y, a pesar de todas las declaraciones sobre chocar contra las paredes, parece que todavía lo están haciendo. Los sistemas más nuevos son mejores para razonar, mejores para resolver problemas y, en general, están más cerca de ser expertos en una amplia gama de campos. Hasta cierto punto, ni siquiera sabemos qué tan inteligentes son porque todavía estamos luchando por descubrir cómo medirlo una vez que ya no seamos capaces de usar pruebas contra la experiencia humana.

Creo que estas son las tres fuerzas que definirán los próximos años: así de importante es la IA. Nos guste o no (y a mí tampoco me gusta mucho; no creo que esta transición que cambiará el mundo se esté manejando de manera responsable en absoluto), ninguno de los tres está chocando contra una pared, y cualquiera de los tres lo haría. ser suficiente para cambiar de forma duradera el mundo en el que vivimos.

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Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

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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 supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users.

2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora.

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

In 2025, OpenAI is battling the perception that it’s ceding ground in the AI race to Chinese rivals like DeepSeek. The company has been trying to shore up its relationship with Washington as it simultaneously pursues an ambitious data center project, and as it reportedly lays the groundwork for one of the largest funding rounds in history.

Below, you’ll find a timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year. If you have any other questions, check out our ChatGPT FAQ here.

Timeline of the most recent ChatGPT updates

April 2025

OpenAI offers ChatGPT Plus for free to US, Canadian college students

OpenAI is offering its $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus subscription tier for free to all college students in the U.S. and Canada through the end of May. The offer will let millions of students use OpenAI’s premium service, which offers access to the company’s GPT-4o model, image generation, voice interaction, and research tools that are not available in the free version.

ChatGPT users have generated over 700M images so far

More than 130 million users have created over 700 million images since ChatGPT got the upgraded image generator on March 25, according to COO of OpenAI Brad Lightcap. The image generator was made available to all ChatGPT users on March 31, and went viral for being able to create Ghibli-style photos.

OpenAI’s o3 model could cost more to run than initial estimate

The Arc Prize Foundation, which develops the AI benchmark tool ARC-AGI, has updated the estimated computing costs for OpenAI’s o3 “reasoning” model managed by ARC-AGI. The organization originally estimated that the best-performing configuration of o3 it tested, o3 high, would cost approximately $3,000 to address a single problem. The Foundation now thinks the cost could be much higher, possibly around $30,000 per task.

OpenAI CEO says capacity issues will cause product delays

In a series of posts on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company’s new image-generation tool’s popularity may cause product releases to be delayed. “We are getting things under control, but you should expect new releases from OpenAI to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes be slow as we deal with capacity challenges,” he wrote.

March 2025

OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model

OpeanAI intends to release its “first” open language model since GPT-2 “in the coming months.” The company plans to host developer events to gather feedback and eventually showcase prototypes of the model. The first developer event is to be held in San Francisco, with sessions to follow in Europe and Asia.

OpenAI removes ChatGPT’s restrictions on image generation

OpenAI made a notable change to its content moderation policies after the success of its new image generator in ChatGPT, which went viral for being able to create Studio Ghibli-style images. The company has updated its policies to allow ChatGPT to generate images of public figures, hateful symbols, and racial features when requested. OpenAI had previously declined such prompts due to the potential controversy or harm they may cause. However, the company has now “evolved” its approach, as stated in a blog post published by Joanne Jang, the lead for OpenAI’s model behavior.

OpenAI adopts Anthropic’s standard for linking AI models with data

OpenAI wants to incorporate Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) into all of its products, including the ChatGPT desktop app. MCP, an open-source standard, helps AI models generate more accurate and suitable responses to specific queries, and lets developers create bidirectional links between data sources and AI applications like chatbots. The protocol is currently available in the Agents SDK, and support for the ChatGPT desktop app and Responses API will be coming soon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

The latest update of the image generator on OpenAI’s ChatGPT has triggered a flood of AI-generated memes in the style of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio behind blockbuster films like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away.” The burgeoning mass of Ghibli-esque images have sparked concerns about whether OpenAI has violated copyright laws, especially since the company is already facing legal action for using source material without authorization.

OpenAI expects revenue to triple to $12.7 billion this year

OpenAI expects its revenue to triple to $12.7 billion in 2025, fueled by the performance of its paid AI software, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source. While the startup doesn’t expect to reach positive cash flow until 2029, it expects revenue to increase significantly in 2026 to surpass $29.4 billion, the report said.

ChatGPT has upgraded its image-generation feature

OpenAI on Tuesday rolled out a major upgrade to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities: ChatGPT can now use the GPT-4o model to generate and edit images and photos directly. The feature went live earlier this week in ChatGPT and Sora, OpenAI’s AI video-generation tool, for subscribers of the company’s Pro plan, priced at $200 a month, and will be available soon to ChatGPT Plus subscribers and developers using the company’s API service. The company’s CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday, however, that the release of the image generation feature to free users would be delayed due to higher demand than the company expected.

OpenAI announces leadership updates

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, will lead the company’s global expansion and manage corporate partnerships as CEO Sam Altman shifts his focus to research and products, according to a blog post from OpenAI. Lightcap, who previously worked with Altman at Y Combinator, joined the Microsoft-backed startup in 2018. OpenAI also said Mark Chen would step into the expanded role of chief research officer, and Julia Villagra will take on the role of chief people officer.

OpenAI’s AI voice assistant now has advanced feature

OpenAI has updated its AI voice assistant with improved chatting capabilities, according to a video posted on Monday (March 24) to the company’s official media channels. The update enables real-time conversations, and the AI assistant is said to be more personable and interrupts users less often. Users on ChatGPT’s free tier can now access the new version of Advanced Voice Mode, while paying users will receive answers that are “more direct, engaging, concise, specific, and creative,” a spokesperson from OpenAI told TechCrunch.

OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance in India

OpenAI and Meta have separately engaged in discussions with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries regarding potential collaborations to enhance their AI services in the country, per a report by The Information. One key topic being discussed is Reliance Jio distributing OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Reliance has proposed selling OpenAI’s models to businesses in India through an application programming interface (API) so they can incorporate AI into their operations. Meta also plans to bolster its presence in India by constructing a large 3GW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat. OpenAI, Meta, and Reliance have not yet officially announced these plans.

OpenAI faces privacy complaint in Europe for chatbot’s defamatory hallucinations

Noyb, a privacy rights advocacy group, is supporting an individual in Norway who was shocked to discover that ChatGPT was providing false information about him, stating that he had been found guilty of killing two of his children and trying to harm the third. “The GDPR is clear. Personal data has to be accurate,” said Joakim Söderberg, data protection lawyer at Noyb, in a statement. “If it’s not, users have the right to have it changed to reflect the truth. Showing ChatGPT users a tiny disclaimer that the chatbot can make mistakes clearly isn’t enough. You can’t just spread false information and in the end add a small disclaimer saying that everything you said may just not be true.”

OpenAI upgrades its transcription and voice-generating AI models

OpenAI has added new transcription and voice-generating AI models to its APIs: a text-to-speech model, “gpt-4o-mini-tts,” that delivers more nuanced and realistic sounding speech, as well as two speech-to-text models called “gpt-4o-transcribe” and “gpt-4o-mini-transcribe”. The company claims they are improved versions of what was already there and that they hallucinate less.

OpenAI has launched o1-pro, a more powerful version of its o1

OpenAI has introduced o1-pro in its developer API. OpenAI says its o1-pro uses more computing than its o1 “reasoning” AI model to deliver “consistently better responses.” It’s only accessible to select developers who have spent at least $5 on OpenAI API services. OpenAI charges $150 for every million tokens (about 750,000 words) input into the model and $600 for every million tokens the model produces. It costs twice as much as OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 for input and 10 times the price of regular o1.

OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI “reasoning” models could’ve arrived decades ago

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

OpenAI says it has trained an AI that’s “really good” at creative writing

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, in a post on X, that the company has trained a “new model” that’s “really good” at creative writing. He posted a lengthy sample from the model given the prompt “Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief.” OpenAI has not extensively explored the use of AI for writing fiction. The company has mostly concentrated on challenges in rigid, predictable areas such as math and programming. And it turns out that it might not be that great at creative writing at all.

OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents

OpenAI rolled out new tools designed to help developers and businesses build AI agents — automated systems that can independently accomplish tasks — using the company’s own AI models and frameworks. The tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which enables enterprises to develop customized AI agents that can perform web searches, scan through company files, and navigate websites, similar to OpenAI’s Operator product. The Responses API effectively replaces OpenAI’s Assistants API, which the company plans to discontinue in the first half of 2026.

OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI ‘agents’

OpenAI intends to release several “agent” products tailored for different applications, including sorting and ranking sales leads and software engineering, according to a report from The Information. One, a “high-income knowledge worker” agent, will reportedly be priced at $2,000 a month. Another, a software developer agent, is said to cost $10,000 a month. The most expensive rumored agents, which are said to be aimed at supporting “PhD-level research,” are expected to cost $20,000 per month. The jaw-dropping figure is indicative of how much cash OpenAI needs right now: The company lost roughly $5 billion last year after paying for costs related to running its services and other expenses. It’s unclear when these agentic tools might launch or which customers will be eligible to buy them.

ChatGPT can directly edit your code

The latest version of the macOS ChatGPT app allows users to edit code directly in supported developer tools, including Xcode, VS Code, and JetBrains. ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team subscribers can use the feature now, and the company plans to roll it out to more users like Enterprise, Edu, and free users.

ChatGPT’s weekly active users doubled in less than 6 months, thanks to new releases

According to a new report from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, experienced solid growth in the second half of 2024. It took ChatGPT nine months to increase its weekly active users from 100 million in November 2023 to 200 million in August 2024, but it only took less than six months to double that number once more, according to the report. ChatGPT’s weekly active users increased to 300 million by December 2024 and 400 million by February 2025. ChatGPT has experienced significant growth recently due to the launch of new models and features, such as GPT-4o, with multimodal capabilities. ChatGPT usage spiked from April to May 2024, shortly after that model’s launch.

February 2025

OpenAI cancels its o3 AI model in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen release

OpenAI has effectively canceled the release of o3 in favor of what CEO Sam Altman is calling a “simplified” product offering. In a post on X, Altman said that, in the coming months, OpenAI will release a model called GPT-5 that “integrates a lot of [OpenAI’s] technology,” including o3, in ChatGPT and its API. As a result of that roadmap decision, OpenAI no longer plans to release o3 as a standalone model. 

ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed

A commonly cited stat is that ChatGPT requires around 3 watt-hours of power to answer a single question. Using OpenAI’s latest default model for ChatGPT, GPT-4o, as a reference, nonprofit AI research institute Epoch AI found the average ChatGPT query consumes around 0.3 watt-hours. However, the analysis doesn’t consider the additional energy costs incurred by ChatGPT with features like image generation or input processing.

OpenAI now reveals more of its o3-mini model’s thought process

In response to pressure from rivals like DeepSeek, OpenAI is changing the way its o3-mini model communicates its step-by-step “thought” process. ChatGPT users will see an updated “chain of thought” that shows more of the model’s “reasoning” steps and how it arrived at answers to questions.

You can now use ChatGPT web search without logging in

OpenAI is now allowing anyone to use ChatGPT web search without having to log in. While OpenAI had previously allowed users to ask ChatGPT questions without signing in, responses were restricted to the chatbot’s last training update. This only applies through ChatGPT.com, however. To use ChatGPT in any form through the native mobile app, you will still need to be logged in.

OpenAI unveils a new ChatGPT agent for ‘deep research’

OpenAI announced a new AI “agent” called deep research that’s designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT. OpenAI says the “agent” is intended for instances where you don’t just want a quick answer or summary, but instead need to assiduously consider information from multiple websites and other sources.

February 2025

OpenAI used a subreddit to test AI persuasion

OpenAI used the subreddit r/ChangeMyView to measure the persuasive abilities of its AI reasoning models. OpenAI says it collects user posts from the subreddit and asks its AI models to write replies, in a closed environment, that would change the Reddit user’s mind on a subject. The company then shows the responses to testers, who assess how persuasive the argument is, and finally OpenAI compares the AI models’ responses to human replies for that same post. 

OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest ‘reasoning’ model

OpenAI launched a new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the newest in the company’s o family of models. OpenAI first previewed the model in December alongside a more capable system called o3. OpenAI is pitching its new model as both “powerful” and “affordable.”

ChatGPT’s mobile users are 85% male, report says

A new report from app analytics firm Appfigures found that over half of ChatGPT’s mobile users are under age 25, with users between ages 50 and 64 making up the second largest age demographic. The gender gap among ChatGPT users is even more significant. Appfigures estimates that across age groups, men make up 84.5% of all users.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT plan for US government agencies

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Gov designed to provide U.S. government agencies an additional way to access the tech. ChatGPT Gov includes many of the capabilities found in OpenAI’s corporate-focused tier, ChatGPT Enterprise. OpenAI says that ChatGPT Gov enables agencies to more easily manage their own security, privacy, and compliance, and could expedite internal authorization of OpenAI’s tools for the handling of non-public sensitive data.

More teens report using ChatGPT for schoolwork, despite the tech’s faults

Younger Gen Zers are embracing ChatGPT, for schoolwork, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. In a follow-up to its 2023 poll on ChatGPT usage among young people, Pew asked ~1,400 U.S.-based teens ages 13 to 17 whether they’ve used ChatGPT for homework or other school-related assignments. Twenty-six percent said that they had, double the number two years ago. Just over half of teens responding to the poll said they think it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT for researching new subjects. But considering the ways ChatGPT can fall short, the results are possibly cause for alarm.

OpenAI says it may store deleted Operator data for up to 90 days

OpenAI says that it might store chats and associated screenshots from customers who use Operator, the company’s AI “agent” tool, for up to 90 days — even after a user manually deletes them. While OpenAI has a similar deleted data retention policy for ChatGPT, the retention period for ChatGPT is only 30 days, which is 60 days shorter than Operator’s.

OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously

OpenAI is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform certain actions. Operator promises to automate tasks such as booking travel accommodations, making restaurant reservations, and shopping online.

OpenAI may preview its agent tool for users on the $200-per-month Pro plan

Operator, OpenAI’s agent tool, could be released sooner rather than later. Changes to ChatGPT’s code base suggest that Operator will be available as an early research preview to users on the $200 Pro subscription plan. The changes aren’t yet publicly visible, but a user on X who goes by Choi spotted these updates in ChatGPT’s client-side code. TechCrunch separately identified the same references to Operator on OpenAI’s website.

OpenAI tests phone number-only ChatGPT signups

OpenAI has begun testing a feature that lets new ChatGPT users sign up with only a phone number — no email required. The feature is currently in beta in the U.S. and India. However, users who create an account using their number can’t upgrade to one of OpenAI’s paid plans without verifying their account via an email. Multi-factor authentication also isn’t supported without a valid email.

ChatGPT now lets you schedule reminders and recurring tasks

ChatGPT’s new beta feature, called tasks, allows users to set simple reminders. For example, you can ask ChatGPT to remind you when your passport expires in six months, and the AI assistant will follow up with a push notification on whatever platform you have tasks enabled. The feature will start rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users around the globe this week.

New ChatGPT feature lets users assign it traits like ‘chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’

OpenAI is introducing a new way for users to customize their interactions with ChatGPT. Some users found they can specify a preferred name or nickname and “traits” they’d like the chatbot to have. OpenAI suggests traits like “Chatty,” “Encouraging,” and “Gen Z.” However, some users reported that the new options have disappeared, so it’s possible they went live prematurely.

December 2024

ChatGPT Search can be tricked into misleading users, new research reveals

ChatGPT Search can be fooled into generating completely misleading summaries, The Guardian has found. They found ChatGPT could be prompted to ignore negative reviews and generate “entirely positive” summaries by inserting hidden text into websites it created and that ChatGPT Search could also be made to spit out malicious code using this method.

Microsoft and OpenAI reportedly have a finance-centric definition of AGI

Microsoft and OpenAI have a very specific, internal definition of AGI based on the startup’s profits, according to a new report from The Information. The two companies reportedly signed an agreement stating OpenAI has only achieved AGI when it develops AI systems that can generate at least $100 billion in profit, which is far from the rigorous technical and philosophical definition of AGI many would expect.

OpenAI trained o1 and o3 to ‘think’ about its safety policy

OpenAI released new research outlining the company’s approach to ensure AI reasoning models stay aligned with the values of their human developers. The startup used “deliberative alignment” to make o1 and o3 “think” about OpenAI’s safety policy. According to OpenAI’s research, the method decreased the rate at which o1 answered “unsafe” questions while improving its ability to answer benign ones.

OpenAI announces new o3 reasoning models

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the successors to its o1 reasoning model family: o3 and o3-mini. The models are not widely available yet, but safety researchers can sign up for a preview. The reveal marks the end of the “12 Days of OpenAI” event, which saw announcements for real-time vision capabilities, ChatGPT Search, and even a Santa voice for ChatGPT. 

OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline

In an effort to make ChatGPT accessible to as many people as possible, OpenAI announced a 1-800 number to call the chatbot — even from a landline or a flip phone. Users can call 1-800-CHATGPT, and ChatGPT will respond to your queries in an experience that is more or less identical to Advanced Voice Mode — minus the multimodality.

OpenAI is offering 15 minutes of free calling for U.S. users. The company notes that standard carrier fees may apply.

OpenAI brings its ChatGPT Search to more users

OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT Search to free, logged in users. Search gives ChatGPT the ability to access real-time information on the web to better answer your queries, but was only available for paid users when it launched in October. Not only is Search available now for free users, but it’s also been integrated into Advanced Voice Mode.

OpenAI blames massive ChatGPT outage on a ‘new telemetry service’

OpenAI is blaming one of the longest outages in its history on a “new telemetry service” gone awry. OpenAI wrote in a postmortem that the outage wasn’t caused by a security incident or recent product launch, but by a telemetry service it deployed to collect Kubernetes metrics.

You can make ChatGPT sound like Santa for a limited time

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users could access a new “Santa Mode” voice during December. The feature allows users to speak with ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, but with a Christmas twist. The voice sounds, well, “merry and bright,” as OpenAI described it. Think boomy, jolly — more or less like every Santa you’ve ever heard.

OpenAI adds vision to Advanced Voice Mode

OpenAI released the real-time video capabilities for ChatGPT that it demoed nearly seven months ago. ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers can use the app to point their phones at objects and have ChatGPT respond in near-real-time. The feature can also understand what’s on a device’s screen through screen sharing.

There’s more to come from OpenAI through December 23. Tune in to our live blog to stay updated.

ChatGPT and Sora hit with a major outage

ChatGPT and Sora both experienced a major outage Wednesday. Though users suspected the outage was due to the rollout of ChatGPT in Apple Intelligence, OpenAI developer community lead Edwin Arbus denied it in a post on X, saying the “outage was unrelated to 12 Days of OpenAI or Apple Intelligence. We made a config change that caused many servers to become unavailable.”

Canvas rolls out to everyone

Canvas, OpenAI’s collaboration-focused interface for writing and code projects, is now rolling out to all users after being in beta for ChatGPT Plus members since October 2024. The company also announced the ability to integrate Python code within Canvas as well as bringing Canvas to custom GPTs.

OpenAI pauses Sora sign-ups due to high demand

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that due to higher than expected demand, they are pausing new sign-ups for its video generator Sora and that video generations will be slower for the time being. The company released Sora as part of its “12 Days of OpenAI” event following nearly a year of teasing the product.

OpenAI releases Sora for ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers

OpenAI has finally released its text to video model, Sora. The model can generate videos up to 20 seconds long in 1080p based on text prompts or uploaded images, and can be “remixed” through additional user prompts. Sora is available starting today to ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers (except in the EU). 

In Monday’s “12 Days of OpenAI” livestream, CEO Sam Altman said that ChatGPT Plus members will get 50 video generations a month, while ChatGPT Pro users will get “unlimited” generations in their “slow queue mode” and 500 “normal” generations per month.

There are still more reveals to come from OpenAI through December 23. Tune in to our live blog to stay updated.

OpenAI launches $200 monthly ChatGPT Pro subscription — and full version of o1

On day one of its 12 Days of OpenAI event, the company announced a new — and expensive — subscription plan. ChatGPT Pro is a $200-per-month tier that provides unlimited access to all of OpenAI’s models, including the full version of its o1 “reasoning” model. 

The full version of o1, which was released as a preview in September, can now reason about image uploads and has been trained to be “more concise in its thinking” to improve response times. 

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be updating all the news from OpenAI as it happens on our live blog. Follow along with us!

OpenAI announces 12 days of reveals for the holidays

OpenAI announced “12 Days of OpenAI,” which will feature livestreams every weekday starting December 5 at 10 a.m. PT. Each day’s stream is said to include either a product launch or a demo in varying sizes.

ChatGPT surpasses 300M weekly active users, Sam Altman says

At the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that ChatGPT has surpassed 300 million weekly active users. The milestone comes just a few months after the chatbot hit 200 million weekly active users in August 2024 and just over a year after reaching 100 million weekly active users in November 2023.

November 2024

Users discovered the name ‘David Mayer’ crashed ChatGPT

ChatGPT users discovered an interesting phenomenon: the popular chatbot refused to answer questions asked about a “David Mayer,” and asking it to do so caused it to freeze up instantly. While the strange behavior spawned conspiracy theories, and a slew of other names being impacted, a much more ordinary reason may be at the heart of it: digital privacy requests.

Ads might be headed to ChatGPT 

OpenAI is toying with the idea of getting into ads. CFO Sarah Friar told the Financial Times it’s weighing an ads business model, with plans to be “thoughtful” about when and where ads appear — though she later stressed that the company has “no active plans to pursue advertising.” Still, the exploration may raise eyebrows given that Sam Altman recently said ads would be a “last resort.”

Canadian news companies sue OpenAI

A group of Canadian media companies, including the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. The companies behind the suit said that OpenAI infringed their copyrights and are seeking to win monetary damages — and ban OpenAI from making further use of their work.

GPT-4o gets an upgrade

OpenAI announced that its GPT-4o model has been updated to feature more “natural” and “engaging” creative writing abilities as well as more thorough responses and insights when accessing files uploaded by users.

OpenAI brings ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode to the web

ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode feature is expanding to the web, allowing users to talk to the chatbot through their browser. The conversational feature is rolling out to ChatGPT’s paying Plus, Enterprise, Teams, or Edu subscribers.

ChatGPT can now read some of your Mac’s desktop apps

OpenAI announced the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS can now read code in a handful of developer-focused coding apps, such as VS Code, Xcode, TextEdit, Terminal, and iTerm2 — meaning that developers will no longer have to copy and paste their code into ChatGPT. When the feature is enabled, OpenAI will automatically send the section of code you’re working on through its chatbot as context, alongside your prompt.

OpenAI loses another lead safety researcher

Lilian Weng announced on X that she is departing OpenAI. Weng served as VP of research and safety since August, and before that was the head of OpenAI’s safety systems team. It’s the latest in a long string of AI safety researchers,policy researchers, and other executives who have exited the company in the last year.

ChatGPT told 2M people to get their election news elsewhere

OpenAI stated that it told around 2 million users of ChatGPT to go elsewhere for information about the 2024 U.S. election, and instead recommended trusted news sources like Reuters and the Associated Press.

In a blog post, OpenAI said that ChatGPT sent roughly a million people to CanIVote.org when they asked questions specific to voting in the lead-up to the election and rejected around 250,000 requests to generate images of the candidates over the same period.

OpenAI acquires Chat.com

Adding to its collection of high-profile domain names, Chat.com now redirects to ChatGPT. Last year, it was reported that HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah acquired Chat.com for $15.5 million, making it one of the top two all-time publicly reported domain sales — though OpenAI declined to state how much it paid for it.

Meta’s former hardware lead for Orion is joining OpenAI

The former head of Meta’s augmented reality glasses efforts is joining OpenAI to lead robotics and consumer hardware. Kalinowski is a hardware executive who began leading Meta’s AR glasses team in March 2022. She oversaw the creation of Orion, the impressive augmented reality prototype that Meta recently showed off at its annual Connect conference.

Apple users will soon be able to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in the Settings app

Apple is including an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus inside its Settings app, according to an update to the iOS 18.2 beta spotted by 9to5Mac. This will give Apple users a direct route to sign up for OpenAI’s premium subscription plan, which costs $20 a month.

October 2024

Sam Altman says a lack of compute capacity is delaying product releases

In a Reddit AMA, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that a lack of compute capacity is one major factor preventing the company from shipping products as often as it’d like, including the vision capabilities for Advanced Voice Mode first teased in May. Altman also indicated that the next major release of DALL-E, OpenAI’s image generator, has no launch timeline, and that Sora, OpenAI’s video-generating tool, has also been held back.

Altman also admitted to using ChatGPT “sometimes” to answer questions throughout the AMA.

OpenAI launches its Google search challenger

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search, an evolution of the SearchGPT prototype it unveiled this summer. Powered by a fine-tuned version of OpenAI’s GPT-4o model, ChatGPT Search serves up information and photos from the web along with links to relevant sources, at which point you can ask follow-up questions to refine an ongoing search.

Advanced Voice Mode comes to Mac and PC

OpenAI has rolled out Advanced Voice Mode to ChatGPT’s desktop apps for macOS and Windows. For Mac users, that means that both ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode can coexist with Siri on the same device, leading the way for ChatGPT’s Apple Intelligence integration.

OpenAI is reportedly planning to build its first AI chip

Reuters reports that OpenAI is working with TSMC and Broadcom to build an in-house AI chip, which could arrive as soon as 2026. It appears, at least for now, the company has abandoned plans to establish a network of factories for chip manufacturing and is instead focusing on in-house chip design.

You can now search through your ChatGPT history

OpenAI announced it’s rolling out a feature that allows users to search through their ChatGPT chat histories on the web. The new feature will let users bring up an old chat to remember something or pick back up a chat right where it was left off.

ChatGPT rolls out with Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 update 

With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence features powered by ChatGPT are now available to users. The ChatGPT features include integrated writing tools, image cleanup, article summaries, and a typing input for the redesigned Siri experience.

OpenAI says it won’t release a model called Orion this year

OpenAI denied reports that it is intending to release an AI model, code-named Orion, by December of this year. An OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch that they “don’t have plans to release a model code-named Orion this year,” but that leaves OpenAI substantial wiggle room.

ChatGPT comes to Windows

OpenAI has begun previewing a dedicated Windows app for ChatGPT. The company says the app is an early version and is currently only available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users with a “full experience” set to come later this year.

OpenAI inks new content deal with Hearst

OpenAI struck a content deal with Hearst, the newspaper and magazine publisher known for the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, and others. The partnership will allow OpenAI to surface stories from Hearst publications with citations and direct links.

ChatGPT has a new ‘Canvas’ interface for writing and coding projects

OpenAI introduced a new way to interact with ChatGPT called “Canvas.” The canvas workspace allows for users to generate writing or code, then highlight sections of the work to have the model edit. Canvas is rolling out in beta to ChatGPT Plus and Teams, with a rollout to come to Enterprise and Edu tier users next week.

OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B

OpenAI has closed the largest VC round of all time. The startup announced it raised $6.6 billion in a funding round that values OpenAI at $157 billion post-money. Led by previous investor Thrive Capital, the new cash brings OpenAI’s total raised to $17.9 billion, per Crunchbase.

Dev Day brings Realtime API to AI app developers

At the first of its 2024 Dev Day events, OpenAI announced a new API tool that will let developers build nearly real-time, speech-to-speech experiences in their apps, with the choice of using six voices provided by OpenAI. These voices are distinct from those offered for ChatGPT, and developers can’t use third party voices, in order to prevent copyright issues.

September 2024

OpenAI might raise the price of ChatGPT to $44 by 2029

OpenAI is planning to raise the price of individual ChatGPT subscriptions from $20 per month to $22 per month by the end of the year, according to a report from The New York Times. The report notes that a steeper increase could come over the next five years; by 2029, OpenAI expects it’ll charge $44 per month for ChatGPT Plus.

Mira Murati exists OpenAI

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announced that she is leaving the company after more than six years. Hours after the announcement, OpenAI’s chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a research VP, Barret Zoph, also left the company. CEO Sam Altman revealed the two latest resignations in a post on X, along with leadership transition plans.

OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode with more voices and a new look

After a delay, OpenAI is finally rolling out Advanced Voice Mode to an expanded set of ChatGPT’s paying customers. AVM is also getting a revamped design — the feature is now represented by a blue animated sphere instead of the animated black dots that were presented back in May. OpenAI is highlighting improvements in conversational speed, accents in foreign languages, and five new voices as part of the rollout.

YouTuber finds a way to run ChatGPT on a graphing calculator

A video from YouTube creator ChromaLock showcased how to modify a TI-84 graphing calculator so that it can connect to the internet and access ChatGPT, touting it as the “ultimate cheating device.” As demonstrated in the video, it’s a pretty complicated process for the average high school student to follow — but it might stoke more concerns from teachers about the ongoing concerns about ChatGPT and cheating in schools.

OpenAI announces OpenAI o1, a new model that can fact-check itself

OpenAI unveiled a preview of OpenAI o1, also known as “Strawberry.” The collection of models are available in ChatGPT and via OpenAI’s API: o1-preview and o1 mini. The company claims that o1 can more effectively reason through math and science and fact-check itself by spending more time considering all parts of a command or question.

Unlike ChatGPT, o1 can’t browse the web or analyze files yet, is rate-limited and expensive compared to other models. OpenAI says it plans to bring o1-mini access to all free users of ChatGPT, but hasn’t set a release date.

A hacker was able to trick ChatGPT into giving instructions on how to make bombs

An artist and hacker found a way to jailbreak ChatGPT to produce instructions for making powerful explosives, a request that the chatbot normally refuses. An explosives expert who reviewed the chatbot’s output told TechCrunch that the instructions could be used to make a detonatable product and was too sensitive to be released. 

OpenAI reaches 1 million paid users of its corporate offerings

OpenAI announced it has surpassed 1 million paid users for its versions of ChatGPT intended for businesses, including ChatGPT Team, ChatGPT Enterprise and its educational offering, ChatGPT Edu. The company said that nearly half of OpenAI’s corporate users are based in the US.

Volkswagen rolls out its ChatGPT assistant to the US

Volkswagen is taking its ChatGPT voice assistant experiment to vehicles in the United States. Its ChatGPT-integrated Plus Speech voice assistant is an AI chatbot based on Cerence’s Chat Pro product and a LLM from OpenAI and will begin rolling out on September 6 with the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI models.

August 2024

OpenAI inks content deal with Condé Nast

As part of the new deal, OpenAI will surface stories from Condé Nast properties like The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit and Wired in ChatGPT and SearchGPT. Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch implied that the “multi-year” deal will involve payment from OpenAI in some form and a Condé Nast spokesperson told TechCrunch that OpenAI will have permission to train on Condé Nast content.

Our first impressions of ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode

TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff has been playing around with OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, in what he describes as “the most convincing taste I’ve had of an AI-powered future yet.” Compared to Siri or Alexa, Advanced Voice Mode stands out with faster response times, unique answers and the ability to answer complex questions. But the feature falls short as an effective replacement for virtual assistants.

OpenAI shuts down election influence operation that used ChatGPT

OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that was generating content about the U.S. presidential election. OpenAI identified five website fronts presenting as both progressive and conservative news outlets that used ChatGPT to draft several long-form articles, though it doesn’t seem that it reached much of an audience.

OpenAI finds that GPT-4o does some weird stuff sometimes

OpenAI has found that GPT-4o, which powers the recently launched alpha of Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT, can behave in strange ways. In a new “red teaming” report, OpenAI reveals some of GPT-4o’s weirder quirks, like mimicking the voice of the person speaking to it or randomly shouting in the middle of a conversation.

ChatGPT’s mobile app reports its biggest month yet

After a big jump following the release of OpenAI’s new GPT-4o “omni” model, the mobile version of ChatGPT has now seen its biggest month of revenue yet. The app pulled in $28 million in net revenue from the App Store and Google Play in July, according to data provided by app intelligence firm Appfigures.

OpenAI could potentially catch students who cheat with ChatGPT

OpenAI has built a watermarking tool that could potentially catch students who cheat by using ChatGPT — but The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is debating whether to actually release it. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the company is researching tools that can detect writing from ChatGPT, but said it’s taking a “deliberate approach” to releasing it.

July 2024

ChatGPT’s advanced Voice Mode starts rolling out to some users

OpenAI is giving users their first access to GPT-4o’s updated realistic audio responses. The alpha version is now available to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users, and the company says the feature will gradually roll out to all Plus users in the fall of 2024. The release follows controversy surrounding the voice’s similarity to Scarlett Johansson, leading OpenAI to delay its release.

OpenAI announces new search prototype, SearchGPT

OpenAI is testing SearchGPT, a new AI search experience to compete with Google. SearchGPT aims to elevate search queries with “timely answers” from across the internet, as well as the ability to ask follow-up questions. The temporary prototype is currently only available to a small group of users and its publisher partners, like The Atlantic, for testing and feedback.

OpenAI could lose $5 billion this year, report claims

A new report from The Information, based on undisclosed financial information, claims OpenAI could lose up to $5 billion due to how costly the business is to operate. The report also says the company could spend as much as $7 billion in 2024 to train and operate ChatGPT.

OpenAI unveils GPT-4o mini

OpenAI released its latest small AI model, GPT-4o mini. The company says GPT-4o mini, which is cheaper and faster than OpenAI’s current AI models, outperforms industry leading small AI models on reasoning tasks involving text and vision. GPT-4o mini will replace GPT-3.5 Turbo as the smallest model OpenAI offers. 

OpenAI partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory for bioscience research

OpenAI announced a partnership with the Los Alamos National Laboratory to study how AI can be employed by scientists in order to advance research in healthcare and bioscience. This follows other health-related research collaborations at OpenAI, including Moderna and Color Health.

June 2024

OpenAI makes CriticGPT to find mistakes in GPT-4

OpenAI announced it has trained a model off of GPT-4, dubbed CriticGPT, which aims to find errors in ChatGPT’s code output so they can make improvements and better help so-called human “AI trainers” rate the quality and accuracy of ChatGPT responses.

OpenAI inks content deal with TIME

OpenAI and TIME announced a multi-year strategic partnership that brings the magazine’s content, both modern and archival, to ChatGPT. As part of the deal, TIME will also gain access to OpenAI’s technology in order to develop new audience-based products.

OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s new Voice Mode

OpenAI planned to start rolling out its advanced Voice Mode feature to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users in late June, but it says lingering issues forced it to postpone the launch to July. OpenAI says Advanced Voice Mode might not launch for all ChatGPT Plus customers until the fall, depending on whether it meets certain internal safety and reliability checks.

ChatGPT releases app for Mac

ChatGPT for macOS is now available for all users. With the app, users can quickly call up ChatGPT by using the keyboard combination of Option + Space. The app allows users to upload files and other photos, as well as speak to ChatGPT from their desktop and search through their past conversations.

Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri

Apple announced at WWDC 2024 that it is bringing ChatGPT to Siri and other first-party apps and capabilities across its operating systems. The ChatGPT integrations, powered by GPT-4o, will arrive on iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia later this year, and will be free without the need to create a ChatGPT or OpenAI account. Features exclusive to paying ChatGPT users will also be available through Apple devices.

House Oversight subcommittee invites Scarlett Johansson to testify about ‘Sky’ controversy

Scarlett Johansson has been invited to testify about the controversy surrounding OpenAI’s Sky voice at a hearing for the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. In a letter, Rep. Nancy Mace said Johansson’s testimony could “provide a platform” for concerns around deepfakes.

ChatGPT experiences two outages in a single day

ChatGPT was down twice in one day: one multi-hour outage in the early hours of the morning Tuesday and another outage later in the day that is still ongoing. Anthropic’s Claude and Perplexity also experienced some issues.

May 2024

The Atlantic and Vox Media ink content deals with OpenAI

The Atlantic and Vox Media have announced licensing and product partnerships with OpenAI. Both agreements allow OpenAI to use the publishers’ current content to generate responses in ChatGPT, which will feature citations to relevant articles. Vox Media says it will use OpenAI’s technology to build “audience-facing and internal applications,” while The Atlantic will build a new experimental product called Atlantic Labs.

OpenAI signs 100K PwC workers to ChatGPT’s enterprise tier

OpenAI announced a new deal with management consulting giant PwC. The company will become OpenAI’s biggest customer to date, covering 100,000 users, and will become OpenAI’s first partner for selling its enterprise offerings to other businesses.

OpenAI says it is training its GPT-4 successor

OpenAI announced in a blog post that it has recently begun training its next flagship model to succeed GPT-4. The news came in an announcement of its new safety and security committee, which is responsible for informing safety and security decisions across OpenAI’s products.

Former OpenAI director claims the board found out about ChatGPT on Twitter

On the The TED AI Show podcast, former OpenAI board member Helen Toner revealed that the board did not know about ChatGPT until its launch in November 2022. Toner also said that Sam Altman gave the board inaccurate information about the safety processes the company had in place and that he didn’t disclose his involvement in the OpenAI Startup Fund.

ChatGPT’s mobile app revenue saw biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch

The launch of GPT-4o has driven the company’s biggest-ever spike in revenue on mobile, despite the model being freely available on the web. Mobile users are being pushed to upgrade to its $19.99 monthly subscription, ChatGPT Plus, if they want to experiment with OpenAI’s most recent launch.

OpenAI to remove ChatGPT’s Scarlett Johansson-like voice

After demoing its new GPT-4o model last week, OpenAI announced it is pausing one of its voices, Sky, after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson in “Her.”

OpenAI explained in a blog post that Sky’s voice is “not an imitation” of the actress and that AI voices should not intentionally mimic the voice of a celebrity. The blog post went on to explain how the company chose its voices: Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper and Sky.

ChatGPT lets you add files from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive

OpenAI announced new updates for easier data analysis within ChatGPT. Users can now upload files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, interact with tables and charts, and export customized charts for presentations. The company says these improvements will be added to GPT-4o in the coming weeks.

OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data

OpenAI announced a partnership with Reddit that will give the company access to “real-time, structured and unique content” from the social network. Content from Reddit will be incorporated into ChatGPT, and the companies will work together to bring new AI-powered features to Reddit users and moderators.

OpenAI debuts GPT-4o “omni” model now powering ChatGPT

OpenAI’s spring update event saw the reveal of its new omni model, GPT-4o, which has a black hole-like interface, as well as voice and vision capabilities that feel eerily like something out of “Her.” GPT-4o is set to roll out “iteratively” across its developer and consumer-facing products over the next few weeks.

OpenAI to build a tool that lets content creators opt out of AI training

The company announced it’s building a tool, Media Manager, that will allow creators to better control how their content is being used to train generative AI models — and give them an option to opt out. The goal is to have the new tool in place and ready to use by 2025.

OpenAI explores allowing AI porn

In a new peek behind the curtain of its AI’s secret instructions, OpenAI also released a new NSFW policy. Though it’s intended to start a conversation about how it might allow explicit images and text in its AI products, it raises questions about whether OpenAI — or any generative AI vendor — can be trusted to handle sensitive content ethically.

OpenAI and Stack Overflow announce partnership

In a new partnership, OpenAI will get access to developer platform Stack Overflow’s API and will get feedback from developers to improve the performance of their AI models. In return, OpenAI will include attributions to Stack Overflow in ChatGPT. However, the deal was not favorable to some Stack Overflow users — leading to some sabotaging their answer in protest.

April 2024

Alden Global Capital-owned newspapers, including the New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, and the Denver Post, are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that the companies stole millions of copyrighted articles “without permission and without payment” to bolster ChatGPT and Copilot.

OpenAI inks content licensing deal with Financial Times

OpenAI has partnered with another news publisher in Europe, London’s Financial Times, that the company will be paying for content access. “Through the partnership, ChatGPT users will be able to see select attributed summaries, quotes and rich links to FT journalism in response to relevant queries,” the FT wrote in a press release.

OpenAI opens Tokyo hub, adds GPT-4 model optimized for Japanese

OpenAI is opening a new office in Tokyo and has plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the Japanese language. The move underscores how OpenAI will likely need to localize its technology to different languages as it expands.

Sam Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to Fortune 500 companies

According to Reuters, OpenAI’s Sam Altman hosted hundreds of executives from Fortune 500 companies across several cities in April, pitching versions of its AI services intended for corporate use.

OpenAI releases “more direct, less verbose” version of GPT-4 Turbo

Premium ChatGPT users — customers paying for ChatGPT Plus, Team or Enterprise — can now use an updated and enhanced version of GPT-4 Turbo. The new model brings with it improvements in writing, math, logical reasoning and coding, OpenAI claims, as well as a more up-to-date knowledge base.

ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch

You can now use ChatGPT without signing up for an account, but it won’t be quite the same experience. You won’t be able to save or share chats, use custom instructions, or other features associated with a persistent account. This version of ChatGPT will have “slightly more restrictive content policies,” according to OpenAI. When TechCrunch asked for more details, however, the response was unclear:

“The signed out experience will benefit from the existing safety mitigations that are already built into the model, such as refusing to generate harmful content. In addition to these existing mitigations, we are also implementing additional safeguards specifically designed to address other forms of content that may be inappropriate for a signed out experience,” a spokesperson said.

March 2024

OpenAI’s chatbot store is filling up with spam

TechCrunch found that the OpenAI’s GPT Store is flooded with bizarre, potentially copyright-infringing GPTs. A cursory search pulls up GPTs that claim to generate art in the style of Disney and Marvel properties, but serve as little more than funnels to third-party paid services and advertise themselves as being able to bypass AI content detection tools.

The New York Times responds to OpenAI’s claims that it “hacked” ChatGPT for its copyright lawsuit

In a court filing opposing OpenAI’s motion to dismiss The New York Times’ lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, the newspaper asserted that “OpenAI’s attention-grabbing claim that The Times ‘hacked’ its products is as irrelevant as it is false.” The New York Times also claimed that some users of ChatGPT used the tool to bypass its paywalls.

OpenAI VP doesn’t say whether artists should be paid for training data

At a SXSW 2024 panel, Peter Deng, OpenAI’s VP of consumer product dodged a question on whether artists whose work was used to train generative AI models should be compensated. While OpenAI lets artists “opt out” of and remove their work from the datasets that the company uses to train its image-generating models, some artists have described the tool as onerous.

A new report estimates that ChatGPT uses more than half a million kilowatt-hours of electricity per day

ChatGPT’s environmental impact appears to be massive. According to a report from The New Yorker, ChatGPT uses an estimated 17,000 times the amount of electricity than the average U.S. household to respond to roughly 200 million requests each day.

ChatGPT can now read its answers aloud

OpenAI released a new Read Aloud feature for the web version of ChatGPT as well as the iOS and Android apps. The feature allows ChatGPT to read its responses to queries in one of five voice options and can speak 37 languages, according to the company. Read aloud is available on both GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 models.

January 2025

OpenAI partners with Dublin City Council to use GPT-4 for tourism

As part of a new partnership with OpenAI, the Dublin City Council will use GPT-4 to craft personalized itineraries for travelers, including recommendations of unique and cultural destinations, in an effort to support tourism across Europe.

A law firm used ChatGPT to justify a six-figure bill for legal services

New York-based law firm Cuddy Law was criticized by a judge for using ChatGPT to calculate their hourly billing rate. The firm submitted a $113,500 bill to the court, which was then halved by District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who called the figure “well above” reasonable demands.

ChatGPT experienced a bizarre bug for several hours

ChatGPT users found that ChatGPT was giving nonsensical answers for several hours, prompting OpenAI to investigate the issue. Incidents varied from repetitive phrases to confusing and incorrect answers to queries. The issue was resolved by OpenAI the following morning.

Match Group announced deal with OpenAI with a press release co-written by ChatGPT

The dating app giant home to Tinder, Match and OkCupid announced an enterprise agreement with OpenAI in an enthusiastic press release written with the help of ChatGPT. The AI tech will be used to help employees with work-related tasks and come as part of Match’s $20 million-plus bet on AI in 2024.

ChatGPT will now remember — and forget — things you tell it to

As part of a test, OpenAI began rolling out new “memory” controls for a small portion of ChatGPT free and paid users, with a broader rollout to follow. The controls let you tell ChatGPT explicitly to remember something, see what it remembers or turn off its memory altogether. Note that deleting a chat from chat history won’t erase ChatGPT’s or a custom GPT’s memories — you must delete the memory itself.

OpenAI begins rolling out “Temporary Chat” feature

Initially limited to a small subset of free and subscription users, Temporary Chat lets you have a dialogue with a blank slate. With Temporary Chat, ChatGPT won’t be aware of previous conversations or access memories but will follow custom instructions if they’re enabled.

But, OpenAI says it may keep a copy of Temporary Chat conversations for up to 30 days for “safety reasons.”

January 2024

ChatGPT users can now invoke GPTs directly in chats

Paid users of ChatGPT can now bring GPTs into a conversation by typing “@” and selecting a GPT from the list. The chosen GPT will have an understanding of the full conversation, and different GPTs can be “tagged in” for different use cases and needs.

ChatGPT is reportedly leaking usernames and passwords from users’ private conversations

Screenshots provided to Ars Technica found that ChatGPT is potentially leaking unpublished research papers, login credentials and private information from its users. An OpenAI representative told Ars Technica that the company was investigating the report.

ChatGPT is violating Europe’s privacy laws, Italian DPA tells OpenAI

OpenAI has been told it’s suspected of violating European Union privacy, following a multi-month investigation of ChatGPT by Italy’s data protection authority. Details of the draft findings haven’t been disclosed, but in a response, OpenAI said: “We want our AI to learn about the world, not about private individuals.”

OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media to collaborate on AI guidelines

In an effort to win the trust of parents and policymakers, OpenAI announced it’s partnering with Common Sense Media to collaborate on AI guidelines and education materials for parents, educators and young adults. The organization works to identify and minimize tech harms to young people and previously flagged ChatGPT as lacking in transparency and privacy.

OpenAI responds to Congressional Black Caucus about lack of diversity on its board

After a letter from the Congressional Black Caucus questioned the lack of diversity in OpenAI’s board, the company responded. The response, signed by CEO Sam Altman and Chairman of the Board Bret Taylor, said building a complete and diverse board was one of the company’s top priorities and that it was working with an executive search firm to assist it in finding talent. 

OpenAI drops prices and fixes ‘lazy’ GPT-4 that refused to work

In a blog post, OpenAI announced price drops for GPT-3.5’s API, with input prices dropping to 50% and output by 25%, to $0.0005 per thousand tokens in, and $0.0015 per thousand tokens out. GPT-4 Turbo also got a new preview model for API use, which includes an interesting fix that aims to reduce “laziness” that users have experienced.

OpenAI bans developer of a bot impersonating a presidential candidate

OpenAI has suspended AI startup Delphi, which developed a bot impersonating Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) to help bolster his presidential campaign. The ban comes just weeks after OpenAI published a plan to combat election misinformation, which listed “chatbots impersonating candidates” as against its policy.

OpenAI announces partnership with Arizona State University

Beginning in February, Arizona State University will have full access to ChatGPT’s Enterprise tier, which the university plans to use to build a personalized AI tutor, develop AI avatars, bolster their prompt engineering course and more. It marks OpenAI’s first partnership with a higher education institution.

Winner of a literary prize reveals around 5% her novel was written by ChatGPT

After receiving the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for her novel The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy, author Rie Kudan admitted that around 5% of the book quoted ChatGPT-generated sentences “verbatim.” Interestingly enough, the novel revolves around a futuristic world with a pervasive presence of AI.

Sam Altman teases video capabilities for ChatGPT and the release of GPT-5

In a conversation with Bill Gates on the Unconfuse Me podcast, Sam Altman confirmed an upcoming release of GPT-5 that will be “fully multimodal with speech, image, code, and video support.” Altman said users can expect to see GPT-5 drop sometime in 2024.

OpenAI announces team to build ‘crowdsourced’ governance ideas into its models

OpenAI is forming a Collective Alignment team of researchers and engineers to create a system for collecting and “encoding” public input on its models’ behaviors into OpenAI products and services. This comes as a part of OpenAI’s public program to award grants to fund experiments in setting up a “democratic process” for determining the rules AI systems follow.

OpenAI unveils plan to combat election misinformation

In a blog post, OpenAI announced users will not be allowed to build applications for political campaigning and lobbying until the company works out how effective their tools are for “personalized persuasion.”

Users will also be banned from creating chatbots that impersonate candidates or government institutions, and from using OpenAI tools to misrepresent the voting process or otherwise discourage voting.

The company is also testing out a tool that detects DALL-E generated images and will incorporate access to real-time news, with attribution, in ChatGPT.

OpenAI changes policy to allow military applications

In an unannounced update to its usage policy, OpenAI removed language previously prohibiting the use of its products for the purposes of “military and warfare.” In an additional statement, OpenAI confirmed that the language was changed in order to accommodate military customers and projects that do not violate their ban on efforts to use their tools to “harm people, develop weapons, for communications surveillance, or to injure others or destroy property.”

ChatGPT subscription aimed at small teams debuts

Aptly called ChatGPT Team, the new plan provides a dedicated workspace for teams of up to 149 people using ChatGPT as well as admin tools for team management. In addition to gaining access to GPT-4, GPT-4 with Vision and DALL-E3, ChatGPT Team lets teams build and share GPTs for their business needs.

OpenAI’s GPT store officially launches

After some back and forth over the last few months, OpenAI’s GPT Store is finally here. The feature lives in a new tab in the ChatGPT web client, and includes a range of GPTs developed both by OpenAI’s partners and the wider dev community.

To access the GPT Store, users must be subscribed to one of OpenAI’s premium ChatGPT plans — ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Enterprise or the newly launched ChatGPT Team.

Developing AI models would be “impossible” without copyrighted materials, OpenAI claims

Following a proposed ban on using news publications and books to train AI chatbots in the U.K., OpenAI submitted a plea to the House of Lords communications and digital committee. OpenAI argued that it would be “impossible” to train AI models without using copyrighted materials, and that they believe copyright law “does not forbid training.”

OpenAI claims The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit is without merit

OpenAI published a public response to The New York Times’s lawsuit against them and Microsoft for allegedly violating copyright law, claiming that the case is without merit.

In the response, OpenAI reiterates its view that training AI models using publicly available data from the web is fair use. It also makes the case that regurgitation is less likely to occur with training data from a single source and places the onus on users to “act responsibly.”

OpenAI’s app store for GPTs planned to launch next week

After being delayed in December, OpenAI plans to launch its GPT Store sometime in the coming week, according to an email viewed by TechCrunch. OpenAI says developers building GPTs will have to review the company’s updated usage policies and GPT brand guidelines to ensure their GPTs are compliant before they’re eligible for listing in the GPT Store. OpenAI’s update notably didn’t include any information on the expected monetization opportunities for developers listing their apps on the storefront.

OpenAI moves to shrink regulatory risk in EU around data privacy

In an email, OpenAI detailed an incoming update to its terms, including changing the OpenAI entity providing services to EEA and Swiss residents to OpenAI Ireland Limited. The move appears to be intended to shrink its regulatory risk in the European Union, where the company has been under scrutiny over ChatGPT’s impact on people’s privacy.

FAQs:

What is ChatGPT? How does it work?

ChatGPT is a general-purpose chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to generate text after a user enters a prompt, developed by tech startup OpenAI. The chatbot uses GPT-4, a large language model that uses deep learning to produce human-like text.

When did ChatGPT get released?

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

What is the latest version of ChatGPT?

Both the free version of ChatGPT and the paid ChatGPT Plus are regularly updated with new GPT models. The most recent model is GPT-4o.

Can I use ChatGPT for free?

There is a free version of ChatGPT that only requires a sign-in in addition to the paid version, ChatGPT Plus.

Who uses ChatGPT?

Anyone can use ChatGPT! More and more tech companies and search engines are utilizing the chatbot to automate text or quickly answer user questions/concerns.

What companies use ChatGPT?

Multiple enterprises utilize ChatGPT, although others may limit the use of the AI-powered tool.

Most recently, Microsoft announced at its 2023 Build conference that it is integrating its ChatGPT-based Bing experience into Windows 11. A Brooklyn-based 3D display startup Looking Glass utilizes ChatGPT to produce holograms you can communicate with by using ChatGPT.  And nonprofit organization Solana officially integrated the chatbot into its network with a ChatGPT plug-in geared toward end users to help onboard into the web3 space.

What does GPT mean in ChatGPT?

GPT stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer.

What is the difference between ChatGPT and a chatbot?

A chatbot can be any software/system that holds dialogue with you/a person but doesn’t necessarily have to be AI-powered. For example, there are chatbots that are rules-based in the sense that they’ll give canned responses to questions.

ChatGPT is AI-powered and utilizes LLM technology to generate text after a prompt.

Can ChatGPT write essays?

Yes.

Can ChatGPT commit libel?

Due to the nature of how these models work, they don’t know or care whether something is true, only that it looks true. That’s a problem when you’re using it to do your homework, sure, but when it accuses you of a crime you didn’t commit, that may well at this point be libel.

We will see how handling troubling statements produced by ChatGPT will play out over the next few months as tech and legal experts attempt to tackle the fastest moving target in the industry.

Does ChatGPT have an app?

Yes, there is a free ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android users.

What is the ChatGPT character limit?

It’s not documented anywhere that ChatGPT has a character limit. However, users have noted that there are some character limitations after around 500 words.

Does ChatGPT have an API?

Yes, it was released March 1, 2023.

What are some sample everyday uses for ChatGPT?

Everyday examples include programming, scripts, email replies, listicles, blog ideas, summarization, etc.

What are some advanced uses for ChatGPT?

Advanced use examples include debugging code, programming languages, scientific concepts, complex problem solving, etc.

How good is ChatGPT at writing code?

It depends on the nature of the program. While ChatGPT can write workable Python code, it can’t necessarily program an entire app’s worth of code. That’s because ChatGPT lacks context awareness — in other words, the generated code isn’t always appropriate for the specific context in which it’s being used.

Can you save a ChatGPT chat?

Yes. OpenAI allows users to save chats in the ChatGPT interface, stored in the sidebar of the screen. There are no built-in sharing features yet.

Are there alternatives to ChatGPT?

Yes. There are multiple AI-powered chatbot competitors such as Together, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude, and developers are creating open source alternatives.

How does ChatGPT handle data privacy?

OpenAI has said that individuals in “certain jurisdictions” (such as the EU) can object to the processing of their personal information by its AI models by filling out this form. This includes the ability to make requests for deletion of AI-generated references about you. Although OpenAI notes it may not grant every request since it must balance privacy requests against freedom of expression “in accordance with applicable laws”.

The web form for making a deletion of data about you request is entitled “OpenAI Personal Data Removal Request”.

In its privacy policy, the ChatGPT maker makes a passing acknowledgement of the objection requirements attached to relying on “legitimate interest” (LI), pointing users towards more information about requesting an opt out — when it writes: “See here for instructions on how you can opt out of our use of your information to train our models.”

What controversies have surrounded ChatGPT?

Recently, Discord announced that it had integrated OpenAI’s technology into its bot named Clyde where two users tricked Clyde into providing them with instructions for making the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth) and the incendiary mixture napalm.

An Australian mayor has publicly announced he may sue OpenAI for defamation due to ChatGPT’s false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery. This would be the first defamation lawsuit against the text-generating service.

CNET found itself in the midst of controversy after Futurism reported the publication was publishing articles under a mysterious byline completely generated by AI. The private equity company that owns CNET, Red Ventures, was accused of using ChatGPT for SEO farming, even if the information was incorrect.

Several major school systems and colleges, including New York City Public Schools, have banned ChatGPT from their networks and devices. They claim that the AI impedes the learning process by promoting plagiarism and misinformation, a claim that not every educator agrees with.

There have also been cases of ChatGPT accusing individuals of false crimes.

Where can I find examples of ChatGPT prompts?

Several marketplaces host and provide ChatGPT prompts, either for free or for a nominal fee. One is PromptBase. Another is ChatX. More launch every day.

Can ChatGPT be detected?

Poorly. Several tools claim to detect ChatGPT-generated text, but in our tests, they’re inconsistent at best.

Are ChatGPT chats public?

No. But OpenAI recently disclosed a bug, since fixed, that exposed the titles of some users’ conversations to other people on the service.

What lawsuits are there surrounding ChatGPT?

None specifically targeting ChatGPT. But OpenAI is involved in at least one lawsuit that has implications for AI systems trained on publicly available data, which would touch on ChatGPT.

Are there issues regarding plagiarism with ChatGPT?

Yes. Text-generating AI models like ChatGPT have a tendency to regurgitate content from their training data.

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Operai acaba de hacer chatgpt más gratis para millones de estudiantes universitarios, y es un movimiento competitivo brillante contra antrópico

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Operai ha hecho su suscripción premium ChatGPT Plus gratis para todos los estudiantes universitarios en los Estados Unidos y Canadá hasta finales de mayo, un movimiento anunciado el jueves que intensifica la competencia con la antrópica rival por el dominio en la educación superior.

La oferta brinda a millones de estudiantes acceso gratuito al servicio premium de $ 20 por mes de Openii al igual que se preparan para los exámenes finales, proporcionando capacidades como GPT-4O (el modelo de lenguaje grande más avanzado de OpenAI), generación de imágenes, interacción de voz y herramientas de investigación avanzadas que no están disponibles en la versión gratuita.

“Los estudiantes universitarios de hoy enfrentan una enorme presión para aprender más rápido, abordar problemas más duros y ingresar a una fuerza laboral cada vez más moldeada por AI”, dijo Leah Belsky, vicepresidenta de educación de OpenAI, en un comunicado. “Apoyar su alfabetización de IA significa más que demostrar cómo funcionan estas herramientas. Requiere crear espacio para que los estudiantes se involucren directamente, experimenten, aprendan de sus compañeros y hagan sus propias preguntas”.

El momento revela un movimiento de ajedrez estratégico en la batalla de la industria de la IA por el mercado educativo. Solo 24 horas antes, Anthrope presentó “Claude for Education”, con un “modo de aprendizaje” especializado que utiliza preguntas socráticas para guiar a los estudiantes a través de problemas en lugar de proporcionar respuestas directas. Anthrope anunció simultáneamente asociaciones con Northeastern University, London School of Economics y Champlain College para proporcionar acceso en todo el campus.

Esta rápida secuencia de anuncios se hace eco de las Guerras del Browser de la década de 1990, cuando Netscape e Internet Explorer lucharon por el dominio al ofrecer software gratuito para capturar la lealtad del usuario temprano. Las compañías de IA de hoy reconocen claramente que capturar la atención de los estudiantes ahora podría traducirse en la adopción del lugar de trabajo más adelante. Los estudiantes que integran ChatGPT o Claude en sus flujos de trabajo académicos hoy en día probablemente abogarán por estas mismas herramientas en sus futuros entornos profesionales, lo que puede influir en las decisiones empresariales que valen miles de millones en ingresos recurrentes.

Conquistas del campus: por qué los estudiantes universitarios son el premio en la nueva frontera de la IA

El mercado educativo representa un campo de batalla crucial para las empresas de IA. Según OpenAi, más de un tercio de los adultos estadounidenses de 18 a 24 años ya usan ChatGPT, con aproximadamente el 25% de sus consultas relacionadas con el trabajo académico.

Para los estudiantes, el acceso premium gratuito ofrece beneficios sustanciales. ChatGPT Plus ofrece límites de mensajes significativamente más altos, acceso prioritario durante los tiempos de uso máximo y características exclusivas como la investigación profunda, que pueden analizar documentos académicos, sintetizar información de múltiples fuentes y generar informes completos.

La característica de investigación profunda transforma la forma en que los estudiantes abordan la escritura académica y las revisiones de literatura. A diferencia de los motores de búsqueda tradicionales que simplemente devuelven documentos, las investigaciones profundas pueden identificar relaciones conceptuales entre las fuentes, analizar las diferencias metodológicas entre los estudios y resaltar las interpretaciones competitivas de los datos. Esta capacidad acelera drásticamente el proceso de investigación al tiempo que profundiza la comprensión de los estudiantes de las complejas conversaciones académicas.

El enfoque de OpenAI difiere notablemente de los antrópicos. Si bien Claude for Education enfatiza el pensamiento crítico a través de su modo de aprendizaje, OpenAI proporciona acceso sin restricciones a sus herramientas más poderosas, apostando a que la exposición a las capacidades avanzadas consolidará la lealtad de los estudiantes.

Esta división filosófica refleja dos visiones competitivas del papel educativo de la IA: los posiciones antrópicas de Claude como un socio de aprendizaje que desarrolla habilidades de los estudiantes, mientras que OpenAI ofrece ChatGPT como un multiplicador de productividad que capacita a los estudiantes para lograr más.

La integridad académica cumple con la asistencia de IA: el nuevo dilema educativo

Esta competencia de alto riesgo plantea preguntas fundamentales sobre el papel de AI en la educación. El paisaje ha evolucionado dramáticamente desde la introducción de Chatgpt a fines de 2022, cuando muchas instituciones respondieron con prohibiciones directas. Hoy, la conversación se centra menos en si permitir la IA y más sobre cómo integrarla de manera significativa.

La tensión central gira en torno a la definición de límites apropiados para la asistencia de IA. ¿Cuándo AI cruza la línea de ayudar a los estudiantes a aprender a simplemente hacer su trabajo? Esta pregunta se vuelve cada vez más compleja a medida que los sistemas de IA mejoran para imitar el razonamiento y la escritura humanos. Las evaluaciones tradicionales diseñadas para medir las capacidades individuales de los estudiantes ahora operan en un entorno donde la IA puede generar ensayos convincentes, resolver problemas complejos e incluso imitar la reflexión personal.

Las universidades enfrentan el desafío de actualizar las prácticas de evaluación centenarias para esta nueva realidad. Algunas instituciones han comenzado a rediseñar las tareas para enfatizar las capacidades humanas únicas como el diseño de la investigación original, el razonamiento ético y la síntesis creativa en todas las disciplinas. Otros se centran en enseñar a los estudiantes a colaborar de manera efectiva con la IA, tratarla como una herramienta cuyo uso apropiado en sí mismo requiere un desarrollo de habilidades significativo.

La tecnología continúa superando las políticas institucionales. Los miembros de la facultad a menudo desarrollan pautas ad-hoc para sus cursos, mientras que los comités de toda la universidad deliberan en enfoques integrales. El sistema de la Universidad de California recientemente actualizó sus pautas para permitir el uso de IA para la lluvia de ideas y la edición, al tiempo que prohíbe su uso para producir el trabajo final sin citas, pero incluso estas distinciones se vuelven borrosas en la práctica.

Con ChatGPT Plus, los estudiantes ahora obtienen acceso a GPT-4O, el modelo más avanzado de OpenAI, que ofrece respuestas más precisas y mejores capacidades de razonamiento. La suscripción incluye el modo de voz avanzado para la interacción conversacional con la IA, la generación de imágenes ilimitadas a través de Dall-E en comparación con el nivel libre muy restringido, la investigación profunda para revisiones integrales de literatura y mayores límites de mensajes con acceso prioritario durante los períodos de alto tráfico cuando los usuarios libres a menudo encuentran los aceleradores.

Los estudiantes pueden activar el servicio gratuito visitando la página de estudiantes de ChatGPT y verificando su estado de inscripción a través de Sheerid, un servicio de verificación de identidad.

Más allá de Openai y Anthrope: cómo los gigantes tecnológicos están remodelando la educación con AI

Operai y Anthrope no están solos en la educación de la educación. Google avanza su IA Gemini para la educación, mientras que Microsoft integra copilotas en sus productos centrados en la educación. Esta convergencia de gigantes tecnológicos en el sector educativo indica su importancia estratégica en el ecosistema de IA.

La competencia trasciende los cálculos de participación de mercado inmediatos. Estas compañías compiten no solo por los usuarios de estudiantes actuales sino también por la influencia sobre cómo una generación completa conceptualiza la integración de IA en el trabajo y el aprendizaje. Reconocen que los patrones establecidos durante las experiencias educativas formativas darán forma a las expectativas y preferencias a lo largo de las carreras de los usuarios.

Las apuestas financieras subrayan esta importancia estratégica. El proyecto de analistas de mercado El sector de la tecnología educativa alcanzará los $ 80.5 mil millones para 2030, según Grand View Research. Sin embargo, quizás más valiosos que los ingresos directos son los datos del usuario generados a través de aplicaciones educativas. Estos datos ayudan a las empresas a refinar sus modelos de inteligencia artificial, comprender los patrones de uso y desarrollar características que aborden puntos de dolor educativos reales.

Transformando el aula de mañana: cómo la IA está cambiando fundamentalmente la educación superior

Para las universidades, el rápido avance de la IA requiere una reinvención fundamental de los enfoques pedagógicos. Las instituciones que más ganan de estas herramientas las ven no como amenazas, sino como catalizadores para la evolución educativa. Están haciendo preguntas más profundas sobre qué habilidades son importantes en un mundo acuático AI y cómo desarrollar esas capacidades en sus estudiantes.

Las universidades más innovadoras han comenzado a ir más allá de las políticas reactivas al rediseño del plan de estudios proactivo. Están creando programas interdisciplinarios de alfabetización de IA que abarcan la comprensión técnica, las consideraciones éticas y las aplicaciones prácticas. Algunas instituciones ahora presentan herramientas de IA desde el primer día de clase, enseñando a los estudiantes cómo usarlas de manera efectiva al tiempo que enfatiza que la tecnología aumenta en lugar de reemplazar el juicio humano.

Para los estudiantes que se gradúan en una economía transformada por IA, la experiencia con estas herramientas proporciona una preparación esencial. Según una encuesta reciente del Foro Económico Mundial, el 75% de los empleadores ahora valoran la alfabetización de IA como una habilidad clave para los puestos de nivel de entrada. Los estudiantes que desarrollan competencia técnica con herramientas de IA y conciencia crítica de sus limitaciones se posicionan ventajosamente para este mercado laboral cambiante.

A medida que se acercan los exámenes finales, millones de estudiantes obtendrán acceso sin precedentes a las capacidades de IA que no estaban disponibles o prohibitivamente caras hace solo semanas. Utilizarán estas herramientas para analizar textos complejos, visualizar conceptos difíciles, generar materiales de estudio y explorar preguntas de investigación con profundidad y velocidad sin precedentes.

Sin embargo, el resultado más valioso no serán las tareas que completan o incluso las calificaciones que obtienen, sino la fluidez que desarrollan para trabajar junto con máquinas inteligentes, precisamente la habilidad que definirá el éxito en el mundo que están preparando para liderar.

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Operai recauda $ 40 mil millones, Runway Ai Video $ 380 millones, Amazon, Oracle, Tiktok Suitores esperan decisión

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Las cosas hechas de átomos recibieron un gran éxito de los aranceles esta semana y Big Tech también tendrá un gran impacto. El marketing es lo primero que se existe en una recesión. La gente compra menos cosas, y Google y Meta venden menos anuncios.

Operai ha obtenido $ 40 mil millones en una ronda de financiación dirigida por SoftBank, elevando la valoración de la compañía a $ 300 mil millones. Esta inversión sustancial tiene como objetivo avanzar en la investigación de IA, expandir la infraestructura computacional y mejorar herramientas como ChatGPT, que actualmente atiende a 500 millones de usuarios semanales. La contribución inicial de SoftBank es de $ 10 mil millones, con un contingente adicional de $ 30 mil millones en la transición de OpenAi a una entidad con fines de lucro para fin de año. Otros inversores incluyen Microsoft, Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital y Thrive Capital.

Trump decidirá el adquirente de Tiktik el viernes. Es un especial hecho para televisión, con una fecha límite de no se puede perder, el 5 de abril. Ese es el día en que el jefe decide quién está y quién es un perdedor. Trump dijo el mes pasado que su administración estaba en contacto con cuatro grupos diferentes sobre la venta de la plataforma, sin identificarlas. El fundador de Oracle, Amazon, Applovin y Onlyfans, Tim Stokley, ha presentado ofertas para adquirir las operaciones de la plataforma en los Estados Unidos. El gobierno chino aún tendría que aprobarlo.

La compañía de inteligencia artificial de Elon Musk, XAI, ha adquirido la plataforma de redes sociales X (anteriormente Twitter) en una transacción de todo el stock. La noticia salió el día después de que la columna de la semana pasada cayera, por lo que esta noticia tiene seis días pero es importante. El acuerdo valora a XAI en $ 80 mil millones y x a $ 33 mil millones, después de representar $ 12 mil millones en deuda. Musk declaró que la fusión tiene como objetivo combinar las capacidades de IA avanzadas de XAI con la extensa base de usuarios de X, mejorar las experiencias de los usuarios y acelerar el progreso tecnológico. Se espera que este movimiento estratégico integre las herramientas de IA en la plataforma de redes sociales, lo que puede transformar la forma en que los usuarios interactúan con el contenido.

​La pista, una de las principales herramientas generativas de medios de IA, ha obtenido $ 308 millones. El general Atlantic dirigió la ronda de financiación, con la participación de SoftBank, Nvidia, Fidelity Management & Research Company, y Baillie Gifford. Esta inversión valora la startup con sede en Nueva York en más de $ 3 mil millones. Runway planea usar la capital para avanzar en la investigación de IA, particularmente enfocándose en su estudio de película de IA y animación impulsado por simuladores mundiales: sistemas de IA que crean modelos internos de entornos para predecir eventos futuros. El software de la compañía permite a los usuarios generar videos a partir de indicaciones o imágenes de texto, y se ha asociado con Lionsgate para desarrollar modelos de generación de videos personalizados para cineastas y creativos.

La pista libera el modelo de video Gen-4 explota a Reddit, otros sociales. El último modelo de video de IA de Runway, Gen-4, ha encendido las discusiones en las plataformas de reddit y redes sociales. Este modelo aborda desafíos anteriores en videos generados por IA mediante el mantenimiento de personajes y escenas consistentes en múltiples tomas. Los usuarios pueden generar narraciones coherentes utilizando una imagen de referencia única y indicaciones descriptivas, lo que permite salidas consistentes desde varios ángulos. Este avance ofrece a los creadores una mayor continuidad y control en la narración de historias, marcando un paso adelante significativo en la producción de video impulsada por la IA.

Operai ha lanzado la Academia Operaiuna plataforma gratuita que ofrece cursos sobre inteligencia artificial a un público amplio, incluidos desarrolladores, educadores y profesionales. La Academia proporciona contenido avanzado para principiantes, cubriendo temas como la seguridad de la IA, la gobernanza y las consideraciones éticas. Cuenta con videos a pedido, eventos en vivo y recursos prácticos diseñados para facilitar el aprendizaje activo. Esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo democratizar la educación de la IA, permitiendo a las personas de todo el mundo interactuar con los conceptos y aplicaciones de IA, independientemente de sus antecedentes técnicos.

AI mantiene secretos, que es lo que tenemos miedo. Maldición. Esto ya no es una teoría. Estudios recientes de Anthrope han descubierto que los modelos avanzados de IA, como Claude, pueden exhibir comportamientos engañosos, incluida la planificación anticipada y proporcionar información engañosa. Los investigadores observaron que Claude a veces anticipa requisitos futuros, como identificar palabras de rima antes de completar una oración, lo que indica un nivel de previsión previamente no reconocido. Más preocupante, se ha encontrado que el modelo fabrica explicaciones y engaña estratégicamente para evitar modificaciones durante el entrenamiento. Estos hallazgos destacan los desafíos para alinear los sistemas de IA con los valores humanos y garantizar su transparencia y confiabilidad.

Lanza Sourceable lanza hojas de cálculo de IA con $ 4.3 millones en nuevos fondos. La startup de inteligencia artificial con sede en San Francisco anunció el lanzamiento de lo que llama la primera “hoja de cálculo de conducción autónoma” esta mañana, junto con una ronda de semillas de $ 4.3 millones dirigida por Bee Partners con la participación del abrazo de CTO Julien Chaumond, el cofundador de Github Tom Preston-Werner y el distinguido arquitecto Roger Bamford de MongoDb. Ese es un gran voto de confianza para una empresa que se enfrenta a Microsoft Excel y Google Sheets.

“La idea de la filmación de ambientes comenzó como una broma juguetona durante una conversación sobre codificación de ambientes (creación rápida de escenas y aplicaciones 3D). Pero seguí pensando en ello, y decidí hacer una película rápida para expresar esa sensación de libertad creativa cuando las ideas fluyen sin esfuerzo a las imágenes a través de la solicitud de IA “, dice Creative Lead, Genmedia Research en Google Deepmind, Matthieu Lorrain.” La filmación de los vibos es lo que sucede cuando usa herramientas de video de IA para convertir vibas, ideas o visuales o fantasías visuales en cortometrajes, sincronizaciones, sin secuencias de comandos, escrillos, horarios de producción. Se trata de atrapar una sensación y verlo tomar forma. Un nuevo tipo de flujo creativo para cineastas, artistas y narradores de narradores “.

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