OpenAI replaced GPT-4o, but some users still refuse to let it die — now they’re celebrating its ‘birthday’ in Times Square with a video billboard

Fans of retired OpenAI model GPT-4o organized a birthday tribute for the chatbot in Times Square, and they still want it back.

I tried a viral ‘backwards calendar’ ChatGPT prompt — and it completely changed how I plan my week

Instead of starting with endless to-do lists, this AI prompt begins with outcomes — and it made my schedule feel strangely achievable.

OpenAI’s ‘Trusted Contact’ feature for ChatGPT users in crisis is a sign AI is becoming something much more personal

OpenAI’s new Trusted Contact feature suggests ChatGPT is evolving from a chatbot into emotional infrastructure.

AI-pilled graduates are not a big hit for finance jobs with their shallow ideas

Finance firms are reassessing AI-native graduates as concerns grow over shallow analysis, weak critical thinking, and excessive dependence on generative AI tools.

ChatGPT now lets you nominate a Trusted Contact who gets alerted if your interaction with AI ‘indicates a serious safety concern’

On top of its existing safety systems, ChatGPT is giving users the option to designate a trusted adult to reach out to.

OpenAI’s new voice AI can listen, think, and talk back in 70+ languages

OpenAI launched three new audio models that can reason, translate across 70+ languages, and transcribe speech in real time, making voice a genuinely useful interface for developers.

ChatGPT now lets you name someone to check in if things get dark

ChatGPT can now alert someone you trust if things get serious. It is a simple feature, but it might be one of the most human things OpenAI has ever built into its chatbot.

OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm

The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.

A shocking study made me rethink how I use AI, and you should probably do that too

A new study finds that after just ten minutes of AI-assisted problem-solving, people performed worse and gave up more easily once the AI was gone. But the culprit isn’t AI itself. It’s how most people are using it.