OpenAI’s CEO says kindness comes with a price

OpenAI’s CEO says kindness comes with a price

Summary Politeness in ChatGPT has hidden costs. Using manners with AI can impact energy usage. Kindness in prompts isn’t necessary but signifies respect. It doesn’t cost anything to be kind — unless that kindness is directed at your friendly neighborhood chatbot. Last week, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, disclosed that users using manners-driven language like ‘please’…

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OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds

OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI’s voice AI models have gotten it into trouble before with actor Scarlett Johansson, but that isn’t stopping the company from continuing to advance its offerings in this category. Today, the ChatGPT maker has unveiled three,…

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way

OpenAI’s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI’s ChatGPT has surpassed 400 million weekly active users, a milestone that underscores the company’s growing reach across both consumer and enterprise markets, according to an X post from chief operating officer Brad Lightcap on Thursday….

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Open-source revolution: How DeepSeek-R1 challenges OpenAI’s o1 with superior processing, cost efficiency

Open-source revolution: How DeepSeek-R1 challenges OpenAI’s o1 with superior processing, cost efficiency

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI industry is witnessing a seismic shift with the introduction of DeepSeek-R1, a cutting-edge open-source reasoning model developed by the eponymous Chinese startup DeepSeek. Released on January 20, this model is challenging OpenAI’s o1 —…

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Five breakthroughs that make OpenAI’s o3 a turning point for AI — and one big challenge

Five breakthroughs that make OpenAI’s o3 a turning point for AI — and one big challenge

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The end of the year 2024 has brought reckonings for artificial intelligence, as industry insiders feared progress toward even more intelligent AI is slowing down. But OpenAI’s o3 model, announced just last week, has sparked a…

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