Summary of OpenAI's GPT model versions:
GPT-1 (2018): First Transformer-based model, small-scale proof of concept.
GPT-2 (2019): 1.5 billion parameters, showcased strong text generation; initially withheld due to safety concerns.
GPT-3 (2020): 175 billion parameters, popularized few-shot learning across diverse tasks.
GPT-4 (2023): Multimodal (text and images); includes faster, cost-efficient versions like GPT-4-turbo, GPT-4o , GPT-4o mini and models for complext reasoning like o1-preview and o1-mini
Future - GPT-5: In development; expected to expand multimodal capabilities and increase efficiency, though details remain speculative.
GPT-1 (2018): First Transformer-based model, small-scale proof of concept.
GPT-2 (2019): 1.5 billion parameters, showcased strong text generation; initially withheld due to safety concerns.
GPT-3 (2020): 175 billion parameters, popularized few-shot learning across diverse tasks.
GPT-4 (2023): Multimodal (text and images); includes faster, cost-efficient versions like GPT-4-turbo, GPT-4o , GPT-4o mini and models for complext reasoning like o1-preview and o1-mini
Future - GPT-5: In development; expected to expand multimodal capabilities and increase efficiency, though details remain speculative.
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Google's AlphaFold 3: A Game Changer for Medicine
Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, but figuring out their 3D shapes - crucial for understanding how they function has been a scientific nightmare. Enter AlphaFold 3, a groundbreaking Al tool by Google DeepMind that just took a massive leap forward.
This isn't just about bragging rights for DeepMind; AlphaFold 3 has the potential to revolutionize medicine. Demis Hassabis, the CEO of both DeepMind and its drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs, believes it could become a multi-hundred billion dollar industry while also saving countless lives.
Think of it this way: Proteins are like tiny molecular machines with specific jobs. But to design drugs that interact with them effectively, we need to know their exact shape.
Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, but figuring out their 3D shapes - crucial for understanding how they function has been a scientific nightmare. Enter AlphaFold 3, a groundbreaking Al tool by Google DeepMind that just took a massive leap forward.
This isn't just about bragging rights for DeepMind; AlphaFold 3 has the potential to revolutionize medicine. Demis Hassabis, the CEO of both DeepMind and its drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs, believes it could become a multi-hundred billion dollar industry while also saving countless lives.
Think of it this way: Proteins are like tiny molecular machines with specific jobs. But to design drugs that interact with them effectively, we need to know their exact shape.
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Gmail will now help you write an email on the web with AI
Google is also adding a shortcut to help you quickly refine drafts on mobile and the web.
Google is expanding “Help me write” to Gmail on the web, allowing users to whip up or tweak emails using Gemini AI. Just like on mobile, users will see a prompt to use the feature when opening a blank draft in Gmail.
Google’s “Help me write” feature is only available to users who subscribe to Google One AI Premium or have the Gemini add-on for Workspace. In addition to generating an email draft, “Help me write” can also provide suggestions on how to formalize, elaborate, or shorten a message.
Google is also adding a shortcut for the “polish” option available within its “Help me write” toolset, which will appear on drafts with over 12 words. For Gmail on the web, users can click the shortcut or type Ctrl + H to quickly refine an email.
On mobile, the option will replace the existing “Refine my draft” shortcut. Instead of swiping to see options to polish.
Google is also adding a shortcut to help you quickly refine drafts on mobile and the web.
Google is expanding “Help me write” to Gmail on the web, allowing users to whip up or tweak emails using Gemini AI. Just like on mobile, users will see a prompt to use the feature when opening a blank draft in Gmail.
Google’s “Help me write” feature is only available to users who subscribe to Google One AI Premium or have the Gemini add-on for Workspace. In addition to generating an email draft, “Help me write” can also provide suggestions on how to formalize, elaborate, or shorten a message.
Google is also adding a shortcut for the “polish” option available within its “Help me write” toolset, which will appear on drafts with over 12 words. For Gmail on the web, users can click the shortcut or type Ctrl + H to quickly refine an email.
On mobile, the option will replace the existing “Refine my draft” shortcut. Instead of swiping to see options to polish.
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AI has achieved 'scent teleportation
Photos, videos, and audio have been digital for decades, and now smell is joining the digitization.
Here's how Osmo, a 2-year-old American startup, made it happen:
> AI analyzed, digitized, and reproduced the smell of plum, creating an exact replica of its smell without human intervention
> The process combines gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and AI-driven analysis to create a digital ‘scent fingerprint'
> Osmo's proprietary AI system uses the world's largest scent database to map and recreate molecular compositions
> The company successfully demonstrated full scent digitization using plum as a test subject
> The company is planning public demos of the tech and is considering releasing a limited-edition fragrance of their first teleported scent
Imagine sharing a video that not only shares the moment visually and audibly but also shares the exact smell captured at the moment
Immersive experiences are going to be insane in the future with VR x AR x AI
Photos, videos, and audio have been digital for decades, and now smell is joining the digitization.
Here's how Osmo, a 2-year-old American startup, made it happen:
> AI analyzed, digitized, and reproduced the smell of plum, creating an exact replica of its smell without human intervention
> The process combines gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and AI-driven analysis to create a digital ‘scent fingerprint'
> Osmo's proprietary AI system uses the world's largest scent database to map and recreate molecular compositions
> The company successfully demonstrated full scent digitization using plum as a test subject
> The company is planning public demos of the tech and is considering releasing a limited-edition fragrance of their first teleported scent
Imagine sharing a video that not only shares the moment visually and audibly but also shares the exact smell captured at the moment
Immersive experiences are going to be insane in the future with VR x AR x AI
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Introducing ChatGPT search
ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more.
ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what you ask, or you can manually choose to search by clicking the web search icon.
On mobile, the option will replace the existing “Refine my draft” shortcut. Instead of swiping to see options to polish.
Search will be available at chatgpt.com(opens in a new window), as well as on our desktop and mobile apps. All ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users, will have access today. Enterprise and Edu users will get access in the next few weeks. We’ll roll out to all Free users over the coming months.
ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more.
ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what you ask, or you can manually choose to search by clicking the web search icon.
On mobile, the option will replace the existing “Refine my draft” shortcut. Instead of swiping to see options to polish.
Search will be available at chatgpt.com(opens in a new window), as well as on our desktop and mobile apps. All ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users, will have access today. Enterprise and Edu users will get access in the next few weeks. We’ll roll out to all Free users over the coming months.
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Promega's top-down adoption of ChatGPT accelerates manufacturing, sales, and marketing
Promega(opens in a new window) is an established leader in life sciences, providing pioneering biological reagents and integrated systems used in research and applied technology. Their products, used by companies worldwide, have led to significant advancements in areas of therapeutic discovery, clinical research, and forensics.
Promega’s widespread integration of ChatGPT helps them deliver quality products faster to the biotech ecosystem—an effort that started from the top. “Innovation is something that is our lifeblood, and our future is based on developing solutions from the talent and ideas that our people have,” said Bill Linton, CEO of Promega. “AI works perfectly with this vision, helping people to see more of what they can do.”
Promega(opens in a new window) is an established leader in life sciences, providing pioneering biological reagents and integrated systems used in research and applied technology. Their products, used by companies worldwide, have led to significant advancements in areas of therapeutic discovery, clinical research, and forensics.
Promega’s widespread integration of ChatGPT helps them deliver quality products faster to the biotech ecosystem—an effort that started from the top. “Innovation is something that is our lifeblood, and our future is based on developing solutions from the talent and ideas that our people have,” said Bill Linton, CEO of Promega. “AI works perfectly with this vision, helping people to see more of what they can do.”
Why open-source AI models are good for the world
Open innovation lies at the heart of the artificial-intelligence (ai) boom. The neural network “transformer”—the t in GPT—that underpins OpenAI’s was first published as research by engineers at Google. TensorFlow and PyTorch, used to build those neural networks, were created by Google and Meta, respectively, and shared with the world. Today, some argue that AI is too important and sensitive to be available to everyone, everywhere. Models that are “open-source”—ie, that make underlying code available to all, to remix and reuse as they please—are often seen as dangerous.
Open innovation lies at the heart of the artificial-intelligence (ai) boom. The neural network “transformer”—the t in GPT—that underpins OpenAI’s was first published as research by engineers at Google. TensorFlow and PyTorch, used to build those neural networks, were created by Google and Meta, respectively, and shared with the world. Today, some argue that AI is too important and sensitive to be available to everyone, everywhere. Models that are “open-source”—ie, that make underlying code available to all, to remix and reuse as they please—are often seen as dangerous.
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Introducing SimpleQA
Factuality is a complicated topic because it is hard to measure—evaluating the factuality of any given arbitrary claim is challenging, and language models can generate long completions that contain dozens of factual claims. In SimpleQA, we will focus on short, fact-seeking queries, which reduces the scope of the benchmark but makes measuring factuality much more tractable.
As a final verification of quality, we had a third AI trainer answer a random sample of 1,000 questions from the dataset. We found that the third AI trainer’s answer matched the original agreed answers 94.4% of the time, with a 5.6% disagreement rate. We then manually inspected these examples, and found that 2.8% of the 5.6% of disagreements were due to grader false negatives or human errors from the third trainer (e.g., incomplete answers or misinterpreting sources), and the remaining 2.8% were due to real issues with the question (e.g., ambiguous questions, or different websites giving conflicting answers).
Factuality is a complicated topic because it is hard to measure—evaluating the factuality of any given arbitrary claim is challenging, and language models can generate long completions that contain dozens of factual claims. In SimpleQA, we will focus on short, fact-seeking queries, which reduces the scope of the benchmark but makes measuring factuality much more tractable.
As a final verification of quality, we had a third AI trainer answer a random sample of 1,000 questions from the dataset. We found that the third AI trainer’s answer matched the original agreed answers 94.4% of the time, with a 5.6% disagreement rate. We then manually inspected these examples, and found that 2.8% of the 5.6% of disagreements were due to grader false negatives or human errors from the third trainer (e.g., incomplete answers or misinterpreting sources), and the remaining 2.8% were due to real issues with the question (e.g., ambiguous questions, or different websites giving conflicting answers).
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Oil bosses have big hopes for the AI boom
Data centres are fuelling demand for natural gas—for now
This week 180,000 people descended on Abu Dhabi to attend ADIPEC, the global oil-and-gas industry’s biggest annual gathering. This year’s focus, perhaps unsurprisingly, was the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and energy. On the eve of the jamboree Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of ADNOC, the Emirati national oil giant, convened a private meeting of big tech and big energy bosses. A survey of some 400 energy, tech and finance bigwigs released in conjunction with the event concluded that AI is set to transform the energy business by boosting efficiency and cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.
Data centres are fuelling demand for natural gas—for now
This week 180,000 people descended on Abu Dhabi to attend ADIPEC, the global oil-and-gas industry’s biggest annual gathering. This year’s focus, perhaps unsurprisingly, was the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and energy. On the eve of the jamboree Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of ADNOC, the Emirati national oil giant, convened a private meeting of big tech and big energy bosses. A survey of some 400 energy, tech and finance bigwigs released in conjunction with the event concluded that AI is set to transform the energy business by boosting efficiency and cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Decagon and OpenAI deliver high-performance, fully automated customer support at scale
Launched in 2023, Decagon(opens in a new window) has quickly become a key player in automating customer support for companies like Curology, BILT, Duolingo, Eventbrite, Notion, and Substack. OpenAI’s models are crucial in their ability to deliver fast, reliable responses—without human intervention.
From enterprises to tech-forward startups, Decagon helps businesses globally handle millions of support conversations without sacrificing quality or speed. The company uses a combination of OpenAI’s models—including GPT-3.5, 4, 4o, 4 Turbo, and OpenAI o1-mini—to deliver agentic bots that go beyond response generation and service the entire customer lifecycle.
Launched in 2023, Decagon(opens in a new window) has quickly become a key player in automating customer support for companies like Curology, BILT, Duolingo, Eventbrite, Notion, and Substack. OpenAI’s models are crucial in their ability to deliver fast, reliable responses—without human intervention.
From enterprises to tech-forward startups, Decagon helps businesses globally handle millions of support conversations without sacrificing quality or speed. The company uses a combination of OpenAI’s models—including GPT-3.5, 4, 4o, 4 Turbo, and OpenAI o1-mini—to deliver agentic bots that go beyond response generation and service the entire customer lifecycle.
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OpenAI and the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship program
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a leader in developing solutions for the next era of local news, on Tuesday announced a major new collaboration with OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. to help newsrooms explore and implement ways in which artificial intelligence can help drive business sustainability and innovation in local journalism through the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship program.
In the initial round of funding, Chicago Public Media, Newsday (Long Island, NY), The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times will each receive a grant to hire a two-year AI fellow to pursue projects that focus largely on improving business sustainability and implementing AI technologies within their organizations. The fellowship will also provide OpenAI and Microsoft Azure credits to help these publications experiment and develop tools to assist with local news.
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a leader in developing solutions for the next era of local news, on Tuesday announced a major new collaboration with OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. to help newsrooms explore and implement ways in which artificial intelligence can help drive business sustainability and innovation in local journalism through the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship program.
In the initial round of funding, Chicago Public Media, Newsday (Long Island, NY), The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times will each receive a grant to hire a two-year AI fellow to pursue projects that focus largely on improving business sustainability and implementing AI technologies within their organizations. The fellowship will also provide OpenAI and Microsoft Azure credits to help these publications experiment and develop tools to assist with local news.
OpenAI and Hearst Content Partnership
Hearst today announced a new content partnership with OpenAI which will integrate Hearst's extensive newspaper and domestic magazine content into OpenAI's products, enhancing the utility and reach of both companies' offerings.
As part of the partnership, OpenAI will incorporate content from Hearst’s celebrated brands of trusted journalism—including Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Runner’s World, Women’s Health and others — into its advanced AI products. This collaboration spans over 20 magazine brands and 40+ newspapers, enriching ChatGPT’s 200 million weekly users with a vast array of lifestyle content. From local news to fashion and home design and health, fitness, and automotive insights, users will now experience an even broader and deeper connection to the topics that shape their daily lives.
“As generative AI matures, it’s critical that journalism created by professional journalists be at the heart of all AI products,”.
Hearst today announced a new content partnership with OpenAI which will integrate Hearst's extensive newspaper and domestic magazine content into OpenAI's products, enhancing the utility and reach of both companies' offerings.
As part of the partnership, OpenAI will incorporate content from Hearst’s celebrated brands of trusted journalism—including Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Runner’s World, Women’s Health and others — into its advanced AI products. This collaboration spans over 20 magazine brands and 40+ newspapers, enriching ChatGPT’s 200 million weekly users with a vast array of lifestyle content. From local news to fashion and home design and health, fitness, and automotive insights, users will now experience an even broader and deeper connection to the topics that shape their daily lives.
“As generative AI matures, it’s critical that journalism created by professional journalists be at the heart of all AI products,”.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman predicts AGI in 2025
OpenAI co-founder and incumbent CEO Sam Altman has predicted the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is just around the corner, with a breakthrough to come next year.
He was speaking during a feature interview with Garry Tan for Y Combinator, in which Altman set out a path that was “basically clear”, despite conflicting reports of stalled progress in model development across the industry.
The OpenAI chief was clear in his vision that the upcoming onset of AGI will be achieved through diligent engineering, with no further requirements for scientific progress.
“I think we are going to get there faster than people expect,” said the 39-year-old in a statement of his company’s confidence and assertion, which echoed his previous remarks.
OpenAI co-founder and incumbent CEO Sam Altman has predicted the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is just around the corner, with a breakthrough to come next year.
He was speaking during a feature interview with Garry Tan for Y Combinator, in which Altman set out a path that was “basically clear”, despite conflicting reports of stalled progress in model development across the industry.
The OpenAI chief was clear in his vision that the upcoming onset of AGI will be achieved through diligent engineering, with no further requirements for scientific progress.
“I think we are going to get there faster than people expect,” said the 39-year-old in a statement of his company’s confidence and assertion, which echoed his previous remarks.
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New Credit Facility Enhances Financial Flexibility
In addition to securing $6.6 billion in new funding from leading investors, we have established a new $4 billion credit facility with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Santander, Wells Fargo, SMBC, UBS, and HSBC. This is a revolving credit facility that is undrawn at closing.
This means we now have access to over $10 billion in liquidity, which gives us the flexibility to invest in new initiatives and operate with full agility as we scale. It also reaffirms our partnership with an exceptional group of financial institutions, many of whom are also OpenAI customers.
“This credit facility further strengthens our balance sheet and provides flexibility to seize future growth opportunities,” said Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI. “We are proud to have the strongest banks and investors in the world supporting us.”
The support of our investors and financial partners enables us to continue investing in groundbreaking research and products that bring AI to the world, expand our infrastructure to meet growing demand, and attract top talent from around the world. As we embark on this next phase, we remain focused on delivering helpful tools that contribute to people’s lives.
In addition to securing $6.6 billion in new funding from leading investors, we have established a new $4 billion credit facility with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Santander, Wells Fargo, SMBC, UBS, and HSBC. This is a revolving credit facility that is undrawn at closing.
This means we now have access to over $10 billion in liquidity, which gives us the flexibility to invest in new initiatives and operate with full agility as we scale. It also reaffirms our partnership with an exceptional group of financial institutions, many of whom are also OpenAI customers.
“This credit facility further strengthens our balance sheet and provides flexibility to seize future growth opportunities,” said Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI. “We are proud to have the strongest banks and investors in the world supporting us.”
The support of our investors and financial partners enables us to continue investing in groundbreaking research and products that bring AI to the world, expand our infrastructure to meet growing demand, and attract top talent from around the world. As we embark on this next phase, we remain focused on delivering helpful tools that contribute to people’s lives.
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