OpenAI
“Thanks” to ChatGPT Drains OpenAI’s Budget by Tens of Millions
April 21, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of daily life, assisting with tasks, solving problems, and even engaging in casual conversations. Yet, beneath these interactions lies a substantial cost. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that processing simple greetings and polite exchanges costs “tens of millions of dollars” monthly. Phrases…
Musk’s Grok Boosts User Experience with Memory Feature, Targeting ChatGPT and Gemini
April 18, 2025 – Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is accelerating efforts to bridge the gap between its chatbot, Grok, and industry leaders like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Today, xAI unveiled a new “memory” feature for Grok, designed to retain contextual details from past conversations, enabling more personalized recommendations based on user interactions—provided the bot…
OpenAI Launches Flex Mode: Cut API Costs by 50% with Speed and Stability Trade-Offs
April 18, 2025 – OpenAI has unveiled a new API service dubbed “Flex Processing Mode” as it intensifies efforts to compete against rivals like Google in the generative AI arena. The move allows users to access its models at reduced rates, albeit with slower response times and occasional resource allocation issues. The company announced that…
After the release of OpenAI’s strongest inference models o3/o4 mini, “photo location check” has become the latest popular gameplay
April 18, 2025 – A new and concerning trend has emerged online, as highlighted by TechCrunch today: an increasing number of users are leveraging ChatGPT to uncover the precise locations of photos. This development is raising eyebrows across the digital landscape. This week, OpenAI unveiled two novel models, o3 and o4-mini, both equipped with image…
OpenAI Forms Non-Profit Advisory Board with Four Distinguished Experts
April 16, 2025 – OpenAI has unveiled the members of its newly formed non-profit advisory committee, tasked with shaping the strategic direction of its philanthropic endeavors. The committee comprises four distinguished individuals, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Leading the charge is Dolores Huerta, a legendary labor activist whose work…
OpenAI ChatGPT Unveils Image Library for Effortless AI-Generated Image Management
April 16, 2025 – OpenAI has just unveiled a groundbreaking addition to its ChatGPT AI chatbot: the Image Library feature, now accessible for managing and reviewing AI-generated visuals. This innovative enhancement is designed to streamline the user experience when handling images created by AI. The Image Library is now available to all users across Free,…
OpenAI Mandates Identity Verification for Future AI Model Access
April 14, 2025 – A recent update on OpenAI’s official support page indicates that the company may soon implement a mandatory identity verification process for organizations seeking access to specific upcoming AI models. This verification process, labeled as the “Verified Organization” initiative, is described as “a novel approach for developers to unlock OpenAI’s most advanced…
OpenAI Discontinues GPT-4 in ChatGPT, Introduces GPT-4o Starting April 30th
April 12, 2025 – OpenAI has officially announced that GPT-4 will be removed from ChatGPT on April 30th, although it will remain accessible via the API. The company has confirmed that GPT-4 will be entirely replaced by the new, native multimodal model, GPT-4o. An official evaluation report highlights that GPT-4o outperforms GPT-4 across various domains,…
OpenAI Quietly Unveils Global Memory for ChatGPT Plus/Pro Subscribers
April 11, 2025 – OpenAI has quietly rolled out an upgrade to its popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, granting subscribers of Plus and Pro tiers access to an “enhanced contextual memory feature.” CEO Sam Altman emphasized that the update now allows ChatGPT to “draw from a user’s entire conversation history,” enabling more tailored interactions. The system…
Google’s Gemini Model to Embrace Anthropic’s MCP Protocol Post OpenAI Move
April 10, 2025 – Following OpenAI’s announcement to integrate a competitor’s AI model standard into its data systems, Google has swiftly aligned with the same approach. Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, took to the X platform on Wednesday to announce that Google would extend support for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to its Gemini…