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A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPT‑5, which it calls its "smartest, fastest and most ...

ChatGPT is number one by a wide margin. AI search services like Perplexity are nibbling at Google's dominance. History tells us ChatGPT's lead is far from insurmountable. Comscore collects its AI ...

Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.

OpenAI announced it will retire several models from its ChatGPT chatbot next month, including its GPT‑4o model that is beloved by some users.