ChatGPT's new default model is more factual and better at personalization By Igor Bonifacic May 5, 2026 1:59 pm EST Hot on the heels of its recent GPT-5.5 release , OpenAI is updating ChatGPT's default model to GPT-5.5 Instant. …
… Outside of those features, the new model is more flexible when it comes to aspect ratios, allowing it to generate images that are as wide as 3:1 and as tall as 1:3. …
… Proprietary models offer two advantages as it relates to timeliness. First, the current pace at which companies like OpenAI are releasing new models means those systems inherently incorporate more recent data since they're newer. …
… By Karissa Bell May 19, 2026 1:45 pm EST As Google introduces new models and tools for generating AI content, it's also making it a little bit easier for people to answer the question "was this created with AI?" The company is expanding its AI detection system SynthID so features like Circle to Sea… …
… In hunting down ChatGPT's goblins, the company notes it has devised new tools to audit and fix model behavior. …
… At the same time, OpenAI is releasing 111 new plugins for Codex that combine skills, app integrations and model context protocol server connections to give Codex more ways to gather context and use the tools developers depend on for their work. …
… Lastly, OpenAI's data controls settings apply to the new experience, so if you've already dug into those, your prompts and other information won't be used by the company to train future models. …
… You can see both features pictured above. OpenAI Besides offering greater visibility to the user, OpenAI says the new dreaming architecture is better at carrying forward context. …
… In fact, another wrongful death lawsuit against the company filed by the parents of a teen who died by suicide mentioned GPT-4o, alleging that it had features "intentionally designed to foster psychological dependency." An OpenAI spokesperson told The New York Times that Sam's interactions "took pl… …