Netflix began testing a new artificial intelligence-powered search engine in April 2025, based on OpenAI's technology. As Bloomberg announced on 13 April 2025, the streaming giant has made this new tool available only to certain subscribers for now, who must explicitly opt in to use the feature. The
OpenAI announced in early April 2025 that it is participating in a $43 million Series A funding round for New York-based Adaptive Security, marking the company's first investment in the cybersecurity sector. The funding, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the OpenAI Startup Fund, aims to develop defences
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed at the TED2025 conference on 11 April 2025 that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, representing approximately 10% of the world's population. The company's image generation feature launched on 25 March has driven extraordinary growth, with the platform gaining
On 16 April 2025, OpenAI officially launched Codex CLI, an open-source coding tool that runs in the terminal and transforms natural language instructions into executable code. The new tool integrates OpenAI's advanced language models, including o3 and o4-mini, with local coding and computing tasks, enabling developers to perform
On 16 April 2025, OpenAI officially announced the o3 and o4-mini models, representing a new generation of reasoning models capable of autonomously utilising the full suite of ChatGPT tools for the first time, including web search, Python code execution, visual analysis, and image generation. The o3 model set a new
OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models released in April 2025 have significantly higher hallucination rates than their predecessors – according to the company's own tests, o3 hallucinated 33% of the time while o4-mini hallucinated 48% during the PersonQA evaluation. This development marks a surprising turn, as previous models
On 2 April 2025, OpenAI introduced PaperBench, a novel performance evaluation system designed to assess AI agents’ capabilities in replicating cutting-edge artificial intelligence research. Developed as part of the OpenAI Preparedness Framework, which measures AI systems’ readiness for complex tasks, PaperBench specifically challenges AI agents to accurately replicate 20 significant
In a study published on 8 April 2025, researchers from Semmelweis University demonstrated that OpenAI’s GPT-4o model achieved a 93% accuracy rate in identifying acne and rosacea, while Google’s Gemini Flash 2.0 model correctly identified these skin conditions in only 21% of cases. The scientific study used
A joint study by OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab, published on 21 March 2025, found that users who form emotional bonds with ChatGPT are more prone to loneliness and emotional dependency. The researchers analysed nearly 40 million ChatGPT interactions using automated methods. They conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT)
Microsoft is developing in-house artificial intelligence models, including the 500 billion parameter MAI-1, to reduce its dependence on OpenAI. The company is working on AI reasoning systems that could potentially be made available to external developers as an API in the future. This strategic move is a key part of
On 13 March 2025, OpenAI submitted a comprehensive proposal package to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for the United States’ forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. The company’s document clearly advocates for maintaining U.S. AI dominance, while emphasising that Chinese advancements, particularly the emergence
On 4 March 2025, OpenAI launched the NextGenAI consortium, partnering with 15 leading research institutions to accelerate the educational and research use of artificial intelligence. The company is investing $50 million in research grants, computational resources, and API access to support researchers, educators, and students. Through this initiative, OpenAI’s
