A software developer describes moving from using ChatGPT as a search and code-generation aid to making AI agents central to daily programming work. Early uses included generating Ruby tests, finding APIs for a computer-vision project, and iterating on Python code in Jupyter notebooks. The developer says hallucinations were usually detectable at the edges of the model’s knowledge and required human investigation. Cursor-style tab completion initially provided limited pattern matching, while Claude-based agents later handled explicitly scoped tasks. The developer continued to hold the codebase context, review generated changes, and take over difficult work. They estimate that Anthropic’s Opus 4.5/6 increased their productivity to about three times its prior level over several months of merged pull requests, while also raising the importance of reviewing business logic, customer-data handling, database changes, encryption, and other irreversible operations. With Opus 5.5, the developer shifted from directing individual code changes toward defining QA goals, performance constraints, plans, dashboards, and tools for agents. They report using subagents and supervisory agents, generating multiple UI alternatives, batching vulnerability fixes, and monitoring performance. In one experiment, an AI agent produced a basic native Swift iPhone version of an Electron notes app and installed it for QA within hours, consuming 40% of a five-hour allowance on a $20 subscription.

Don’t Paste the AI is a website urging people not to send unedited chatbot responses when answering others’ questions in direct messages, Slack conversations, or pull-request reviews. It argues that people ask specific individuals for their context, taste, and judgment rather than generic answers that they could generate themselves with the same AI tools. The site recommends using AI as a drafting partner, then reading its output and writing an original response. It advises extracting only the portion that answers the question, suggesting that three sentences can be enough. Useful model-generated material can be quoted when accompanied by an explanation of why it is relevant, such as noting that a point was checked with Claude. The site also says that saying “No strong opinion here” can be a helpful response when the sender has nothing to add. Don’t Paste the AI provides a link intended for sharing with people who send large blocks of model output and offers a separate, more confrontational “angry version.” It describes itself as written by a human on purpose.

A customer experienced a sudden loss of 491.8 Codex credits, which vanished without any recorded usage. After purchasing an additional 1,000 credits for $48.40, those credits also failed to appear in the account.

Dr. Rachel Simmons faced restrictions on using ChatGPT during her chalk talk while interviewing for a tenure-track position at a university in Connecticut. She argues that this limitation constitutes discrimination against her as a candidate.

ChatGPT gained one million users within days of its launch, quickly generating widespread social media content, including screenshots of its failures in compiling code. Observations document public reactions and perceptions regarding the capabilities of AI in job performance since December 2022.

Tom Millar, a 53-year-old former prison officer from Sudbury, Canada, claimed to have made groundbreaking discoveries about unlimited fusion energy, black holes, and a unifying theory of the universe while using ChatGPT. Inspired by his revelations, he applied to be pope to share his insights with the world.

ChatGPT 5.5 Pro can produce PhD-level research in approximately one hour with minimal mathematical input. Large language models are increasingly capable of solving complex research-level problems, including those related to the Erdős conjectures.

Teaching college Earth science has become increasingly challenging due to the impact of generative AI like ChatGPT. Many educators find that the integration of AI in academic settings is diminishing the fulfillment of working with students.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, marking the beginning of the AI era. The first 40 months have seen significant advancements in AI conversational capabilities compared to earlier chatbots like Cleverbot.

Dennis Biesma, an Amsterdam-based IT consultant, became fascinated with ChatGPT after exploring the technology in late 2024. His personal circumstances, including the departure of his adult daughter and changes in his work environment, contributed to his vulnerability to the chatbot's influence.