Updates to ChatGPT enhance GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users, improving reliability with facts and focus in responses. A new slider feature allows users to adjust the level of thought ChatGPT invests in each answer, while access to GPT-5.6 Luna is expanded for free users.

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.

ChatGPT for Academic Researchers provides 100,000 scientists and mathematicians with free access to advanced ChatGPT models. An AI-generated disproof of the Erdős unit-distance conjecture was shared in May.

ChatGPT and Roblox will face stricter scrutiny under the EU's Digital Services Act due to exceeding 45 million monthly users in the bloc. ChatGPT will be classified as a "very large search engine," while Roblox will be designated as a "very large online platform."

scrapemychats is a tool that allows users to export ChatGPT business and Team account conversations, including text and attached files, to a local searchable offline archive. It creates a single-file HTML viewer for easy access to the exported data.

OpenAI Ads allows advertisers to display relevant ads in ChatGPT as users explore options and make decisions. This integration aims to enhance the user experience by presenting advertisements that fit naturally within the decision-making process.

ChatGPT Work is an agent designed to assist users with ambitious tasks by gathering information across apps and workflows. It can create finished materials such as sheets, slides, documents, and web apps, and manage complex projects by breaking them into smaller steps over extended periods.

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.

Lockdown Mode is an advanced security setting being rolled out to eligible personal and self-serve ChatGPT Business accounts. It restricts tools and capabilities that connect to the web or external services to mitigate the risk of data exfiltration from prompt injection attacks.