OpenAI said that, beginning Tuesday, this new version of ChatGPT would be available to people using both the free and paid versions of the chatbot. This includes both ChatGPT Plus, a $20-a-month service, and ChatGPT Pro, a $200-a-month service that provides access to all of the company’s latest tools.

OpenAI just announced that all users will soon be able to generate images directly inside of ChatGPT. It’s rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team and, most importantly, Free users. This will be the default image generation tool in 4o,

OpenAI unveiled an updated version of its AI system GPT-4o that can generate more realistic images, the result of a year-long effort with human trainers.

OpenAI's part of the study analyzed "over 40 million ChatGPT interactions", while MIT leveraged different input methods to assess how chatbots can affect a user's emotions. According to MIT's study, more usage of ChatGPT (and ChatGPT specifically) can lead to "heightened loneliness and reduced socialization,

The study used a two-part approach. First, the team dug into millions of text and voice chats while asking over 4,000 users about their habits and feelings. Then, MIT recruited 1,000 people for a month-long experiment, where they spent at least five minutes a day talking to ChatGPT.

Relying on ChatGPT for companionship? It might be making you lonelier. A new pair of studies from MIT Media Lab and Open found that frequent chatbot users experience more loneliness and emotional dependence.