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The Verge
29-07-2025
- The Verge
ChatGPT's new AI study mode won't just give you the answer
OpenAI is adding a new study mode for ChatGPT that 'helps you work through problems step by step instead of just getting an answer,' according to an OpenAI blog post. It will be available today for ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users and for ChatGPT Edu users 'in the next few weeks.' When you ask a question with study mode turned on, ChatGPT can give you interactive prompts that combine 'Socratic questioning, hints, and self-reflection prompts' to help you learn about your question. OpenAI also says that study mode responses will be organized 'into easy-to-follow sections that highlight the key connections between topics' and that lessons will be tailored to users based on 'questions that assess skill level and memory from previous chats.' Study mode can give quizzes, too. AI companies are increasingly competing for the attention of college students, with OpenAI rival Anthropic introducing its own 'Learning mode' feature for Claude in April. Tools like study mode could encourage students to use ChatGPT for learning instead of easy answers. But since users are able to turn off study mode at their own discretion, they'll have to motivate themselves to actually use the feature instead of relying on ChatGPT to spit out a response or using the AI chatbot to cheat. (At the moment, OpenAI doesn't have tools for parents or administrators to force students to stay in study mode, VP of education Leah Belsky told TechCrunch.) OpenAI says that study mode is powered by 'custom system instructions' the company wrote with teachers, scientists, and pedagogy experts. OpenAI picked custom instructions because it lets the company 'quickly learn from real student feedback and improve the experience — even if it results in some inconsistent behavior and mistakes across conversations.' Down the line, OpenAI says it plans to add clearer visualizations, goal setting across conversations, and 'deeper personalization.' Google also announced new features for some of its AI tools today that could be useful for students. AI Mode in Search is getting a new canvas mode that can help you make things like study guides, while NotebookLM's new Video Overviews feature uses AI to create slideshows with narration. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Jay Peters Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All AI Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All OpenAI


India Today
26-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Sam Altman warns ChatGPT is not your therapist and your secrets aren't legally private
If you've been spilling your heart out to ChatGPT, you might want to pause for a moment, or at least think carefully about what you're typing. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has recently admitted that, for now, AI chats don't enjoy the same confidentiality as a conversation with a doctor, lawyer or therapist. Appearing on comedian Theo Von's podcast This Past Weekend, Altman revealed that the AI industry simply hasn't caught up when it comes to protecting deeply personal conversations with users. And that could have consequences if those chats end up in talk about the most personal details in their lives to ChatGPT,' Altman confessed. 'People use it, young people, especially, use it as a therapist, a life coach; having these relationship problems and [asking] 'what should I do?' And right now, if you talk to a therapist or a lawyer or a doctor about those problems, there's legal privilege for it. There's doctor-patient confidentiality, there's legal confidentiality, whatever. And we haven't figured that out yet for when you talk to ChatGPT.'Altman warned that, as things stand, user conversations with ChatGPT could be disclosed if a court orders it. 'This could create a privacy concern for users in the case of a lawsuit,' he said, explaining that OpenAI would currently be legally obliged to produce those records. 'I think that's very screwed up. I think we should have the same concept of privacy for your conversations with AI that we do with a therapist or whatever — and no one had to think about that even a year ago,' he grey areasThe candid remarks come as OpenAI finds itself in the middle of a high-profile court battle with The New York Times. In June, the newspaper and other plaintiffs sought a court order demanding that OpenAI retain all user conversations, even deleted ones, indefinitely, as part of an ongoing copyright has described the request as 'an overreach' and confirmed it is appealing, arguing that allowing courts to dictate data storage would open the floodgates to future demands from law enforcement and legal OpenAI says deleted chats from ChatGPT Free, Plus and Pro accounts are removed from its systems within 30 days unless they need to be kept 'for legal or security reasons.'Unlike encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp, OpenAI's staff can access conversations. This is partly so that they can fine-tune the models and also keep an eye out for level of access has become a sticking point for some would-be users, particularly in a world where digital privacy is under increasing scrutiny. For instance, following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, millions of women moved away from unencrypted period-tracking apps towards safer alternatives such as Apple Not yetadvertisementAltman's warning might hit home for those who use ChatGPT as a sounding board for their emotional ups and downs. Without a legal framework, AI simply doesn't yet offer the same protection that a professional human counsellor does.'I think it makes sense to really want the privacy clarity before you use [ChatGPT] a lot, like the legal clarity,' Altman told Von, who admitted that he avoids using the chatbot much for exactly that while ChatGPT might feel like a non-judgemental friend, the legal system doesn't see it that way, at least, not yet.- EndsMust Watch

Business Insider
25-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Sam Altman says your ChatGPT therapy session might not stay private in a lawsuit
More people are turning to ChatGPT as a therapist, but it might not always be a safe space. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said those therapy-style conversations don't have the same legal protections as conversations with a real therapist. "So if you go talk to ChatGPT about your most sensitive stuff and then there's like a lawsuit or whatever, we could be required to produce that, and I think that's very screwed up," Altman told podcaster Theo Von in an episode that aired Wednesday. "Right now, if you talk to a therapist or a lawyer or a doctor about those problems, there's like legal privilege for it — there's doctor-patient confidentiality, there's legal confidentiality," Altman added. "We haven't figured that out yet for when you talk to ChatGPT." Altman said there should be the "same concept of privacy for your conversations with AI that we do with a therapist" and that it should be "addressed with some urgency." More users — particularly young people — are using ChatGPT as a therapist, life coach, or consulting it for relationship advice, Altman said. "No one had to think about that even a year ago, and now I think it's this huge issue of like, 'How are we gonna treat the laws around this?'" Altman said. Unlike conversations on encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp or Signal, it is possible for OpenAI to read chats between users and ChatGPT. This includes staff using conversations to fine-tune the AI model and monitoring for misuse. According to OpenAI's data retention policies, deleted chats on ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro are permanently deleted within 30 days unless the company is required to keep them for "legal or security reasons." In June, The New York Times and other news plaintiffs filed a court order against OpenAI seeking that it retain all ChatGPT user logs, including deleted chats, indefinitely. The order, which OpenAI is appealing, came as part of a wider copyright lawsuit. Business Insider could not immediately reach OpenAI for comment. Elsewhere on the Theo Von podcast, Altman, who became a father in February, said he was also worried about the psychological impact addictive social media platforms could have on children.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ChatGPT o3-pro is only available on $200+ plans – here's what you're missing
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. OpenAI just released a new ChatGPT model that's better and more reliable than its best reasoning models to date. ChatGPT o3-pro joins the list of AI chatbot options in the app, replacing the o1-pro model. As exciting as the new model is, however, most ChatGPT users don't have access to it… even if they pay for the Plus plan. If you're on ChatGPT Free or ChatGPT Plus ($20/month), you won't get access to OpenAI's new reasoning AI. ChatGPT o3-pro is coming to the $200/month ChatGPT Plus tier. ChatGPT Team users also have access to o3-pro, and Enterprise and Edu users will get the upgrade soon. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Ring Video Doorbell deals Memorial Day security camera deals: Reolink's unbeatable sale has prices from $29.98 There's some good news for ChatGPT Plus users, too. OpenAI has significantly reduced the costs for o3. As someone who chats with ChatGPT o3 almost exclusively, I definitely appreciate the improved efficiencies. It's not like I worried too often about running out of ChatGPT o3 chats, but it did happen. It's good to see OpenAI bring down costs for its frontier models. That means Plus users are getting better rate limits than before. OpenAI explained in its release notes that 'like o1-pro, o3-pro is a version of our most intelligent model, o3, designed to think longer and provide the most reliable responses.' o3-pro will excel in the same areas as o1-pro, including math, science, and coding. Like o3, o3-pro has access to various tools available in ChatGPT, including online search, file support, reasoning with visual prompts, coding (Python), and memory. It's not quite on par with o3, though. ChatGPT o3-pro doesn't have temporary chats for now, and it can't use the 4o image generation tool or the Canvas feature. What really matters here are the performance improvements, and o3-pro excels in all benchmarks OpenAI conducted. That's not surprising for a new frontier model. OpenAI wouldn't add the 'pro' suffix without ensuring o3-pro outperforms o3. The company also says that o3-pro is routinely favored by reviewers: In expert evaluations, reviewers consistently prefer o3-pro over o3 in every tested category and especially in key domains like science, education, programming, business, and writing help. Reviewers also rated o3-pro consistently higher for clarity, comprehensiveness, instruction-following, and accuracy. OpenAI's tests show an average win rate of 64% in favor of o3-pro when compared to o3. As I said before, I'm a ChatGPT Plus user who's quite happy with what I get for that monthly $20 fee. I can't justify going Pro, just as I can't downgrade to ChatGPT Free. I've been using o3 more and more lately, even if I have to fight with the AI sometimes. Naturally, I wondered whether I really needed the slightly better o3-pro performance and the reduced hallucination rate (aka improved accuracy). I don't think I'll miss much for now, and this o3-pro review that Sam Altman retweeted does a great job explaining where o3-pro shines and why ChatGPT Plus users might not need it. Here's a longer snippet that includes the detail Altman cited: The weekly limit for ChatGPT o3 chats sits at 100 messages for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users. Developers will appreciate the price drop the most. ChatGPT o3 input/output is priced at $2/$8 per 1 million tokens, down from $10/$40. But then I took a different approach. My co-founder Alexis and I took the time to assemble a history of all our past planning meetings at Raindrop, all our goals, even recorded voice memos, and then asked o3-pro to come up with a plan. We were blown away. It spit out the exact kind of concrete plan and analysis I've always wanted an LLM to create, complete with target metrics, timelines, priorities, and strict instructions on what to cut. The plan o3 gave us was plausible, reasonable. But the plan o3-pro gave us was specific and grounded enough that it actually changed how we're thinking about our future. This is hard to capture in an eval. That sounds amazing, but it's also something I don't need right now. I recommend reading the entire review to see the differences between o3 and o3-pro and decide for yourself. While I won't get o3-pro anytime soon, I'm glad to hear that operating costs for ChatGPT o3 queries have dropped significantly. Altman said on X that OpenAI has reduced the price of o3 by 80%. OpenAI's Kevin Weil tweeted that the company has doubled the rate limits for o3 in the Plus tier. That might not match the 80% drop in costs, but it's still a big improvement. The weekly limit for ChatGPT o3 chats remains at 100 messages for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users. Developers will appreciate the price drop the most. ChatGPT o3 input/output is now priced at $2/$8 per 1 million tokens, down from $10/$40. More Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2025: Get $2,000+ free See the
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI Fights Court Order Requiring It to Store Deleted ChatGPT Conversations Indefinitely
OpenAI is appealing a court order requiring it to store deleted ChatGPT conversations "indefinitely." The court order was issued as part of The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, where it has been accused, alongside Microsoft, of using the newspaper's articles to train its artificial intelligence models. In a statement, OpenAI chief operating officer Brad Lightcap described the court order as one that "fundamentally conflicts with the privacy commitments we have made to our users. It abandons long-standing privacy norms and weakens privacy protections." He added that the company believes that The New York Times has overreached with this court order and that OpenAI will continue to appeal the decision. According to The Verge, OpenAI in May was forced by the court order to preserve "all output log data that would otherwise be deleted," even if a user requests the deletion of a chat or if privacy laws require OpenAI to delete data. OpenAI said it filed a motion requesting that the magistrate judge reconsider the preservation order, adding, "Highlighting that indefinite retention of user data breaches industry norms and our own policies." Products impacted by the court order include ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team subscription, or if users use the OpenAI API (application-programming interface) without a Zero Data Retention agreement. Excluded from this arrangement are customers using ChatGPT Enterprise or ChatGPT Edu. OpenAI noted that the deleted data will not be automatically shared with The New York Times and that it has been securely stored, accessible only under strict legal protocols.