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Fast Company
3 days ago
- Business
- Fast Company
OpenAI unveils GPT-5 model, featuring improved coding and problem-solving chops
TECH The powerful new multi-modal model boosts reasoning, code generation, and real-time inference, and will be available to both free and paid users. [Images: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images; svetolk/Adobe Stock] BY OpenAI on Thursday unveiled its highly anticipated GPT-5, a powerful multi-modal AI model featuring major advancements in problem-solving and coding. The new flagship model was announced during a Thursday morning livestream. Unlike previous releases that were limited to paid subscribers, GPT-5 will be available to free-tier ChatGPT users as well, OpenAI said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described interacting with the new model as akin to conversing with a PhD-level expert, noting that while GPT-3 was comparable to a high school student and GPT-4 to a college student, 'With GPT-5 you get an entire team of PhD experts in your pocket, ready to help you,' Altman said. During the announcement, OpenAI researchers emphasized that GPT-5 was designed to be more reliable and accurate, with fewer hallucinations. GPT-5 offers improvements in reasoning, higher-quality code generation, greater autonomy with reduced need for user input, and seamless integration with platforms like ChatGPT and Google's Gmail and Calendar apps. Earlier language models relied only on pre-training to generate responses. GPT-5, like recent inference-based models, can also incorporate new data from user prompts in real time (a method known as 'test-time computing'). This release also unifies OpenAI's model naming, replacing names like o1 and o4-mini with the GPT-5 family, signaling a shift to models that combine both pre-training and inference. For many, the key question is whether the leap from GPT‑4 to GPT-5 will prove as dramatic as the jump from GPT‑3 to GPT‑4. Independent testing will shed light on that. OpenAI also recently introduced two 'open-weight' models —gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—which are freely available and modifiable by developers. This move marked a rare shift from its typically closed model strategy. However, with GPT-5, OpenAI returns to its more traditional 'closed' approach. In addition, the company announced a partnership with the U.S. federal government to provide executive branch agencies access to its enterprise-grade chatbot. Through a landmark agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA), ChatGPT Enterprise will be made available to agencies for just $1 per agency for one year. OpenAI has assured that it will not use government data to train its AI models. The early-rate deadline for Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Awards is Friday, September 5, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today. Sign up for our weekly tech digest. SIGN UP This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Privacy Policy ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Sullivan is a San Francisco-based senior writer at Fast Company who focuses on chronicling the advance of artificial intelligence and its effects on business and culture. He's interviewed luminaries from the emerging space including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman, and OpenAI's Brad Lightcap More
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
US Army soldier accused of attempting to share tank infomation with Russia
FILE PHOTO: Members of the U.S Army sit atop an M1A2 Abrams tank near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo (Reuters) -A U.S. Army soldierwas arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information about American battle tanks to the Russian government, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, is facing two federal charges accusing him of attempting to transmit national defense information and export controlled technical data without a license, according to court documents. 'Today's arrest is a message to anyone thinking about betraying the U.S. – especially service members who have sworn to protect our homeland. The FBI and our partners will do everything in our power to protect Americans and safeguard classified information,' Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division said in a statement. Lee has not yet entered a plea on the charges, which were filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Attorney information for Lee was not immediately available. Prosecutors accused Lee, who holds a top-secret security clearance,of attempting to share information on the operation and vulnerabilities of the M1A2 Abrams, the main U.S. battle tank, with the Russian government in exchange for Russian citizenship. Last month, Lee shared an SD card that contained documents and information about the tank and other U.S. military operations with someone he believed to be a Russian intelligence officer. The documents contained technical data Lee was not authorized to provide and some were marked 'Controlled Unclassified Information,' according to prosecutors. 'Soldiers who violate their oath and become insider threats will absolutely be caught and brought to justice, and we will continue to protect Army personnel and safeguard equipment,' said Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command. (Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Stephen Coates)
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Straits Times
US Army soldier accused of attempting to share tank infomation with Russia
FILE PHOTO: Members of the U.S Army sit atop an M1A2 Abrams tank near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information about American battle tanks to the Russian government, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, is facing two federal charges accusing him of attempting to transmit national defense information and export controlled technical data without a license, according to court documents. 'Today's arrest is a message to anyone thinking about betraying the U.S. – especially service members who have sworn to protect our homeland. The FBI and our partners will do everything in our power to protect Americans and safeguard classified information,' Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division said in a statement. Lee has not yet entered a plea on the charges, which were filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Attorney information for Lee was not immediately available. Prosecutors accused Lee, who holds a top-secret security clearance, of attempting to share information on the operation and vulnerabilities of the M1A2 Abrams, the main U.S. battle tank, with the Russian government in exchange for Russian citizenship. Last month, Lee shared an SD card that contained documents and information about the tank and other U.S. military operations with someone he believed to be a Russian intelligence officer. The documents contained technical data Lee was not authorized to provide and some were marked 'Controlled Unclassified Information,' according to prosecutors. 'Soldiers who violate their oath and become insider threats will absolutely be caught and brought to justice, and we will continue to protect Army personnel and safeguard equipment,' said Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command. REUTERS
The Star
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Crypto week legislation hits snag in US Congress, some stocks fall
FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/ File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The fate of long-awaited cryptocurrency legislation in the U.S. Congress was cast into doubt Tuesday, as a procedural vote to consider the measures was shot down by lawmakers from both parties, and shares of some companies in the sector fell. House Republicans had billed this week as "Crypto week," and were keen to advance numerous pieces of legislation aimed at providing clarity to the digital asset industry and long-sought legitimacy to the sector. But those efforts hit an early snag on Tuesday, when several conservative Republicans joined with Democrats in blocking a procedural vote to allow consideration of three crypto bills as part of a dispute over how the measures should be packaged and considered. Shortly after the vote, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that he planned to continue discussing the matter with members and hoped to vote on it again shortly. Shares of crypto-related stocks including Circle Internet and Coinbase Global dropped on the news but then pared losses. Circle Internet fell over 4% while Coinbase was down 1.5%. The House was attempting to pass a series of crypto-related bills, most notably a bill that would establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a constant value, usually a 1:1 dollar peg, are commonly used by crypto traders to move funds between tokens. Their use has grown rapidly in recent years, and proponents say they could be used to send payments instantly. That bill -- and another the House is considering that would define when a crypto token is a commodity -- would be a huge win for the crypto industry. The House also was set to consider a bill that would prohibit the U.S. from issuing a central bank digital currency. Republicans say there is a risk this could give the government too much control over Americans' personal finances. That bill has not been considered in the Senate and the Federal Reserve has not indicated a desire to develop a central bank digital currency. (Reporting by Chris Prentice and Caroline Valetkevitch; editing by Pete Schroeder and David Gregorio)
The Star
05-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Trump says 10 to 12 countries will get letters on tariff rate on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One on the way to New Jersey, U.S., July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
