ChatGPT now has a Lockdown Mode, but should you enable it?

OpenAI’s new Lockdown Mode restricts how ChatGPT accesses the web, files, and advanced tools. While it boosts security for sensitive work, it also removes many features that everyday users rely on.
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‘This is the hill I’m going to die on’ — David Baldacci takes on OpenAI in a battle over stolen creative work

Bestselling author David Baldacci vows to fight OpenAI over AI use of copyrighted material, calling it “the hill I’m going to die on”.

India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, Sam Altman says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT worldwide.

‘I’m grieving’: OpenAI has switched off ChatGPT-4o, and angry users are backing a #keep4o campaign to restore it

ChatGPT users are mourning the loss of GPT-4o, and there are plenty of sad stories being shared online.

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model

The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users’ unhealthy relationships to the chatbot.

Chatbots rated more empathetic than humans in controlled tests

New research suggests AI chatbots can generate responses people rate as more empathetic than humans, raising questions about emotional intelligence in machines.
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The ‘QuitGPT’ movement is targeting ChatGPT with a boycott and spotlighting the politics behind the AI giant

QuitGPT is a viral grassroots campaign encouraging users to cancel ChatGPT over political and ethical concerns, highlighting rising tensions between AI platforms and their users.

OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development

The team’s leader has been given a new role as OpenAI’s chief futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.

ChatGPT now includes ads — and that subtle shift could reshape the emotional bond users have with the world’s favorite AI chatbot

ChatGPT’s introduction of ads may subtly erode user trust and attention at the exact moment Gemini’s ad-light, deeply integrated approach is making it easier for people to drift toward Google’s AI instead.

You can steer ChatGPT deep research with your own sites and apps

ChatGPT deep research is getting easier to use when you care about sourcing as much as answers. OpenAI is rolling out tighter controls that let you steer a research run toward specific websites, pull in connected apps as inputs, and read the finished w…