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Codex goes mobile with ChatGPT

Without touching your Codex box, you can now control it from your phone. (Picture: OpenAI)

Instead of lugging your half-open laptop around to stay on top of Codex work, you can now simply leave it in the office and check in from anywhere.

Having Codex on your phone means you can «answer questions, review code, change direction, approve what comes next, or add a new idea,» OpenAI says.

This way, Codex never gets stuck on reviews or permissions, as you will be able to easily guide it from where you are.

You can also chat with it and add specific instructions, like dropping output in a Slack channel or send it on for review by others.

All your credentials, permissions and general setup stays on the machine Codex is running on, while just the updates and requests get routed to your phone.

Codex on ChatGPT for mobile is out today on iOS and Android, available to everyone, but only works with connected macOS machines. A Windows version is «coming soon.»

Read more: OpenAI’s presentation, Engadget, TechCrunch.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, with more concise answers

No more five-page essays when you need a simple answer. (Picture: generated)

Replacing GPT-5.3 Instant as the «daily driver» for hundreds of millions of users, the new model touts major changes to common gripes.

For those fed up with three-page essay responses to simple questions, the new model should offer «clearer, more concise answers,» with «stronger» and «tighter» responses that are more «to-the-point.» This should reduce the need for frequent follow-up questions, OpenAI says.

OpenAI says the new Instant will be «more effective» at leveraging history from previous chats, files and Gmail. It should also be showing you its sources when it uses memories.

Hallucinations are supposedly also way down, reducing the rate by 52.5% in internal tests, while inaccurate responses dropped by 37.3%.

The model will become the default option for most ChatGPT users on the Plus and Pro tiers, and is rolling out «over the next two days.» Other plans should get it «soon.»

GPT-5.5 found on par with Mythos, with OpenAI to limit access to Cyber version

It took about three weeks for a competing model to hit parity with Mythos. (Picture: Adobe)

After a major research paper by the UK’s AI Security Institute found GPT-5.5 a little better than Mythos, Sam Altman moved to limit access to the Cyber version of the model.

The paper probes «vulnerability research and exploitation against realistic targets and modern mitigations» through rigorous tests, and found GPT-5.5 had a pass rate of 71.4%, compared to Mythos’ 68.6% on the most advanced evaluations.

According to the AISI, their test suite proves that Mythos is not a one-off act of brilliance, but part of a wider trend for frontier models. They say «we should expect further increases in cyber capability from models in the near future, potentially in quick succession.»

At the same time, Sam Altman posted on x.com that OpenAI will indeed follow Anthropic’s lead on limiting access to GPT-5.5-Cyber to «critical cyber defenders:»

— We will work with the entire ecosystem and the government to figure out trusted access for cyber; we want to rapidly help secure companies/infrastructure, Altman wrote.

Read more: The AI Security Institute, Altman’s x post, TechCrunch. Discussion on r/Singularity.

OpenAI confirms and explains GPT’s affinity for mentioning goblins

It’s true; ChatGPT is overly attached to goblins and gremlins. (Picture: Adobe)

Two days ago, OpenAI caught a mini-viral moment after a system prompt was found to contain a total ban on the mention of goblins, leading to more questions than answers.

Today, OpenAI is revealing their research on the issue, and can reveal that this was indeed real. Starting with GPT-5.1, the models did definitively prefer using «goblins» in their replies.

The culprit was the «nerdy» personality, which debuted with the launch of the 5.1-model and had increased «goblin»-mentions by 175% and «gremlin» by 52%. And by GPT-5.4, «goblin»-use had balloned by 3,881.4%, causing consternation at OpenAI.

The error seems to stem from rewarding a «playful style» with creature references, and this has since propagated through later releases.

The «nerdy» personality was retired in March after GPT-5.4 was released, but goblins snuck into the training data for GPT-5.5, too — forcing the system prompt to «Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user’s query.»

Read more: OpenAI on goblins. On the system prompt: Gizmodo, Business Insider, and Ars Technica. Discussion on r/ChatGPT.

OpenAI moving to a faster, «iterative» release schedule for new models

We can expect more models at a faster pace from OpenAI going forward. (Picture: Adobe)

GPT-5.5 came out just six weeks after GPT-5.4, so naturally, people are wondering if this is part of a new trend of quicker releases:

— Yes, we expect quite rapid continued progress, says OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki on a call related to today’s release, according to Tae Kim on Substack.

— We see pretty significant improvements in the short term, extremely significant improvements in the medium term, he adds.

Sam Altman has also weighed in, saying that «We believe in iterative deployment; although GPT-5.5 is already a smart model, we expect rapid improvements.»

Altman goes on to say that this is also part of a safety strategy, arguing that iterative releases make it easier for the world to prepare for advances in AI.

Read more: Key Context by Tae Kim, Altman’s tweet.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, a step up in intelligence with the same latency

From chatbot to «research partner,» ChatGPT-5.5 steps up with complex reasoning. (Picture: Adobe)

Some advanced models lose speed when upgraded, but not so for OpenAI’s latest. GPT-5.5 handles more demanding tasks at a faster clip — and «excels» at agentic coding, computer use, knowledge work and scientific research.

It also matches the GPT-5.4 on token latency, «while performing at a much higher level of intelligence,» OpenAI says.

Codex is much improved by the new model, with better code debugging, document and spreadsheet creation, use of software and moving across toolsets.

It’s also strong on benchmarks, using significantly fewer tokens to complete the same Codex tasks as GPT-5.4.

On computer use and scientific research, it should get higher quality results with fewer tokens or retries, and requires less guidance, OpenAI says.

The model is more expensive than GPT-5.4, clocking in at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens — almost twice the cost.

Read more: OpenAI’s announcement, writeups at CNBC, Axios and The Verge.

OpenAI makes it super easy to create and deploy agents in ChatGPT

You just need a description of the task to get going with ChatGPT’s new agents. (Picture: OpenAI)

Dubbing them «workspace agents,» OpenAI is rolling out Codex-powered agents to Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers tiers.

In a bid to popularize agents beyond enthusiasts and IT departments, these agents are for everyone, and are sharebale between teams.

They are also very easy to create; simply add a description of the job you want done, and ChatGPT walks you through the process of turning it into an agent.

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OpenAI brings web search, thinking to ChatGPT Images 2.0

A stoat on a goat on a boat in a moat, approaching photorealism. (Picture: generated)

The new image model for ChatGPT does not only offer higher fidelity, but more precision in how it renders pictures. According to OpenAI, it’s a sea change:

— If we think of Dall-e as cave drawings, and Images 1.0 as ancient art, then Images 2.0 is the Renaissance, OpenAI claims, according to Gizmodo.

It is a little bit faster to generate, and offers better instruction following, more accurate object placement — and reasoning with web search.

That means it can render multiple images from a single prompt, and «double-check» its outputs, as well as offering the latest information in the picture.

As for the benchmarks, GPT Image 2.0 has entered LMArena’s leaderboards at #1 for Text-to-Image with a whopping 242 point lead, and is 125 points ahead on Single-Image-Edit and up 90 on Multi-Image Edit.

The model is available today across all of ChatGPT’s tiers. For the thinking mode, you’ll need a paid Plus, Pro or Business subscription.

Read more: OpenAI’s announcement, Launch thread, Gizmodo and The Verge.

OpenAI memo touts «Spud,» says Anthropic is «single-product company»

OpenAI has great faith in their upcoming «Spud» model, and thinks Anthropic blew it on compute. (Picture: generated)

Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser revealed OpenAI’s priorities going forward in a recent memo seen by The Verge — and it’s all about enterprise and their upcoming model.

— Better model performance lifts the rest of the stack. «Spud» will make all of our key products significantly better, writes Dresser, without giving any timeline for release.

She also touts their compute advantage, saying it will show up in higher token limits, in training stronger models, and as a better fit for multi-year, multi-functional customer needs.

The enterprise markets that OpenAI has been focusing on of late are maturing, she writes, and says customers aren’t necessarily looking for the latest and greatest, but the best fit, the best workflows, and day-to-day operations, where they hope «Spud» will deliver.

She then has some choice words on Anthropic; saying it was a strategic misstep «not to acquire enough compute,» that their focus on coding makes them «a single-product company in a platform war,» and that «their story is built on fear, restriction.»

Read more: The Verge has the memo, Axios, CNBC focuses on the Amazon business.

OpenAI announces $100 ChatGPT Pro plan, with 5x limits by popular demand

Codex growth is off the charts for OpenAI, which is now releasing a custom-made subscription. (Picture: OpenAI)

ChatGPT is on par with Claude subscriptions, now that it has an intermediate Pro subscription tailor-made for Codex use.

This also closes the huge gap between the Plus tier at $20/month and the top Pro tier at $200/month.

Sam Altman says the new tier is by very popular demand. A spokesperson tells TechCrunch that 3 million people are using Codex every week, and it’s growing by more than 70% per month.

To celebrate the launch of the new tier, OpenAI is increasing usage limits for the $100 plan to 10x for Codex, while the $200 plan remains at 20x.

OpenAI projects $100 million in annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads test

Ads on ChatGPT are just being shown to a tiny fraction of users, but that’s about to change. (Picture: Adobe)

The figure was reached from a small pilot of 600 advertisers serving less than 20% of Free and Go users, Reuters reports.

85% of these users in the USA are eligible to receive ads, but far fewer ads are shown in the trial that started in February.

The minimum asking price to get on the test program is said to be $200,000 and the projected revenue once the trial goes live to more users is about a billion dollars a year.

80% of the advertisers on the platform are small and medium-sized businesses, Reuters notes, and OpenAI is set to debut a self-serve advertising platform already in April.

Read more: Reuters and CNBC.

OpenAI scraps Adult Mode «indefinitely,» Financial Times reports

After running into strong headwinds, letting «adults be adults» is out at OpenAI. (Picture: generated)

It now seems official that there won’t be an Adult Mode, or «smutty chat» on ChatGPT, due to challenges of training it, internal dismay and investor concerns, The Financial Times (paywalled) says.

Offering an Adult Mode on ChatGPT was a promise made by CEO Sam Altman in October 2025, but quickly ran into problems, leading to delays, and later postponement.

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Apple will open up Siri to different chatbots in iOS 27, coming in June

Previously, Siri would hand off more complex questions to ChatGPT when it couldn’t handle it itself — but that’s about to change, according to Bloomberg (paywalled).

Starting in June, if users have Gemini or Claude installed on their phones, Siri will be able to use those bots instead, by recording their preferred «Extension» in Settings.

That would end the ChatGPT monopoly that OpenAI has enjoyed since 2024, and opens up the chatbot ecosystem to other players, likely staving off regulators.

Opening up the platform is for the system level Siri queries native to iOS itself, and must not be confused with the standalone Siri app, which will use Gemini in a billion dollar deal.

Read more: Bloomberg (paywalled), Gizmodo, Reuters, and MacRumors.

As OpenAI prepares to show ads to all Free and Go users, advertisers are giddy

Everyone on Free and Go plans will be getting ads before soon. (Picture: screenshot)

According to The Information (paywalled), OpenAI will soon stop its «experiment» in ads. They will go for a full advertising service in «the coming weeks,» reports Reuters.

That means the test with showing some ads to about 5% of users is coming to an end, and the full plan will start up just after easter.

The limited advertising has so far been a success. The main complaint from advertisers is that it’s going too slow, according to CNBC. Most of them are happy and ready to spend more — with more varied ads.

— We’re encouraged by early signals from users and participating brands, and continue to see strong interest from advertisers, OpenAI tells CNBC.

The advertising program on Free and Go tiers is expected to earn OpenAI about $1 billion per year, and usher in a third tier for advertisers in addition to Search, Social, and Retail.

Read more: The Information (paywalled), Reuters, and CNBC.

OpenAI plans to combine Codex, ChatGPT and Atlas in «super app»

Feeling that OpenAI has lost focus, attention turns to putting all eggs in one basket. (Picture: generated)

According to The Wall Street Journal, the new app will include agentic capabilities, and signals another step in the company’s recent quest to refocus on coding and business users.

The app will make it easier for teams within OpenAI to work together, the WSJ reports, and will help other users with productivity-related tasks, as they double down on enterprise users.

The standalone ChatGPT app will not be affected by the move, although the paper notes that OpenAI feels it has lost attention by focusing on «side quests» like the Sora app — now rumored to get included in ChatGPT proper.

OpenAI’s Fidji Simo will be leading the super app effort, and she tweets that:

— When new bets start to work, like we’re seeing now with Codex, it’s very important to double down on them and avoid distractions.

Read more: The Wall Street Journal and CNBC.