The AI landscape continues to evolve rapidly as major players like Google and Microsoft make significant moves. Recently, OpenAI made a surprising announcement about developing its own hardware for ChatGPT, purchasing Jony Ive’s new venture ‘io’, which has designed a groundbreaking AI personal device potentially launching next year. This move appears to be a strategic response to Google’s increasingly capable Gemini AI.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updates
In addition to the hardware announcement, OpenAI has been making significant updates to ChatGPT. The company quietly refreshed the ChatGPT user interface without a formal announcement, introducing a cleaner and simpler design that mirrors the mobile app version. The update consolidates various menu items into a ‘Tools’ menu, making the interface more streamlined.
New Features and Improvements
- The new ‘Tools’ menu consolidates features like image generation, web search, and deep research
- Each tool now appears with blue text next to the Tools button in the Composer
- Suggestions appear under the composer for users needing inspiration
- The Deep Research feature now includes an extra Sources menu for customization
- Canvas feature allows for writing and coding assistance
Technical Details
The update maintains consistency with the mobile app version, although the iPhone app currently doesn’t support the Canvas feature. The available AI models under ChatGPT Plus remain unchanged, with GPT-4.1 still being the latest offering. Existing users will find the new interface familiar, with tools they’ve been using rebranded under the new Tools menu.
These updates demonstrate OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to improve ChatGPT’s functionality and user experience while competing with other major AI developments in the tech industry.
