OpenAI announced a major update during a technical sharing livestream, introducing a phone feature for ChatGPT and assigning a dedicated phone number 1-800. This update allows users in the U.S. to call this number and interact with ChatGPT using both old smartphones and traditional landlines, significantly lowering the usage barrier and expanding its application scope.

OpenAI has recently made significant technological updates to its ChatGPT platform, introducing real-time search capabilities and advanced voice interaction modes, greatly enhancing user experience. In their latest tech showcase live stream, OpenAI demonstrated a series of new features for ChatGPT, including deep optimizations to the search algorithm that allow users to quickly access real-time information such as stock data and news, significantly improving the timeliness and practicality of search.

UNSW Sydney has recently announced a partnership with the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI, becoming the first university in the Asia-Pacific region to introduce ChatGPT Edu. This collaboration will enable UNSW researchers, educators, and students to use OpenAI's AI tools on a secure platform, ensuring the protection of academic intellectual property while maintaining the privacy of questions generated during use.

According to reports from Intelligent Emergence, Jiang Xu, the former senior algorithm lead at OpenAI, has announced the establishment of a new company, Light Robotics, focused on the development of embodied smart companion robots. Jiang Xu is a key contributor to GPT-4 and left OpenAI in 2023, founding Light Robotics in August of the same year. Image credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed through Midjourney. Throughout his career at OpenAI, Jiang Xu participated in several important projects.

OpenAI has announced the long-awaited video chat and screen sharing features in its premium voice mode. This new functionality is now available to ChatGPT Teams, Plus, and Pro users in the iOS and Android mobile applications, with plans to roll it out to ChatGPT Enterprise and Education subscription users in January next year. However, users from the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein will not have access to this premium voice mode.

On December 11, Apple announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, introducing the all-new Apple Intelligence feature. These features aim to enhance user experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, further expanding users' creative and expressive capabilities. With this upgrade, users can easily create using the 'Image Playground' feature.

Apple today announced the official release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 to the public after over six weeks of testing. The iOS 18.2 version has garnered significant attention due to its new Apple Intelligence feature, which currently supports the iPhone 15 Pro series and iPhone 16 series.

On December 11, OpenAI announced the release of the Canvas feature to all ChatGPT users, aimed at improving efficiency in writing and coding projects. Canvas is a new interface for ChatGPT that is specifically designed for editing and modifying writing and coding tasks. Currently, users can experience the Canvas feature in the web version and the Windows 10/11 version of the ChatGPT application, with support for Mac and mobile platforms (iOS, Android, mobile web version) coming soon.

OpenAI has officially released its new hyper-realistic AI video generation software, Sora Turbo, nearly ten months after its initial demonstration. Sora Turbo has undergone several significant upgrades. It is now available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers, who need to pay a monthly fee of $20 or $200. The service covers the United States and most non-EU and UK regions. Sora Turbo allows users to generate videos through text input or static images.