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.

During a continuous 12-day live event, OpenAI released the O1 model API to developers on the 9th day and announced significant upgrades to the real-time API, supporting WebRTC technology. Starting from the release date, OpenAI will provide access to the O1 API for developers at usage level 5. Compared to the previous preview version, this updated O1 model API achieves a 60% reduction in thinking costs and adds advanced visual processing capabilities. Meanwhile, GPT-4o has improved in audio processing.

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.

According to the Qichacha APP, China Life (601628) has recently applied to register a trademark for 'AI Large Model Service Platform', classified under financial management, and the current trademark status is 'application in progress'. Previously reported, the Guoshou Investment GPT platform under China Life's Guoshou Assets has launched various office assistants including multi-model experience officers, customer panoramic insights, intelligent document Q&A, AI search, company policy Q&A, and voice cloning, among others, continuously expanding the capabilities of large models and flexibly combining them to achieve business goals.

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.