OpenAI is updating ChatGPT to have a more conversational tone, while also making it work faster for simple tasks and harder and longer for complex ones. Why it matters: Users have formed strong attachments to ChatGPT's personality and have openly rebelled when it changes.

OpenAI has introduced a new GPT-5.1 model on ChatGPT that is more conversational and engaging, just like the earlier GPT-4o model.

Discovery, comparison and conversion can now take place in one conversation, making chat a complete buying environment.

OpenAI’s filing said that “more than 99.99%” of the chats “have nothing to do with this case.” It asked the district court to “vacate the order and order News Plaintiffs to respond to OpenAI’s proposal for identifying relevant logs.” OpenAI could also seek review in a federal court of appeals.

What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.

WaPo documented about 17,500 examples of ChatGPT answering a user’s prompt by reaffirming their beliefs, starting their answer with words like “Yes,” or “correct.” That occurred significantly more frequently than the chatbot seeking to correct a user by saying “no” or “wrong.

OpenAI launches free ChatGPT Plus program for transitioning veterans and servicemembers, as the initiative tackles the 70% employment challenge with AI-powered career tools.

A federal judge ruled that George RR Martin’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI can proceed, finding ChatGPT’s Game of Thrones summaries may infringe his work.

William Norman faces potential sanctions in two counties after ChatGPT created hallucinated quotes and even left a prompt in one court document.

The ChatGPT GPT-5.1 update begins deploying from November 13, 2025, prioritising paid tiers like Pro, Plus, Go, and Business users.