OpenAI says the latest ChatGPT can ‘think’ – and I have thoughts

In this week's newsletter: The AI company says its o1' model is capable of reason, a key blocker in the way of truly gamechanging artificial intelligence. But is it that simple?

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We are fast approaching two years of the generative AI revolution, sparked by the November 2022 release of ChatGPT by OpenAI. So far it's been a mixed bag.

OpenAI recently announced it had crossed 200 million weekly active users - nothing to be sniffed at, but it got its first 100 million within two months of release. A recent YouGov study found that the inclusion of AI in a product is as likely to turn off a potential purchaser as much as it is to get them to hand over their cash.