OpenAI Launches Advanced GPT-5 Model to All Users

OpenAI has launched GPT-5, its most advanced AI language model to date, available for free to all users, including those on the free tier of ChatGPT. CEO Sam Altman described GPT-5 as a major upgrade with capabilities akin to having a team of PhD-level experts available on demand, highlighting significant improvements in reasoning, coding, healthcare, and writing tasks. The model features selectable personalities, reduced hallucination rates, and underwent extensive safety testing before release. Altman emphasized that while GPT-5 is a substantial step toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), further development is needed for models that continuously learn after deployment. The release comes amid intensifying global competition in AI, with major tech companies investing heavily, and analysts viewing this as the dawn of a new era in human-computer interaction. GPT-5 is noted for making interactions feel more like conversing with a knowledgeable friend rather than a typical AI.