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ChatGPT Health Advice Quality Depends on Subscription

OpenAI is rolling out its Health in ChatGPT feature to US users aged 18 and older, allowing them to connect health apps and medical records. Free users receive lower-quality health advice powered by GPT-5.5 Instant, while paying subscribers get access to the stronger GPT-5.6 Sol model. Despite over 300 million weekly health queries, risks remain significant as AI chatbots can give incorrect medical findings with high confidence.

Jul 234 minNeura News

AI Tools

Researcher spends $1,500 testing if LLMs can hack a vulnerable app

A security researcher built a deliberately vulnerable book review app and spent $1,500 testing 16 different large language models on their ability to exploit a common misconfiguration. GPT-5.5 succeeded 7 out of 10 times, while several models like Gemini and Claude hit security guardrails or never found the right attack vector.

Jun 46 minNeura News

AI Models

Deepseek makes 75% discount permanent, undercuts GPT-5.5 by 34x on output pricing

Deepseek has made its 75 percent discount on the flagship Deepseek V4 Pro model permanent, slashing output token prices to $0.87 per million versus $30 for GPT-5.5. The move intensifies the price war between Chinese and Western AI labs, with Deepseek offering output tokens at roughly 34.5 times less than OpenAI's top model. The permanent pricing, originally set to expire May 31, 2026, also undercuts Anthropic's Opus 4.7 by a similar margin on output tokens.

May 233 minNeura News

Product Launch

ChatGPT Tests Bank Linking for Personalized Finance Advice

OpenAI is testing a feature for US Pro subscribers to connect bank accounts to ChatGPT and get analysis based on real financial data. The tool uses Plaid for connections to over 12,000 institutions and defaults to the GPT-5.5 Thinking model. It provides spending breakdowns and savings suggestions but offers read-only access with privacy controls.

May 153 minNeura News

Product Launch

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Personal Finance Tools

OpenAI has introduced personal finance features for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US, enabling connections to bank accounts through Plaid. Users can analyze spending, view portfolios, and plan finances. The tools follow the acquisition of Hiro and use the improved GPT-5.5 model.

May 153 minNeura News

AI Models

Claude Mythos Preview First to Clear All AISI Cyber Tests

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview has become the first AI model to succeed in all cyberattack simulations from the UK's AI Safety Institute. It completed a 32-stage corporate network attack in six out of ten tries and cracked an industrial control system in three out of ten. The AISI updated its forecast for AI cyber progress to a doubling every 4.7 months, which models like Mythos and GPT-5.5 have already beaten.

May 144 minNeura News

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OpenAI Updates ChatGPT with GPT-5.5 Instant, Fewer Hallucinations

OpenAI has updated ChatGPT to use GPT-5.5 Instant as the default model, cutting hallucinations by 52.5% on topics like medicine, law, and finance. The model shows gains across benchmarks in math, science, and visual reasoning. A new memory sources feature lets users see and edit the personal context used in responses.

May 54 minNeura News

AI Models

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT Default

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5 Instant, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant as the default model for ChatGPT. The update cuts down hallucinations in fields like law, medicine, and finance while keeping low latency. It also boosts performance on math and multimodal benchmarks, adds context tools, and shows memory sources to users.

May 52 minNeura News

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ARC-AGI-3 Shows Three Reasoning Errors in GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.7

An analysis by the ARC Prize Foundation of 160 game runs on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark reveals three systematic reasoning errors in OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Anthropic's Opus 4.7. Both models score below 1 percent, with GPT-5.5 at 0.43 percent and Opus 4.7 at 0.18 percent. The errors include missing the big picture from local details, confusing new environments with training games, and failing to verify successful strategies.

May 24 minNeura News

Product Launch

OpenAI Limits Cyber Access After Criticizing Anthropic Mythos

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic for restricting its cybersecurity tool Mythos to select users. Now OpenAI plans a similar limited rollout for its competing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber, starting with critical cyber defenders. The company requires applicants to submit credentials and intended uses via its website.

Apr 303 minNeura News

AI Models

OpenAI Folds Codex into GPT-5.5, Ends Dedicated Model

OpenAI has integrated its separate Codex programming model into GPT-5.5, eliminating the standalone coding line that began with GPT-5.4. Romain Huet, Head of Developer Experience at OpenAI, notes that GPT-5.3 from early February marks the final independent Codex release. The new model shows advances in agentic coding, reduced token use, and higher API costs.

Apr 263 minNeura News

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OpenAI Urges Fresh Prompts for GPT-5.5 to Boost Performance

OpenAI released a prompting guide for GPT-5.5, advising developers to avoid reusing prompts from older models like GPT-5.2 or GPT-5.4. The company states that detailed instructions from past versions can hinder the new model's abilities. Instead, users should craft minimal prompts focused on outcomes and follow a seven-part structure starting with role definitions.

Apr 265 minNeura News