I changed ChatGPT's personality and it's 10x more useful now — here's how to do it

Customize ChatGPT's personality using preset options or custom instructions for responses that match your preferred tone and ...

Are GPT-5.2's new powers enough to surpass Gemini 3? Try it and see

The company called GPT-5.2 "the most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work" in the announcement on Thursday. Citing its own recent study of AI use at work, the company noted that AI ...
Ars Technica

Is it worth it to do a full format of an HDD or will it unnecessarily stress the drive and shorten its lifespan?

I bought a Seagate Barracuda Compute 24TB recently (ST24000DM001; Serial number/IMEI: ZXA0L9EX). Yes, I'm aware that the drive isn't really meant for "heavy use", but more as cold storage and for ...
TechCrunch

ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy

Zane Shamblin never told ChatGPT anything to indicate a negative relationship with his family. But in the weeks leading up to his death by suicide in July, the chatbot encouraged the 23-year-old to ...
ZDNet

GPT-5 is speeding up scientific research, but still can't be trusted to work alone, OpenAI warns

GPT-5 supports researchers across disciplines, a study found. The model doesn't rival human researchers, however. The findings don't indicate AGI is coming soon. OpenAI's recently released model, ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI debuts GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max coding model and it already completed a 24-hour task internally

OpenAI has introduced GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, a new frontier agentic coding model now available in its Codex developer environment. The release marks a significant step forward in AI-assisted software ...