ChatGPT upgrade: No surprise GPT-5 announcement from OpenAI
ChatGPT celebrated its second birthday this weekend. OpenAI released the AI-powered chatbot on November 30th, 2022. The chatbot became an overnight sensation, with people dying to use this novel way to access knowledge.
The ChatGPT release sent Google into panic mode, and the company pivoted to genAI even harder. Since then, generative AI has been at the center of every major tech product. The iPhone 16 is the best proof of that, an iPhone series whose main selling point is Apple Intelligence, though Apple has yet to fully release its AI vision for iOS 18.
No Surprise for ChatGPT's Birthday
Two years later, ChatGPT is still the main AI chatbot in town and the most popular with users. You’d expect OpenAI to make a big deal about that second celebration, particularly because CEO Sam Altman teased some sort of surprise for the occasion. However, that’s not the case. We’re not getting any surprises for ChatGPT’s second birthday. And don’t expect a GPT-5 upgrade to drop anytime soon.
I didn’t think a GPT-5 update would drop at this time of year. Multiple reports from trusted sources say that OpenAI and all the other big names in genAI software are struggling with training next-gen models. Whether it’s called GPT-5 or something else, that update might drop at some point next year.
Reports said that OpenAI is working on AI Agents that will let ChatGPT control your computer. Orion is the codename for that project. But it’s an unofficial one. ChatGPT’s second birthday doesn’t come with AI Agent surprises for users.
Continuous Improvements
On the other hand, even without a GPT-5 announcement, OpenAI brought many new features to ChatGPT in the past few weeks. The company updated its desktop apps, allowing the Mac version to read code directly from third-party coding apps. Advanced Voice Mode is also available on desktop and the web. Then there’s ChatGPT Search, which should roll out to more users in the future.
OpenAI also recently announced updates for the GPT-4o model, enhancing its creative writing ability and interactions with uploaded files. Despite these updates, the absence of a GPT-5 or Orion announcement was notable.
Will OpenAI make any big announcements in December? We’re just getting started, so we’ll have to see what comes out next.
