ChatGPT-maker releases latest free model

SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.

The update to OpenAI’s flagship product landed a day before Google is expected to make its own announcements about Gemini, the search engine giant’s own AI tool competing with ChatGPT head on.

“We’re very, very excited to bring GPT-4o to all of our free users out there,”...