OpenAI has claimed to have taken a "significant step" towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the launch of its latest upgrade to ChatGPT, but has admitted there are still "many things" missing in its quest to create a system able to do humans' jobs. The startup said its GPT-5 model, the underlying technology that will power its breakthrough AI chatbot, represents a big upgrade on its predecessors in areas such as coding and creative writing – and is also a lot less sycophantic. It said the upgrade was being made available to all of ChatGPT's 700 million weekly users immediately. Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, called the model a "significant step forward" to achieving the theoretical state of AGI, which the startup defines as a highly autonomous system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable work – or, in other words, can do their jobs. However, Altman admitted GPT-5 had not reached that goal yet.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. My trouble with the app that runs my life began this May. In 2020, after losing a full-time job, I became a freelancer. The next year, while continuing to freelance, I started my own small business, in the honorable field of podcasting. Scattered Apple Notes could no longer keep track of my affairs.

Artificial intelligence seems to have touched every part of our lives. But can it help us manage our money? We put some common personal finance questions to the free version of ChatGPT, one of the most well-known AI chatbots, and asked for its help. Then we gave the answers to some – human – experts and asked them what they thought. We asked: I am 35 years old and want to ensure I have a comfortable retirement. I earn about 35,000 a year and have a workplace pension, in which I have saved 20,000.

Finals season looks different this year. Across college campuses, students are slogging their way through exams with all-nighters and lots of caffeine, just as they always have. Through the end of May, OpenAI is offering students two months of free access to ChatGPT Plus, which normally costs 20 a month. It's a compelling deal for students who want help cramming--or cheating--their way through finals: Rather than firing up the free version of ChatGPT to outsource essay writing or work through a practice chemistry exam, students are now able to access the company's most advanced models, as well as its "deep research" tool, which can quickly synthesize hundreds of digital sources into analytical reports. The OpenAI deal is just one of many such AI promotions going around campuses.

Black Friday deals don't usually stick around, but this one did. It's almost like we knew you were still stuck on Windows 10 or the free version of Windows 11--missing out on the AI assistant, advanced multitasking, and exclusive security features. You're being given a second chance, so don't pass it up: Buy Windows 11 Pro now for 19.97 (reg. Less than 50 codes are left after Black Friday, but there's still time to upgrade with this 92 percent discount. If you're coming from Windows 10, you'll notice the redesigned look first.

The future is coming, and that means making sure you're well-versed in AI usage for when it matters. And while there are all kinds of AI tools now, the most prominent one remains AI chatbots like ChatGPT. When I take a step back and look at my own AI chatbot use, that's what I'm predominantly doing with it: educating myself. Sure, I'm learning new skills and finding answers to questions when my kids stump me, but ultimately what I'm doing when I play around with the likes of ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro is learning how to use AI, period. And now that these AI chatbots have come out with premium subscription plans with even more advanced features, I wouldn't blame you if you're confused about why they have paid plans, what the benefits are, and whether they're worth paying for.

Putting yourself out there always comes at a cost: you have to be vulnerable, open yourself up and risk rejection. These days it can also come with a hefty price tag. It's not just the cost of drinks or dinner to consider. Before you've even got to the awkward, age-old dance of who is going to foot the bill, you might have already forked out hundreds of pounds on a dating site to be in with the shot for a date. While some dating services are free, many now include tempting extra features that they claim will help you find more compatible connections, get noticed sooner and go on more dates.

Artificial intelligence is the holy grail of the information age and the hot topic du jour. The hype was triggered by the revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT, which has turned our concept of non-human intelligence on its head. With a few key words, the AI creates seemingly authentic essays that stand up to critical scrutiny, produces code in various programming languages, and gives brilliant answers in dialog-based exchanges. ChatGPT is already writing adverts for Ryan Reynolds, and even the almighty Google could be put under pressure by the intelligent software, as suspected by Der Spiegel. However, with Gemini, the search engine king has long since launched its own high-performance AI.

Microsoft is currently focusing significant financial and human resources on the development of its AI assistant Copilot and its integration into Windows and Microsoft 365 applications. The company sees this as an opportunity to set itself apart from the competition of Libre Office and Google. Today, users have several alternatives for AI support in Office. This is because ChatGPT from OpenAI, the software that triggered the AI hype, is also suitable for office tasks in conjunction with Word, Excel, and others. Independent developers provide add-ons that allow you to integrate ChatGPT directly into Word so that you always have it at hand. At the same time, there are AI systems, especially from American providers, that help you create presentations online. These presentations can then be downloaded and in many cases converted into PowerPoint format PPTX.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already revolutionising the way we work and conduct research, and its future impact is challenging to predict. Concerning qualitative content analysis, recent studies demonstrate its usefulness for coding research interviews, a fundamental tool for data collection across numerous academic disciplines (Lopezosa and Codina, 2023; Zhang et al., 2023). However, its use is incipient and there are still not many experiences in the scientific literature, despite the need to analyse and closely monitor the development of tools with the potential to bring about such profound changes. Consequently, this paper illustrates its practical application in a real case where interviews were initially manually coded using expert criteria. These interviews were carried out as part of a broader study aimed at evaluating the changes in landscape quality that occurred on a small island in Cuba (Cayo Santa María) as a result of tourism development (Burgui et al., 2018).