You can reach him at [email protected] Expertise Artificial intelligence, home energy, heating and cooling, home technology. Now you have more choices of pre-GPT-5 models (although you'll have to hunt for some of them) and better control over which components of GPT-5 handle your questions.

OpenAI launched its most advanced language model Thursday with the release of GPT-5, a flagship product the company says will enhance ChatGPT as it reportedly nears a $500 billion valuation and aims to stave off competitors in Google, Anthropic and more.

OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5, unveiling a new version of the artificial intelligence model that fuels popular chatbot ChatGPT. The product will be made immediately available to users, including customers who use the company's cost-free options, OpenAI said.

On mobile, clearing past conversations is quick and effortless. Within the ChatGPT app, users can go to their profile settings, navigate to the Data Controls section, and select Clear Chat History. With just a few taps, they can wipe all records from the app and ensure that old conversations are no longer visible.

"You can learn from everywhere, but you have to do it from scratch," ChatGPT's Nick Turley said. "That trait tends to make someone effective at OpenAI."

In the wake of the long-awaited GPT-5 release, it appears that OpenAI has learned one big lesson: that it does not know its user base.

With new tools and greater autonomy, OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot is more capable, and potentially more dangerous, than ever.

OpenAI says it has tweaked ChatGPT to ensure the model responds appropriately when a user shows distress.