OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT: Web & Memory

Product & Platform Updates

• Major ChatGPT Updates: Sam Altman @sama announced that Codex now has internet access for Plus users and @sama shared that memory features are now available to free tier users.

• Anthropic’s Claude Platform Expansion: @AnthropicAI announced that Research and Integrations features are now available on Pro plan, allowing Claude to search across web, Google Workspace, and connected tools.

• Perplexity Labs Growth: Arav Srinivas @AravSrinivas reported that demand is spiking with users purchasing multiple pro accounts to get more monthly Labs queries.

AI Development & Tools

• Vision Language Action (VLA) Models: Clement Delangue @ClementDelangue highlighted the release of open-source VLA models from HuggingFace and H Company, describing them as “GPT but for robotics.”

• Google’s Audio Capabilities: @GoogleDeepMind announced new native audio features for more natural AI conversations, available through Google AI Studio.

• BioReason Launch: Rowan Cheung @rowancheung reported that Cohere and Arc Institute released BioReason, achieving 97% accuracy in predicting disease pathways by combining DNA models and LLMs.

AI Product Management Insights

• Shipping Focus: Sachin Kansal quoted by @lennysan emphasized that “You don’t ship documents… What you ship is code in your product,” highlighting the importance of minimizing cycle time from idea to user implementation.

• Product Discovery: @nurijanian discussed how product managers should view discovery as a key risk reducer, with risk levels set by organizational leadership.

• AI Democratization: Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg advocated for everyone to learn coding with AI, sharing how AI Fund empowers all team members to code with AI assistance.

Memes & Humor

• @lennysan shared a humorous “You only live once” perspective on product development
• @clairevo joked about AI hyping up code written by other AI
• @boltdotnew celebrated reaching 5 million users with a rocket emoji