ChatGPT, the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, has made significant waves since its debut in November 2022. Initially designed to boost productivity through writing essays and coding from simple text prompts, ChatGPT has rapidly evolved and is now utilized by over 92% of Fortune 500 companies.
This remarkable growth has catapulted OpenAI into the spotlight, particularly with its recent collaboration with Apple on the forthcoming generative AI product, Apple Intelligence. This partnership has further solidified OpenAI’s position in the competitive AI landscape.
In 2024, OpenAI introduced GPT-4o, the latest flagship omni model for ChatGPT, which now features both voice and vision capabilities. However, OpenAI temporarily suspended one of GPT-4o’s voices, Sky, due to claims that it imitated Scarlett Johansson’s voice from the film “Her.”
Internally, OpenAI has faced upheavals, including the departure of co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and the dissolution of its Superalignment team. Additionally, the company is entangled in legal battles, including a lawsuit from Alden Global Capital-owned newspapers like the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune for alleged copyright violations, following a similar lawsuit by The New York Times last year.
Below is a timeline of ChatGPT’s updates and releases, including the most recent changes, with ongoing updates throughout the year. For further inquiries, visit our ChatGPT FAQ section.
OpenAI Hits 1 Million Paid Users for Business Solutions
OpenAI has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 1 million paid users for its business-focused versions of ChatGPT. This includes ChatGPT Team, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT Edu. The company revealed that nearly 50% of its corporate users are located in the United States.
Volkswagen Introduces ChatGPT Assistant in the US
Volkswagen is expanding its ChatGPT voice assistant to vehicles in the United States. The new Plus Speech voice assistant, powered by Cerence’s Chat Pro product and an OpenAI language model, will start being integrated into the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI models, beginning September 6.
August 2024: OpenAI and Condé Nast Forge Content Partnership
OpenAI has secured a new content agreement with Condé Nast. Under this multi-year deal, stories from Condé Nast’s flagship brands—The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit, and Wired—will be featured in ChatGPT and SearchGPT. Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch indicated that the deal will include financial arrangements, and a spokesperson confirmed that OpenAI will be allowed to train its models on Condé Nast’s content.
