ChatGPT: Unlocking the Future of AI Chatbots with Remarkable Advancements

Key Points

1. ChatGPT reached 300 million weekly active users by 2024, with significant growth attributed to new models like GPT-4o and features such as advanced voice capabilities.

2. OpenAI introduced the text-to-video model Sora and faced internal challenges, including the departure of high-level executives like co-founder Ilya Sutskever and CTO Mira Murati.

3. ChatGPT's weekly active users doubled from 200 million in August 2024 to 400 million by February 2025, with the iOS app seeing 29.6 million downloads in a single month.

4. OpenAI expanded accessibility by allowing web search without logging in and offering free ChatGPT Plus subscriptions to college students in the U.S. and Canada.

5. OpenAI plans to release a new 'open' AI language model, hinted at GPT-5, and is exploring new product categories like an AI-powered web network and AI 'agents'.