ChatGPT o1 model briefly escapes preview mode

OpenAI accidentally released the full ChatGPT o1 model to the AI chatbot platform a few days ago. The leak only lasted a few hours, but that was plenty of time to show that the model will be even more formidable than the genius riddle solver preview version introduced to the platform in September.

ChatGPT o1's advances from the current standard ChatGPT-4o model are undeniable, even as a preview. It's more accurate, better at solving complex, multi-step problems, and can write advanced software code. However, the preview doesn't include all of the features available in the default ChatGPT-4o, like data analysis, visual understanding, and the ability to search the web.

Those tools were all there in the final model before OpenAI yanked it. In those few hours, users showcased how ChatGPT o1 solved visual puzzles, described photographs in minute and accurate detail, and could break down a text conversation from a screenshot, even replicating the emojis used. You can see some examples below.

ChatGPT o1 + image is out in the wild!!!Use this linkhttps://t.co/RdHmy53hYYFound via @Jaicraft39 in quote. Here is a quick test using one of my images (you've seen this image below in my feed). Note the model name is just "ChatGPT".Expect this to be plugged quickly I… https://t.co/tTcXOVALWq pic.twitter.com/pTRCyATtXUNovember 2, 2024

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ChatGPT o1 thinks slow but deep

The big difference with ChatGPT o1 compared to its predecessors is that it is supposed to use reason and logic to break down questions and tasks into smaller parts and solve each of them before responding. That should make it both less likely to hallucinate and more capable of putting its response into the context of the query. OpenAI hasn't made any announcements about specific release dates for ChatGPT o1, but the more public tests, even the inadvertent ones, suggest it will happen very soon, maybe before the end of the year.

There's plenty of reason to think it will be a boon for OpenAI as ChatGPT faces ever more advanced competition from the likes of Google Gemini, Meta AI, and other AI chatbots. The reduced response speed is very much overcome by the more accurate and useful answers provided when asking about either text or images. Personally, I'll be eager to see if the humor and flirting deficiencies of ChatGPT o1-preview have been solved in the final version.

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Gemini will yada yada your Google Chat into a neat summary

Step away from your computer or phone for a few minutes, and you might return to an avalanche of notifications about new messages. If you're using Google Chat, you won't have to comb through them all to find out what you missed anymore, thanks to Google's Gemini AI assistant. You can pull up Gemini from the Google Chat sidebar and ask the AI to summarize the conversation and dig into the most important bits.

The new feature expands Gemini's presence from other Google Workspace applications like Docs and Drive into Google Chat. If you click on the "Ask Gemini" icon at the top of the Google Chat interface, a chat window for the AI will appear where you can ask about what's been said in group chats, direct messages, and spaces.

If you ask the AI to "catch me up," you'll get a complete conversation summary, which you can ask for in bullet points. If it's too short, you can request a longer summary too. You can also ask for more specific details, like any requests for help, key takeaways, or other decisions made in the thread. You can even ask about other people's tasks or what a person said about specific topics. The demo below shows how it works.

(Image credit: Google)

Gemini Chat

Gemini can't sort through your entire conversational history, just the current view. It also is restricted to Google Chat. That means no emails or files in Google Drive, despite Gemini having a presence and access to those applications in other circumstances. Google claims this is deliberate as it maintains focus on the current chat in context without pulling in irrelevant information. Plus, tightly constraining data sources reduce the risk of Gemini hallucinating. You also won't be able to pull up Gemini in Google Chat without a subscription to Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium.

Even with those (likely temporary) limits to availability, bringing Gemini to Google Chat fits with how Google is working to embed Gemini across all of its platforms and services. That includes Gemini Extensions to take up Google Assistant's role with Google Messages, Maps, and pretty much everything Android does.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, November 6 (game #248)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #248) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Strumming right along ...

NYT Strands today (game #248) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BLOAT
• GLEN
• THIS
• GLINT
• RISK
• LION

NYT Strands today (game #248) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Finger-pickin' good

NYT Strands today (game #248) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: left, 5th row

Last: right, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #248) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #248, are…

• GUITAR
• VIOLIN
• BANJO
• MANDOLIN
• UKULELE
• SITAR
• HARP
• SPANGRAM: STRINGY

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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One of my many regrets in life is that I never learned to play a musical instrument. If I had, it would definitely have been a guitar. I suppose it's not too late for me to change that, but for now I'll have to content myself with solving a Strands game about stringed instruments – or, as the spangram would have it, STRINGY. I didn't much like that as a spangram, but that aside this is a reasonable game, with several easy answers (GUITAR, VIOLIN) and a few that are possibly less common, depending on where in the world you are and what type of music you listen to (SITAR, HARP, UKULELE). I solved it without needing any hints, which is a far cry from yesterday's near-disastrous game – though Strands is typically so easy that I can't really imagine ever failing a game entirely.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, 5 November, game #247)

• BAND
• CHOIR
• DRAMA
• DEBATE
• YEARBOOK
• ORCHESTRA
• SPANGRAM: AFTERSCHOOL

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What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series announcement could be closer than you think as reliable leaker suggests reveal is coming soon

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• A new leak hints at an RTX 5000 series reveal sooner than expected
• Previous leaks showcased the possible specifications of the RTX 5090
• The RTX 5090’s leaked price could be accurate based on rumored specs

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There have been a plethora of rumors and leaks regarding Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 5000 series reveal, but according to a reliable leaker it could be much closer than anticipated.

Spotted by Wccftech, Kopite7kimi on X, hinted at Team Green’s inevitable announcement in a post that states ‘We will meet GeForce of Blackwell soon’ - the user accurately revealed some specifications of the RTX 4080 (and the RTX 5090 which isn’t officially confirmed), which suggests an announcement or teaser could be upon us before the end of the year.

We know Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang will be delivering a CES 2025 keynote, which is a big indication of the GPU series reveal - this could mean Kopite7kimi is referencing the CES 2025 event or an incoming teaser from Team Green. Regardless, we won’t be waiting very long to see the RTX 5000 series unveiled, with CES coming in January.

Is the ‘leaked’ price of the RTX 5090 legitimate?

There's no official confirmation from Nvidia on any of the RTX 5000 GPUs nor their specifications or pricing, but if the leaked specs for the flagship GPU (the rumored RTX 5090) are anything to go by, we could indeed see a $2,500 price tag. Considering the pricing behind the RTX 4090 ($1,599 / £1,499 / AU$2,959 at MSRP) at launch, it isn’t much of a surprise to see rumors of a major price increase.

The RTX 5090 is rumored to utilize 32GB of VRAM, a significant leap from its predecessor’s 24GB - Team Green’s new Blackwell architecture will see the new GPUs driven by AI, with DLSS and Frame Generation expected to play a bigger part with this release. If Nvidia makes DLSS 3’s successor exclusive to the new GPU series (which we hope it won't), then you can expect the demand to skyrocket.

Scalping with Nvidia’s GPUs has been a significant issue, especially during COVID-19 - the rumored $2,500 price has the potential to make this much worse, but we hope this isn’t the case once the new range launches.

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Microsoft Copilot Vision is almost ready to look at what you're doing

Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant will start seeing what you're looking at online, according to a tease post on X. The tech giant gave Copilot a major makeover a month ago that included a feature called Copilot Vision for a select group that signed up to the Copilot Labs experiment hub, but giving the AI the ability to see everything on your screen is now going to be an option for everybody.

After gathering feedback for the last month or so, Copilot Vision is apparently ready for a general rollout, including integration into the Microsoft Edge browser. Once it is available, you'll just need to click on the screen-like icon on the browser to activate the tool. Copilot Vision essentially puts an AI eye on the same things you're looking at, from websites to documents. It can even read text, whether typed or handwritten and displayed on the screen. The AI will observe and respond to what's on the screen in order to answer any of your questions and offer ideas on what to do next.

Instead of researching a future trip from a website about options, Copilot Vision will just offer details and recommendations and answer your questions without needing a new search. If you see a recipe online but want to change it, Copilot Vision could tell you some substitution options or offer cooking tips without you having to leave the page or pull up the chatbot.

If only your browser could see what I see… oh wait, Copilot Vision will be able to very soon 👀 pic.twitter.com/EtLGyMGPq3November 1, 2024

Vision and Visuals

This approach is what makes Copilot Vision different from typical chatbots as it doesn't need you to explain what is happening that led you to ask for help or advice. It can see the same content as you. It's part of how Microsoft is trying to make Copilot a useful helper that people will turn to whenever they need advice.

If you're worried about privacy, Microsoft has said Copilot Vision data will not be carried over from previous sessions. Microsoft doesn't save or use your browsing data after the session is over. It also won't work across every website, at least at first. Copilot Vision will only look at some popular websites that fit Microsoft's security levels. As ChatGPT and Claude both move into Copilot's space with desktop apps, this kind of feature might be the key for Microsoft to compete in the broader AI assistant arena.

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This Cooler Master shark-shaped gaming PC case is the coolest thing we’ve seen all week, but it’ll cost you

Back during CES 2023, Cooler Master unveiled a gorgeous – and unbelievably expensive – gaming PC that’s shaped like a shark. But now, if you’d rather buy just the case without all the components and innards, the manufacturer is happy to oblige.

The original Shark X PC was priced at nearly $7,000 and equipped with an Intel Core i7-14700F processor, an Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card, 64GB DDR5 RAM, and 2TB of M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage. But while the case itself is $2,700 less than the full PC, it’s only available in Japan in the Yodobashi Akiba store right now for an eyewatering 658,000 yen, or around $4,300.

While this is certainly an expensive PC or even case to own, it’s definitely eye-catching and makes for a stunning centerpiece in one’s living room. It would be a rare centerpiece as well since most gamers would be rightfully priced out of nabbing one for themselves. And if you only want the case, you still have to import it from Japan since there haven’t been any talks of a global release.

Cooler Master is the kind of the beautiful yet impractical

This isn’t Cooler Master’s only foray into the wacky and unique world of PC cases. In 2023, it revealed Sneaker X, which was a gaming PC shaped like a sneaker. It can accommodate components like ITX form factor motherboards, SFX PSUs, 3-slot GPUs, and up to 64GB of RAM while also equipped with liquid cooling.

During Computex 2024, Cooler Master had an interesting gaming PC with an RGB turntable displaying an action figure – a figure of X-Men's Wolverine to be precise. Of course, this display is a bit impractical since the turntable replaces one of the bottom air intake fans, meaning that the PC will be running slightly hotter. But the price of beauty is always a little steep, right?

At the very least, these designs are extremely entertaining and certainly buck the trend of the boring and dreaded ‘gamer aesthetic’ that plagues many of the best gaming PCs on the market. I understand the need for practicality as the performance demands of high-end gaming can be tough, but it would be nice to get more variety in the case color at least.

Regardless, I look forward to seeing what cool and impractical designs Cooler Master introduces next during CES 2025 and beyond. Or maybe we’ll even see something like the ​​ Motion 1 again, which was a chair that uses haptic technology to swing you around while you game. Kind of like those chairs you see in 4D cinemas, but in your living room for some reason.

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Google shows off AI tool for reading handwritten text by rewriting it digitally

Google Research is showing off a new way to use AI to read handwriting that might radically change how machines convert what you put on paper into digital letters. The InkSight system transforms photos of handwritten words into digital text by leveraging AI without the need for any devices as intermediaries.

The idea is to replace the sometimes fallible optical character recognition (OCR) with AI that can emulate how humans actually learn to read, specifically by rewriting existing text to learn what whole words look like and mean. Doing so required the researchers to tutor the AI in both recognizing and mimicking handwriting by humans.

"Digital note-taking is gaining popularity, offering a durable, editable, and easily indexable way of storing notes in the vectorized form, known as digital ink. However, a substantial gap remains between this way of note-taking and traditional pen-and-paper note-taking, a practice still favored by a vast majority," the researchers explain in their paper. "Our approach combines reading and writing priors, allowing training a model in the absence of large amounts of paired samples, which are difficult to obtain. To our knowledge, this is the first work that effectively derenders handwritten text in arbitrary photos with diverse visual characteristics and backgrounds."

InkSight is more than just an alternative technique. It makes for more accurate results in circumstances that aren't ideal. For instance, if the photo is taken in dim light, has partially obscured text, or is on a confusing background when examined with OCR. The researchers found that humans could read 87% of the InkSight-made tracings of text. Two-thirds were good enough that people couldn't tell them from actual handwriting; you can see below how it looks when InkSight works.

(Image credit: Google)

Penned by AI

If you like writing things by hand, InkSight has some potential benefits. Imagine writing by hand in a paper notebook, then showing the notes to your camera to instantly make them searchable and organize them in context with previous notes on physical pages. If you're like me and have particularly messy handwriting, InkSight could help turn your chicken scratch into typewritten text that is still accurate to what you scribble.

On a bigger scale, this could be a crucial tool for deciphering and converting handwritten text from across the centuries into digital form. Even when the text is in a language without much of a digital presence, InkSight could help preserve handwriting to help build up training sources for those languages.

Google isn't the only place where AI tools to decipher handwriting are underway. For example, Amazon's new Kindle Scribe upgrades the e-reader's ability to transform handwritten notes into legible text. There's also Goodnotes, a digital notetaking app that can read handwriting, and recently debuted handwriting editing tools using its Goodnotes Smart Ink technology to turn handwriting into typed text. The added tools let you edit handwritten notes as if they were typed, including aligning notes, copying and pasting, and reflowing the text to make it more logical.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, November 4 (game #246)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #246) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… In a(n) ...

NYT Strands today (game #246) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• TOES
• DIAL
• FAIL
• TIME
• STAIN
• TOLL

NYT Strands today (game #246) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• It won't take long!

NYT Strands today (game #246) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: top, 3rd column

Last: bottom, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #246) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #246, are…

• TICK
• MINUTE
• JIFFY
• FLASH
• MOMENT
• SECOND
• MOMENT
• INSTANT
• SPANGRAM: SMALLTIME

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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The subtitle to this Strands puzzle could easily be "Words you use when you tell someone you're going to do something immediately but really you're just going to finish scrolling through social media/complete this video game boss fight/watch the end of this episode/fail to raise yourself off the couch". Or at least that's my experience, because I am always telling people – mainly my other half – that I will get that washing up done in a SECOND, or walk the dog in a MOMENT, when really it's more a long or at least medium amount of time, rather than SMALLTIME as the spangram would have it.

None of that made this game any harder to solve – it's a pretty simple one – but playing it did delay the household chores I was supposed to be doing in a JIFFY, so it was at least apt.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, 3 November, game #245)

• CLASS
• PHYLUM
• ORDER
• FAMILY
• SPECIES
• GENUS
• DOMAIN
• SPANGRAM: TAXONOMY

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What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Monday, November 4 (game #512)

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #512) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• SHELL
• VANITY
• OUTFIT
• ID
• WARDROBE
• CANT
• CONSOLE
• EGO
• STOCK
• CHARACTER
• BEING
• CHEST
• SELF
• PROVISION
• WERE
• FURNISH

NYT Connections today (game #512) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• Yellow: Supply with
• Green: It's all about ME!
• Blue: You can put things in them
• Purple: Dont spell like this

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #512) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: EQUIP
• GREEN: INDIVIDUALITY
• BLUE: FURNITURE
• PURPLE: WORDS WITH APOSTROPHES REMOVED

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #512) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #512, are…

• YELLOW: EQUIP FURNISH, OUTFIT, PROVISION, STOCK
• GREEN: INDIVIDUALITY BEING, CHARACTER, EGO, SELF
• BLUE: FURNITURE CHEST, CONSOLE, VANITY, WARDROBE
• PURPLE: WORDS WITH APOSTROPHES REMOVED CANT, ID, SHELL, WERE

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• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 1 hint

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A good strategy for Connections is (obviously) to focus on any words that have limited possible links to others. By which I mean that some have multiple possible connections; a word such as STOCK might go before MARKET or after BEEF; it might be grouped with other words that mean LINEAGE or BLOOD, or with words that mean TRUST. Or, as here, it might mean EQUIP and be grouped with PROVISION, OUTFIT and FURNISH.

CANT, on the other hand, is a relatively uncommon word that only really has a couple of very limited connections to anything. And by staring at it for a while it occurred to me that one of those was that it lacked an apostrophe. Once I considered that, I spotted SHELL (SHE'LL), WERE (WE'RE) and ID (I'D) and solved the purple group. The others followed fairly quickly after that toughest group was found.

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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 3 November, game #511)

• YELLOW: HEARTWARMING MOVING, SWEET, TENDER, TOUCHING
• GREEN: SNEAKING SUSPICION FEELING, HUNCH, IMPRESSION, SENSE
• BLUE: LEGAL SESSION HEARING, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, TRIAL
• PURPLE: EASY ___ CHAIR, LISTENING, MONEY, STREET

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What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

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You can now search through your chat history with ChatGPT on the web

ChatGPT conversations can accumulate quickly if you regularly converse with the AI chatbot. Finding a particular bit of discussion with ChatGPT has been difficult, though, even with well-labeled thread names. OpenAI has released a new search feature for ChatGPT to address that issue. The feature lets you sift through past conversations by looking for specific terms, making it much easier to find bits you don't totally remember or pull up old threads without having to dive deep into the list of threads.

The chat search tool (which should not be confused with the new ChatGPT search feature) is only available to those subscribing to ChatGPT Plus or Teams for now, though free users are supposed to be able to use it starting next month. To use the search tool, you just need to click on the magnifying glass icon at the top of the ChatGPT sidebar. Write in the word or phrase you want to find, and the AI chatbot will sort through your history to locate specific messages. If you have particularly long chat threads, that could save you a lot of time.

We’re starting to roll out the ability to search through your chat history on ChatGPT web.Now you can quickly & easily bring up a chat to reference, or pick up a chat where you left off. pic.twitter.com/YVAOUpFvzJOctober 29, 2024

ChatGPT search, not SearchGPT

And while OpenAI didn't explicitly call it out, it would be logical for the search tool to learn from your interactions the way it does from your conversations. That might mean getting better at knowing the kind of conversation history you are likely to search for and maybe filtering the results.

The search feature isn't exactly earth-shattering, but it does at least bring ChatGPT to parity with some of its rivals like Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude. It fits with some of the other quality-of-life improvements to ChatGPT, including a better chat interface, autocomplete suggestions, and using “/” to immediately command ChatGPT to search online or generate images.

It's been a busy week for OpenAI. Not content with launching Advanced Voice mode on its desktops apps it also released ChatGPT search, for searching the web like a search engine. OpenAI executives then popped into Reddit for an AMA (ask me anything).

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Can Grindr's AI Cupid help you find love?

Grindr is joining the trend for augmenting dating apps with AI, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Described as a virtual wingman for online dating, the AI chatbot will proactively try to link prospective romantic partners and even help plan their dates when it officially debuts.

The main idea behind Grindr's development is to take the increasingly common AI chatbot experience, a la ChatGPT, and adapt it to a space where people are looking to connect. The chatbot would have more agency than the usually reactive chatbot, making decisions autonomously and completing tasks on behalf of users without them even asking. In the company's vision, the chatbot will seek out potential dates for users, even messaging on their behalf, then suggest they talk and offer topics for a conversation between users. It will even be able to design a date for them that they would both enjoy and make any reservations necessary.

One of Grindr's particular focuses is the idea of a bot-to-bot conversation between AI agents acting on behalf of different people. The idea seems to be to streamline the initial compatibility testing part of a first conversation. Instead, the AI agents would interact to determine compatibility before the people involved talk. That would theoretically cut down on dates going nowhere and could make Grindr more appealing for people burned out on bad dates.

Of course, this would entail sharing a lot of information about yourself with the AI. Considering Grindr's users are primarily gay and bisexual men who may not be public about their sexuality or live where it is stigmatized, that's a lot of trust to give an AI engine. Grindr claims measures to protect its users' identities and interactions are top of the list of priorities for the AI wingman.

AI romance

While Grindr's plans sound exotic now, there is a real push in the dating app space to augment products with AI. For instance, Tinder has a new feature to help you pick your best profile photo, while Bumble, in addition to photo help, wants AI to help users design their entire profile and smooth the initial conversation between users.

To build the AI, Grindr is working with Ex-human, a company whose AI is built on understanding human emotion. The model is being trained on data specifically relevant to Grindr's user base, including the phrases and style of speech unique to the community using the app. The concepts are still in early testing. The small test group will expand to 1,000 people by 2025 and 10,000 by the next year as Grindr gathers feedback. Grindr is aiming at a gradual feature rollout that will be able to do everything it envisions for its approximately 14 million users by 2027.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, November 3 (game #245)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… In my kingdom

NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• MAID
• MOAT
• MATH
• LOOSE
• MICE
• SOLO

NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Life, organized

NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: left, 4th row

Last: right, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #245) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #245, are…

• CLASS
• PHYLUM
• ORDER
• FAMILY
• SPECIES
• GENUS
• DOMAIN
• SPANGRAM: TAXONOMY

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• My rating: Moderate
• My score: Perfect

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You might need to be a bit of a science geek to solve today's Strands, because it features a few words that not everyone will be familiar with. Or at least that many people won't have heard since school biology lessons.

TAXONOMY, as the spangram has it, is the subject of the game – and that word is a tricky one to find in its own right. But harder still are surely PHYLUM and GENUS, with the first of those in particular a word that really doesn't appear in any other context.

My own game went very well, because I am a bit of a science geek, and I got lucky with my early guesses. I found CLASS while searching for hint words to use in this column, and put that together with the theme clue of 'In my kingdom' to establish what the central concept was. I then found the likes of FAMILY, SPECIES and – yes – PHYLUM, and was able to complete the set with no major hiccups.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 2 November, game #244)

• PRINTER
• SCISSORS
• PENCILS
• STAPLER
• RULER
• SPANGRAM: OFFICESUPPLIES

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What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, November 3 (game #1014)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1014) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1014) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #1014) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1014) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1014) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• Q

• H

• E

• K

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1014) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1014, are…

• QUIRK
• HEART
• ELBOW
• KNOWN

The puzzle setters at Merriam-Webster really threw the full gamut of Quordle complications at us today. KNOWN contains a repeated letter and also two uncommon letters in K and W, and also an uncommon spelling in the form of that KN at the start. ELBOW has a W at the end of the word, QUIRK has a very rare Q. On the plus side, none of the four words are obscure, at least.

Still, it was a difficult one, and I didn't make the task easier for myself by stupidly guessing BOWEL when the E had already been ruled out in that place. I nearly followed up with an also-impossible BELOW before taking a pause and spotting ELBOW. Phew!

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Daily Sequence today (game #1014) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1014, are…

• FORGE
• OTTER
• SCOUR
• MIDGE

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1013, Saturday 2 November: SWUNG, FLOOR, PARER, CRUST
• Quordle #1012, Friday 1 November: FIFTY, GULCH, RECUT, TWEET
• Quordle #1011, Thursday 31 October: TWINE, RIGID, BELCH, AMEND
• Quordle #1010, Wednesday 30 October: SLOOP, BRINE, BROOD, FLUID
• Quordle #1009, Tuesday 29 October: CLIFF, BURNT, SNAKY, POLYP
• Quordle #1008, Monday 28 October: MACAW, LIEGE, GOUGE, CARGO
• Quordle #1007, Sunday 27 October: STUNG, CLOUT, SOWER, BASIS
• Quordle #1006, Saturday 26 October: DUCHY, CANNY, BLOCK, SMART
• Quordle #1005, Friday 25 October: PRANK, EXIST, RUDDY, PICKY
• Quordle #1004, Thursday 24 October: DAIRY, RALLY, CURLY, LABEL
• Quordle #1003, Wednesday 23 October: DROSS, ANNEX, GRAVE, BROKE
• Quordle #1002, Tuesday 22 October: ADORE, SMITH, AFOOT, LUCID
• Quordle #1001, Monday 21 October: TREAD, NINTH, GRIEF, UNSET
• Quordle #1000, Sunday 20 October: CORAL, WHOSE, HEIST, SOAPY
• Quordle #999, Saturday 19 October: GUSTY, BROKE, ENJOY, HAZEL
• Quordle #998, Friday 18 October: PUPIL, MOCHA, EGRET, NATAL
• Quordle #997, Thursday 17 October: BUILD, BIRTH, LURCH, SASSY
• Quordle #996, Wednesday 16 October: EERIE, SMIRK, HUNCH, EMBED
• Quordle #995, Tuesday 15 October: UMBRA, BRIEF, GRAVY, TORUS
• Quordle #994, Monday 14 October: ROGUE, STORY, EMCEE, AUNTY

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