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New ChatGPT version has a 'Think' button, will find 'more reliable facts'

AppleInsider • Thu, 06 Aug 2026

OpenAI continues to churn out upgrades to its various GPT models, the latest GPT-5.6 promises to be more succinct and provide confident wrong answers less often. Here's what's new. ChatGPT gets a slider for compute intensity Apple and OpenAI have a relationship where ChatGPT is an extension for the previous version of Siri, though that could come to an end soon. The latest updates don't affect users of that specific function, but the Mac utilities and iOS app will gain new features and performance. Now, we're going to have to sift through OpenAI's anthropomorphized language of its chatbot models to understand exactly what's being introduced here. The press release says a lot about "thinking" versus instant answers, but always remember: artificial intelligence can't think, reason, understand, or sympathize. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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OpenAI continues to churn out upgrades to its various GPT models, the latest GPT-5.6 promises to be more succinct and provide confident wrong answers less often.

ChatGPT gets a slider for compute intensity Apple and OpenAI have a relationship where ChatGPT is an extension for the previous version of Siri, though that could come to an end soon.

The latest updates don't affect users of that specific function, but the Mac utilities and iOS app will gain new features and performance.

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