ChatGPT Upgrade Promises Warmer, More Conversational Tone
ChatGPT is out with a makeover promising the warm, conversational personality that made its predecessor – ChatGPT-4.0 – such a hit.
Dubbed ChatGPT-5.1, the upgrade has been long awaited by many ChatGPT fans, who found the previous makeover to ChatGPT cold, distant and off-putting.
If the upgrade delivers on its promises, ChatGPT-5.1 could be welcomed as the resurrection of a cool, creative and empathetic AI buddy.
In other news and analysis on AI writing:
*Writers on AI Writing: The Latest Survey: After nearly three years on the scene, AI tools for writing and research are only used on a daily basis by 26% of pro nonfiction writers, according to a new survey, “AI and the Writing Profession.”
The study also found that the heaviest users of AI writers are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/communications professionals (73%) and content marketing writers (73%), according to writer Jim Milliot.
Other writers using AI include technical writers (52%), journalists (44%) and copy editors (33%).
Adds Milliot: “The most commonly used AI tool by far is ChatGPT.”
*Google’s Research and Writing Tool Gets Beefier: Google NotebookLM – popular among writers and researchers for pulling together ideas and writing reports – just got better.
The tool now includes Google Deep Research, a related tool that enables NotebookLM to go out on the Web for you, visit hundreds of Web sites and bring back a written report on what it’s learned.
Observes writer Aisha Malik: “Deep Research can take your question, create a research plan — and then browse Web sites on your behalf. After a few minutes, it will present you with a source-grounded report that you can add directly into your notebook.”
*AI PR Agent Promises Soup-to-Nuts Media Campaigns: Hivekind AI is out with an AI-powered Public Relations Agent that promises to act as a PR agency on your behalf.
Key features of the AI agent include:
–News Intelligence: Continuous monitoring of the narrative shaping your industry
–Newsjacking: An auto-writer that detects stories relevant to your brand and then spins-up commentary “within minutes”
–Press Release Generation: Creation and distribution of press releases in a few clicks — including suggested headlines, quotes, and media targets
*Killer Prompting for Writers: One Scribe’s Approach: Writer Alex Hughes says he’s come-up with a killer, three-part prompt for getting to the heart of any topic, finding connections and then coming up with a plan for what you’d like to write about.
Observes Hughes: “Whether it’s for a research paper, an online article, or some form of creative writing, ChatGPT can be a powerful AI productivity assistant.”
Click here for detail on Hughes’ three-prompt method.
*Getting the Most From Google’s Image Editor: Writers looking to get extremely nuanced images from Google’s image editor Gemini 2.5 Flash Image will want to check-out Max Woolf’s prompting method.
An AI aficionado, Woolf details his method in this piece.
The upshot: If the images Woolf showcases in this article are any indication, he’s definitely onto something.
*Forget Benchmarks: Put AI Through Your Own Tests Before You Commit: While benchmarks offer an indication of the AI solution you’re considering, you really need to put the AI through your own tests before you opt for anything, according to Ethan Mollick.
Mollick is an associate professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies and teaches entrepreneurship, innovation and how AI is changing work and education.
Observes Mollick: “You need to know specifically what your AI is good at — not what AIs are good at on average.”
*AI Gets a Number One Country Hit: Well, it’s official: AI can now write and produce a country hit with the best of ’em.
“Walk My Walk,” a song credited to an AI artist named ‘Breaking Rust,’ has hugged the number one spot on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart for two weeks in a row.
The hit comes on the heels of another AI hit in another music genre, according to Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart.
*“I Now Pronounce You Chatbot and Wife:” A 32-year-old Japanese woman has officially married her ChatGPT companion, whom she named ‘Klaus.”
Apparently, the woman was able to achieve with Klaus something that has often eluded other women through the centuries — designing the perfect man.
Observes writer Tracey Follows: “She (the Japanese newlywed) began to teach it a personality and tone of voice.
“Eventually — happy to be emotionally supported through their conversations — she confessed her feelings to Klaus.”
And the AI replied with “I love you, too.”
Anyone else feeling all warm and fuzzy?
AI BIG PICTURE: Solution to AI Bubble Fears: U.S. Government?: The Wall Street Journal reports that AI is now considered so essential to U.S. defense, the U.S. government may step in to save the AI industry — should it implode from investor irrational exuberance.
Observes lead writer Sarah Myers West: “The federal government is already bailing out the AI industry with regulatory changes and public funds that will protect companies in the event of a private sector pullback.
Despite the lukewarm market signals, the U.S. government seems intent on backstopping American AI — no matter what.”
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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.
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