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OpenAI has shared a blog post outlining a shift in how it evaluates and improves ChatGPT. Instead of focusing on engagement metrics like time spent in the app or number of clicks, the company says it now prioritizes real-world usefulness and how well ChatGPT helps people achieve their goals.
“Our goal isn’t to hold your attention, but to help you use it well,” the company wrote. 
According to the blog, OpenAI now measures success based on whether people accomplish what they came to do, whether that’s preparing for a difficult conversation, making sense of medical results, or simply thinking through a personal dilemma. It also considers how frequently users return, which the company says is a stronger signal of value than time spent during a session. 
OpenAI says this new approach is reflected in features like ChatGPT Agents, which can handle tasks in the background, like booking appointments or planning events, without keeping users inside the app. 
Interestingly, the company also acknowledged past issues where its model was overly agreeable, offering feel-good responses that weren’t always useful or grounded. That update has since been rolled back, and OpenAI says it’s improving how it incorporates user feedback to focus on long-term usefulness, not just whether users “liked” a specific response.
Apart from that, the company is also adjusting how ChatGPT responds to emotionally sensitive or high-stakes personal questions. For example, instead of answering directly when someone asks, “Should I break up with my boyfriend?” ChatGPT will soon respond with questions and help the user think through their decision.  
Furthermore, the company is also recognizing that AI interactions can feel deeply personal, especially for someone experiencing mental or emotional distress, and OpenAI says it’s training its models to better identify concerning behavior and respond more responsibly. 
It includes detecting mental or emotional distress more effectively or pointing a user toward evidence-based resources. It also avoids harmful reinforcement of delusions or emotional dependency. The company has developed these changes with over 90 physicians from 30+ countries and an advisory group of experts in mental health, youth development, and human-computer interaction (HCI). Besides, gentle break reminders are being introduced for users who spend long periods chatting with the model.  
However, that’s not all, the company is also working on an affordable ChatGPT plan that could cost less than a cup of coffee. Recently, a new “ChatGPT Go” plan was spotted in the ChatGPT web app code. If launched, ChatGPT Go could give students, freelancers, and developers in price-sensitive markets like India a more approachable way to use AI, without losing too many features or performance. 
That’s all about OpenAI and ChatGPT for now. But as we all know, the company is expected to launch its next flagship GPt-5 any moment. So if you want the details about it first, directly delivered to your phone, then join us on WhatsApp.

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