OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model
for ChatGPT

On Tuesday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor.

I use the ‘potato’ prompt with ChatGPT every day — here is how it finds the holes in my logic

I’ve spent years using AI as a sounding board, but I recently realized I was using it wrong. I was asking ChatGPT to "help me plan" or "summarize my ideas," which usually resulted in the AI simply agreeing with me. It was a digital echo chamber.

Now, when I have a new strategy, a pitch or a controversial argument, I don't ask for a "critique." I type one word.

Potato.