Overview
- OpenAI disabled in-chat app suggestions that users said looked like ads, with chief research officer Mark Chen admitting the rollout “fell short” and promising better precision and user controls.
- Head of ChatGPT Nick Turley said there are no live ad tests in ChatGPT and that circulating screenshots labeled as ads are either inaccurate or not advertisements.
- Reports say OpenAI is preparing to launch GPT-5.2 as early as December 9 after an internal ‘code red,’ with internal evaluations claiming it outperforms Gemini 3, though the company has not confirmed details publicly.
- New company data shows enterprise usage surging, including an 8x increase in ChatGPT message volume since November 2024, 36% U.S. business penetration for ChatGPT Enterprise, and a 19x rise in custom GPTs now accounting for one-fifth of enterprise messages.
- The push comes as Google’s Gemini 3 posted benchmark wins over ChatGPT and rapidly grew distribution, sharpening competitive pressure alongside OpenAI’s heavy infrastructure commitments and funding needs highlighted by analysts.