OpenAI is rolling out a feature it calls Intelligent UI, which integrates visuals into ChatGPT conversations, according to TechCrunch. The feature launches Wednesday alongside a new GPT-6 model. OpenAI says many of the visuals will be interactive, including tappable buttons, a customized calculator for a specific task, interactive charts and editable graphs, rather than flat images. Product manager Aarush Selvan said that while "ChatGPT has predominantly been a text-based interface," the company wants to help users "get things done," noting that for tasks like planning a recipe or trip, "the most helpful answers aren't just text." In a demonstration for journalists, OpenAI showed the chatbot generating diagrams explaining how an airplane wing generates lift, along with examples for recipes, bicycle mechanics, a multi-day hiking map and a savings calculator. OpenAI said the stated goal is to make "learning complex topics easier." The feature is customizable; users who want fewer visuals can dial them back. Intelligent UI rolls out globally with GPT-6 for Pro, Plus, Business and Enterprise users, and arrives Thursday for free and Go tier users. Separately, The Verge reports OpenAI is adding a College Planner tool and study features, including flashcards from notes, to ChatGPT for Teens, following a Common Sense Media report deeming that mode an "unacceptable risk."
- Intelligent UI rolls out Wednesday with GPT-6 for Pro, Plus, Business and Enterprise users; Thursday for free and Go tiers
- Visuals include tappable buttons, calculators, interactive charts and editable graphs, and are customizable
- The Verge reports a separate College Planner tool and flashcard study features coming to ChatGPT for Teens
What it means for you
ChatGPT will now sometimes answer with interactive pictures, diagrams and simple built-in tools instead of just text. If you're using it to learn something or plan something, the responses may be easier to follow. You can turn the visuals down if you find them distracting.
Try this
Next time you ask ChatGPT to explain a concept or plan a trip, see whether the visual answers help you understand it faster than a wall of text — and check the settings to adjust the amount of visuals to your taste.
Who should care
Casual ChatGPT users who use it to learn, plan, or explain things; parents of teens using ChatGPT for schoolwork.
Skip this if
You rely on ChatGPT only for text output like drafting or coding, or you don't use ChatGPT at all. This is a convenience change, not a capability you need to act on.
Sources: TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI — read the original