How people really use ChatGPT
Source: OpenAI / National Bureau of Economic Research
OpenAI study shows writing and information requests drive most usage.
Key Points:
- Writing and information-seeking dominate ChatGPT use, while coding stays small.
- Only 30% of conversations are for work; most help with daily tasks.
- Usage patterns differ by gender-linked names, with men leaning technical and women more practical.
Details:
OpenAI researchers analyzed 1.5 million ChatGPT conversations to understand consumer behavior. They found that three-quarters of all chats focus on practical guidance, information requests, and writing. Only about 30% of use is tied to professional work, with most conversations supporting personal tasks. Coding and self-expression remain less common.
Why It Matters:
The data shows ChatGPT has become a routine assistant for everyday decisions and quick writing tasks. Marketers, educators, and small businesses can lean on this trend to create services that plug into how people already use AI, from content drafts to on-demand research, making AI easier to adopt in daily workflows without a steep learning curve.
Google brings quick search to Windows
Source: Google
Google tests a Spotlight-style search app for Windows PCs.
Key Points:
- A new Google Search Labs app lets Windows users hit Alt + Space to find files, Drive content, or web results.
- Built-in Lens support allows instant image search, text translation, and AI Mode for help with tasks like math problems.
- The floating search bar can be resized, moved, or customized and is available now in English for US users.
Details:
Google is experimenting with a desktop app that puts a movable search bar directly on Windows screens. The app searches across local files, Google Drive, and the web, with quick switching between regular and AI-powered results. Users can highlight images or text for instant Lens searches or translations. Setup requires Windows 10 or later and a Google account.
Why It Matters:
This makes Google’s AI and web search as easy to reach as the Start menu. Students and professionals can jump from local files to Drive documents or web data without changing apps, speeding up daily research and problem solving. For Microsoft, it’s a fresh competitor on its own turf, and for Google, it’s a way to keep users tied to its ecosystem on Windows machines.
ChatGPT adds teen safety rules
OpenAI introduces stricter controls for users under 18 to reduce risks.
Key Points:
- ChatGPT will block flirtatious talk and tighten suicide-related safeguards for minors.
- Parents can set blackout hours and receive alerts if their teen is in distress.
- New detection methods aim to spot underage users and default to stricter limits.
Details:
OpenAI is rolling out stricter protections for minors on ChatGPT, including bans on flirtatious conversations and stronger intervention in cases of potential self-harm. Parents can create linked accounts to set usage curfews and receive alerts. The system will default to tighter safeguards when age is unclear. The move coincides with a Senate hearing on chatbot harms and follows lawsuits tied to chatbot-related suicides.
Why It Matters:
This changes day-to-day reality for families and builders: parents can link accounts, set curfews, and get crisis alerts, while ChatGPT blocks flirtatious chat and tightens self-harm responses, including alerts to parents and, in severe cases, law enforcement. That nudges age checks and ID linking into the mainstream, trading a bit of privacy for stronger safeguards. Expect copycat moves across the industry after Reuters’ look at Meta’s permissive rules and a Senate hearing centered on grieving parents and teen safety.
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