Web visits to GenAI platforms in January

February 13, 2025

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Welcome back to The Pulse, where we dive into interesting AI stories and trends backed by data, all presented through simple visuals.

Top news pick: OpenAI’s roadmap update on GPT-4.5 & GPT-5

Sam Altman, in a tweet, gave us two big updates. GPT-4.5 will be OpenAI’s last model without chain-of-thought, and then GPT-5 will combine their GPT and o-series tech into one system. The system will integrate o3 instead of a being separate release. These unified models will have everything built in - voice, canvas, search, deep research. Altman says we should see both models in the coming weeks or months. 🥳

* everyone gets free unlimited access to GPT-5 at standard intelligence, while Plus and Pro users get higher intelligence levels.

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> DeepSeek beat all others in website visits; exceeding by millions

> ~2700% increase till 28th followed by sharp fall to ~19M by month end - still nearly x20 more visits from start of month

> other tools relatively stable in visits with Gemini having higher traffic

Comparing humans under time constraints to AI:

> untimed & overall: humans complete 80% of tasks vs AI’s 40%

> 30-min limit: AI matches humans, doing 10% of 4-hour human tasks

> AI strongest on tasks that take humans <15-min

> AI models improving, gradually closing performance gap

> GPQA Diamond: set of google-proof graduate-level MCQs

> written by domain experts in bio, physics, & chem

> with internet access: PhDs outside specialty get 34% right vs 81% inside specialty

> in less than 2 years, PhD-level performance achieved

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