02:55 PM
Still leading but competition intense. Future remains wide open.
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02:55 PM
Still leading but competition intense. Future remains wide open.
12:22 PM
OpenAI tools power apps businesses and workflows. Utility phase begins.
04:05 PM
Conversations sound natural. People forget it is a machine. Line between human and AI blurs.
05:46 PM
11:30 AM
Every app suddenly adds AI. Some useful some forced. Trend becomes standard.
11:18 AM
Google Meta and startups jump in. OpenAI no longer alone. Competition rises.
03:33 PM
Employees revolt Microsoft backs him. Returns within days. Unreal moment.
02:45 PM
Microsoft backs Altman strongly. Offers roles to team. Power dynamics shift clearly.
01:25 PM
Employees threaten to quit. Pressure builds rapidly. Company stability shaken.
01:09 PM
12:10 PM
Sam Altman suddenly fired. Internal chaos leaks out. No one understands situation.
03:37 PM
Confident but wrong answers surface. Hallucinations become widely discussed. Trust questioned.
04:28 PM
Smarter and more capable model. Real world use cases explode rapidly.
01:22 PM
Screenshots spread everywhere. Some brilliant some completely wrong. Internet reacts both ways.
10:05 AM
Students start using AI heavily. Teachers notice overnight. Schools unsure how to respond.
11:40 AM
Tech Twitter reacts instantly. Mix of excitement and fear. People realize this is different.
10:41 AM
One million users in days. Massive global curiosity and testing begins.
09:15 AM
Too many people join at once. ChatGPT slows down. Everyone keeps refreshing anyway.
06:04 PM
ChatGPT goes public. Internet pauses as AI goes mainstream overnight.
01:52 PM
Huge language model launched. Powerful but still niche at the time.
02:07 PM
Microsoft invests one billion unlocking cloud and compute. Quiet turning point.
11:25 AM
Moves to capped profit model. AI development requires serious funding.
09:48 AM
Elon Musk leaves board to avoid Tesla conflict. Signals growing seriousness.
12:33 PM
OpenAI shares early research and models. Feels academic more lab than company.
10:12 AM
Founded by Sam Altman Elon Musk and others. Non profit vision to make AI safe.
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