The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
That may no longer be the case soon, as OpenAI overhauls how ChatGPT answers prompts.On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled an “Intelligent UI” update for ChatGPT that generates visual, custom elements—when helpful—for answering a user's questions. The company's new experience is powered by its recent GPT-6 model, which rolls out to paid users today and to free users tomorrow.Courtesy of OpenAI I got a quick test of the user interface before launch, and these visual elements felt like a welcome change. When I asked for a diagram of a slug, ChatGPT generated an anatomy-focused visual with buttons I could press for each different part, from the upper tentacles to the muscular foot.
- ▪That may no longer be the case soon, as OpenAI overhauls how ChatGPT answers prompts.On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled an “Intelligent UI” update for ChatGPT that generates visual, custom elements—when helpful—for answering a user's questions.
- ▪The company's new experience is powered by its recent GPT-6 model, which rolls out to paid users today and to free users tomorrow.Courtesy of OpenAI I got a quick test of the user interface before launch, and these visual elements felt like
- ▪When I asked for a diagram of a slug, ChatGPT generated an anatomy-focused visual with buttons I could press for each different part, from the upper tentacles to the muscular foot.
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Reece RogersGearOct 7, 2026 2:00 PMThe New ChatGPT Is More Show Than TellOpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.Screenshot: Courtesy of OpenAICommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWhen you ask a chatbot a question, you’ll often get a wall of text back, maybe with an image or two pulled from the web. That may no longer be the case soon, as OpenAI overhauls how ChatGPT answers prompts.On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled an “Intelligent UI” update for ChatGPT that generates visual, custom elements—when helpful—for answering a user's questions.
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