Commentary: Before you enter your next prompt, here's when you'd be better off not using your trusty AI chatbot.

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Pro users can use more connectors with the chatbot, including Dropbox, SharePoint, and Box.

ChatGPT has cemented itself as the go-to generative AI, and as of 2025, it remains the most-used AI chatbot on the market, beating out other top Silicon Valley brands such as Google and Microsoft.

While it’s still very much an emerging field, early providers include QueryPal, Promptable, Rebuff and TrueLens. As prompt ops evolve, these platforms will continue to iterate, improve and provide ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in a blog post published Tuesday, says an average ChatGPT query uses about 0.000085 gallons of water, ...

Sam Altman addressing ChatGPT costs related to the use of “please” and “thank you” in prompts. Image source: X “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” Altman ...

Roughly a quarter of Americans have used ChatGPT since the chatbot’s 2022 release, according to the Pew Research Center — and every query exacts a cost. Chatbots use an immense amount of power ...

Not relevant for my new pickleball site, perhaps, but if I want to do some keyword research on my data, I can get ChatGPT’s help with the Google Search Console API to find search queries that ...

The Brief. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said polite prompts to ChatGPT come with real energy costs. He estimated that courtesy adds up to "tens of millions of dollars" in electricity.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says saying “please" and “thank you" to ChatGPT costs the company “tens of millions" due to energy demands, but he believes the cost is worth it.

What does it cost to be polite to ChatGPT? Photo Illustration by Newsweek. Its widespread adoption in both everyday life and the private sector has created a new market for the best prompts and ...