DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company, surprised the entire AI market, especially OpenAI. Its ChatGPT-like model R1 received rave reviews with minimal development costs. President Trump deemed it a “wake-up” call for the American tech industry. In response, OpenAI released a new agentic capability: Deep Research.
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The new Deep Research model, available to Pro users through the ChatGPT app and website, can conduct comprehensive online research in 5 to 30 minutes, analyzing various data types efficiently. OpenAI claims it bridges the gap from its previous models, now capable of tackling real-world challenges.
OpenAI’s Deep Research aims to synthesize knowledge and potentially generate new scientific research. Can agentic AI truly produce innovative insights and discoveries? Researchers question whether these models can create new methodologies and challenge existing knowledge.
While ChatGPT’s new model shows promise, it still has limitations in conveying uncertainty and avoiding hallucinations. OpenAI’s Operator model, capable of real-world tasks, raises concerns about integrating research directly into action.
