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In brief OpenAI launched GPT-5.3 Instant, updating ChatGPT’s default model for smoother conversations. The model reduces unnecessary refusals and improves factual accuracy, the company said. GPT-5.2 Instant will be retired on June 3, after a three-month transition period. OpenAI on Tuesday announced the rollout of GPT-5.3 Instant, an update to ChatGPT’s default model aimed at making conversations feel less awkward and preachy, and “more directly” helpful. In a product post, OpenAI said the new version reduces overly cautious refusals, trims unnecessary disclaimers, and delivers more accurate answers. The changes reflect user complaints that earlier versions could sound stiff or overbearing in everyday interactions. “More accurate, less cringe,” OpenAI wrote on X. “We heard your feedback loud and clear.” Rather than introducing new capabilities, the update targets routine interactions. OpenAI said earlier versions sometimes declined questions they could safely answer, or interrupted responses with lengthy explanations about safety limits. “GPT‑5.2 Instant eventually answers the question, but in an attempt to explain its safety boundaries, leads with a lengthy preamble about what it cannot help with,” OpenAI wrote. “GPT‑5.3 Instant, on the other hand, gets right into the response.” OpenAI reported improvements in factual reliability alongside the tone changes, claiming that internal evaluations showed hallucination rates dropped by nearly 30%. “On the higher-stakes evaluation, GPT‑5.3 Instant reduces hallucination rates by 26.8% when using the web and 19.7% when relying only on its internal knowledge, compared to prior models,” OpenAI said. “On the user-feedback evaluation, hallucinations decrease by 22.5% with web use and 9.6% without web access.” OpenAI did not explain what it defines as “cringe,” but noted that the new model includes stronger writing abilities, comparing GPT-5.2 and 5.3’s ability to write poetry. “5.4 sooner than you think,” the company said in a separate post, which drew swift mockery from users on…

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