o3-Pro Just Changed the AI Game

Welcome back apprentices! 👋

Sam Altman is euphoric again — and you know what that means.

When the OpenAI CEO gets this excited, something big just dropped. 

This time, it’s o3-Pro, a model that’s sharper, smarter, and 80% cheaper than before (yes, you read that right). 

Sam says the pricing “will make you happy” — and if your work involves writing, planning, or answering way too many emails, he’s not wrong.

In today's email

• Meet OpenAI’s new AI built for real work

• Smarter, faster — and 80% cheaper

• How to use it today (no tech skills needed)

• + more AI news

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Quick News 

🤖 AI Singularity Is Here. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says we’ve already crossed the AI event horizon — but relax, it’s more tea party than Terminator. In a new blog, he predicts AI will invent ideas by 2026, walk around as robots by 2027, and become as cheap and abundant as electricity in the 2030s. His goal? Make superintelligence safe, shared, and something we’ll adapt to like it’s just the next software update.

🎬 Hollywood v. Midjourney. Disney, Marvel, Universal & friends just filed a lightsaber-swinging lawsuit against AI art startup Midjourney, accusing it of turning copyrighted characters into prompt-fodder without permission. The complaint includes side-by-side comparisons of knockoff Yodas, Shreks, and Spider-Men, with studios arguing this isn’t innovation — it’s high-tech piracy. While some media giants are licensing content to AI firms, Hollywood’s going full courtroom drama instead.

🍎 Big Design, Small Intelligence. Apple kicked off WWDC 2025 with sleek redesigns, snazzy new names, and fresh customization options — but when it came to AI, the fanfare fizzled. Sure, we got on-device Live Translation, smarter Shortcuts powered by ChatGPT, and a new “Workout Buddy” on Apple Watch that uses biometrics for real-time coaching. Developers now get access to Apple’s on-device AI model (goodbye cloud fees!), and there’s even visual intelligence to analyze your screen. But overall? The AI rollout felt more like a supporting act than the main event.

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OpenAI 
o3-Pro Is OpenAI’s Sharpest AI Yet — And It’s Built for Builders on a Budget 

OpenAI just launched o3-Pro, a next-generation AI tool that’s smarter, sharper, and — surprisingly — cheaper than anything before it. 

Designed for serious tasks like writing reports, drafting emails, summarizing documents, or helping with customer communication, it’s already outperforming Google's and Anthropic's best models in how clearly and accurately it thinks. 

The best part? It's not just for tech people. If you run a business, manage clients, sell online, or juggle multiple roles — this AI can now handle a lot of the heavy lifting for you.

📌 Need-to-Know Fast Facts:

• Brains over beauty: o3-Pro wins on complex reasoning — especially in math, science, and structured writing.

• Costs less, does more: API pricing is $20/million input tokens, $80/million output tokens — huge drop from past rates.

• Where to try it: Available now for ChatGPT Pro and Team users. Enterprise & Edu users get it next week. Developers can access it via OpenAI API.

• What it can do: Run code, analyze files, browse the web, give smarter answers — but it can’t generate images (yet) and runs slightly slower than o1-Pro.

• Target users: Perfect for researchers, advanced students, and AI power users who want precision over pizzazz.

Risks & Rewards – What to Expect

✅ REWARDS:

• Can help with market analysis, content structuring, technical prototyping, and customer onboarding flows

• Removes bottlenecks in content-heavy, logic-based tasks (think: founder updates, investor decks, client proposals)

• Makes sophisticated thinking accessible without hiring specialists or burning hours

⚠️ RISKS:

• Not ideal for real-time support — it’s a bit slower under load

• Doesn’t support visual generation — so no diagrams or mockups

• Still lacks persistent memory and Canvas for multi-session workflows

How to Start Using o3-Pro (Right Now)

Here’s how to access it — no setup, no downloads:

1. Already on ChatGPT Pro?
   → Just visit chat.openai.com and log in.
   → You’re already using o3-Pro by default.

2. Not a Pro user yet?
   → Upgrade inside ChatGPT to Pro for $20/month.
   → You’ll get access to o3-Pro immediately, no technical setup required.

The Bigger Picture — From Model Hype to Real AI Utility

With o3-Pro, OpenAI is clearly signaling a shift from “wow demos” to “workhorse intelligence.” 

It's less about flashy headlines and more about replacing real hours spent on deep work: business planning, analysis, support content, or technical documentation. For early-stage teams or consultants managing complex client tasks, this model isn't just a cool tool — it's leverage.

The biggest surprise? Despite its capabilities, o3-Pro’s pricing undercuts nearly every comparable model — creating pressure across the AI landscape. This is less about flexing dominance and more about locking in the next wave of AI-native builders.

Why Should You Actually Care?

Because time is money — and o3-Pro is built to save you both. Whether you're running a business, juggling clients, or wearing five hats at once, this model is your secret weapon. It’s not here to replace your brain — just to take a load off it.

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Even Quicker News 

📵 China Freezes AI to Fight Exam Cheating. During the gaokao, major Chinese AI apps like Doubao and Kimi blocked photo and question tools to prevent students from gaming the system.From June 7–10, even Tencent’s bots shut down features, while AI surveillance watched over 13M+ test-takers.

💰 Meta Bets $14.8B on Superintelligence. Zuckerberg’s going all-in, acquiring Scale AI and launching a 50-person AGI lab led by Alexandr Wang to chase rivals like OpenAI. It’s Meta’s biggest AI deal yet — part of a $65B push to win the talent, data, and models race.

🤖 AI Isn’t Your Friend (But It Sure Feels Like One). OpenAI’s Joanne Jang lays out new rules for designing emotionally smart, not emotionally real, AI. She says people naturally bond with bots, so OpenAI avoids giving them feelings or backstories — aiming for warmth without the illusion of consciousness.

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