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ChatGPT Updates: Plugin Development and Codex Workflows
Comprehensive engineering guide to creating, packaging, testing, and submitting plugins for ChatGPT and Codex: manifest specification, MCP servers, lifecycle hooks, custom marketplaces, and OpenAI review.
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OpenAI Prepares Animated GIF Generation for ChatGPT
OpenAI has added experimental support for animated GIF generation in Codex, powered by the OpenAI Images API. The feature could soon arrive in ChatGPT as a replacement for static images.
ChatGPT Memory (Storing Facts Between Dialogues)
The ChatGPT Memory feature enables the AI to retain your name, profession, favorite technologies, response formats, and personal details across entirely different chats, enhancing user experience and personalization.
GPT Image / DALL-E (Image Generation in ChatGPT)
An integrated visual content generation tool directly within the ChatGPT dialogue. It allows for the creation of illustrations, concept art, poster texts, and local editing of image fragments.
OpenAI Frees Several Gigabytes of RAM in ChatGPT App
A ChatGPT app update reduces memory use in long local sessions: after 32,000 responses, RAM consumption stays around 1.7 GB instead of up to 6 GB.