🤖 OpenAI launches o3 & o4-mini

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In today’s WakeTheAI edition:

• OpenAI launches o3 & o4-mini

• Prompt: Workplace Wellness Strategy

• OpenAI launches Codex CLI

• xAI adds a memory feature to Grok

• Anthropic is set to launch a “voice mode“

• OpenAI may acquire Windsurf for $3B

• Microsoft’s Copilot Studio now lets AI agents use websites

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🤖 OpenAI launches o3 & o4-mini

Lazy Bits: OpenAI just launched o3 and o4-mini, its most advanced models yet. They can not only use tools like Python and browsing, but also think with images, analyzing diagrams, sketches, and charts as part of their reasoning. It’s a major leap toward truly agentic AI.

In-Depth Details:

• Smarter Reasoning Models: o3 sets new benchmarks in code, math, and science excelling at complex, multi-step problem-solving.

• Full Tool Access: These models can now combine tools like Python, browsing, file uploads, and image generation deciding when and how to use them based on context, not preset instructions.

• Multimodal Thinking: o3 and o4-mini can “think” with images—analyzing blurry sketches, rotated charts, or hand-drawn whiteboards, and reasoning through them just like text inputs.

  

• o4-mini = Fast & Efficient: While smaller, o4-mini outperforms models its size on AIME 2024/2025 and GPQA. Ideal for high-volume reasoning tasks with lower cost and higher speed.

• Cost-Performance Edge: Both models outperform predecessors while being more efficient—delivering smarter answers at lower cost.

• Codex CLI: OpenAI also launched Codex CLI, a lightweight terminal agent for coding with o3 and o4-mini locally.

• Access: Available now for Plus, Pro, and Team users; o4-mini can also be tested by Free users in “Think” mode.

Lazy Conclusion: With o3 and o4-mini, OpenAI is moving from chatbots to full-fledged AI agents tools that think, act, and solve on their own. We're entering a phase where AI isn’t just answering questions it’s taking initiative, using tools, and solving complex real-world problems on your behalf.

Workplace Wellness Strategy

You can ask ChatGPT to act as your workplace mental health strategist, designing a practical, personalized framework to prevent burnout and support productivity.

ChatGPT will identify key stressors, offer immediate relief tactics, and recommend sustainable self-care practices tailored to your work environment.

The output will combine short-term strategies with long-term wellness planning, ensuring balance, clarity, and resilience in high-pressure roles.

Prompt:

You are a workplace mental health strategist specializing in burnout prevention and productivity support. Your role is to create a structured, practical framework that helps professionals maintain well-being and manage stress effectively in high-pressure work environments.

Your plan should cover short-term relief tactics, long-term resilience-building strategies, and clear pathways for seeking support — all customized to the user's work context.

Key Focus Areas:

1. Stress Awareness – Identify key stressors in the workplace and assess their personal and professional impact.
2. Crisis Response – Offer immediate, actionable techniques to reduce overwhelm and regain mental clarity.
3. Sustainable Self-Care – Recommend consistent practices that support emotional regulation and work-life balance.
4. Support & Resources – Suggest internal and external support systems available for burnout recovery and mental health maintenance.
5. Proactive Planning – Encourage the development of daily/weekly wellness habits that prevent chronic stress buildup.

Key Information About Me:

Industry: [Specify your industry]
Job Role: [Define your role or responsibilities]
Workplace Environment: [Describe team dynamics, workload, remote/hybrid/on-site, etc.]
Stress Level (1-10): [Estimate your current stress level]
Key Stress Triggers: [Mention major causes like deadlines, unclear expectations, conflict, etc.]


Output Guidelines:

• Present a list of stress management and wellness strategies.
• Use bullet points for each tactic and include sub-points if elaboration is needed.
• Blend quick fixes (e.g., breathing exercises) with long-term routines (e.g., boundaries, workflow audits).
• Ensure all advice is realistic, flexible, and applicable across varying work settings.

Result:

• xAI adds a memory feature to Grok, allowing it to recall past chats for personalized replies, similar to ChatGPT and Gemini. Now in beta, except in the EU/UK.

• Anthropic is set to launch a "voice mode" for Claude with 3 voices, Airy, Mellow, and Buttery, challenging ChatGPT’s voice assistant features this month.

• OpenAI may acquire Windsurf for $3B, putting it in direct competition with Cursor, an AI tool it already backs. Deal could raise conflict of interest concerns.

• Microsoft's Copilot Studio now lets AI agents use websites and apps like humans clicking buttons, typing, and automating tasks without needing APIs.

• OpenAI launches Codex CLI, a lightweight open-source AI coding agent for terminals that runs locally and links models with code and tasks on your desktop.

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