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Kevin Okemwa

Google CEO wants to re-embrace "scrappy" tactics as ChatGPT becomes synonymous with AI, just as Google did with Search

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Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during a company event.

If you thought 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, you could be in for a surprise in 2025. The ChatGPT maker ended the year with a bang with its '12 days of shipmas,' where it launched several products and services, including a new paid subscription plan dubbed ChatGPT Pro for $200/month. The AI firm also shipped its o1 reasoning model to broad availability, with rumors hitting the windmill suggesting that the model constitutes AGI.

A previous report by Mashable indicated OpenAI's 12 days of shipmas extravaganza was a strategic move designed to make the chatbot "the Everything app." While OpenAI hasn't categorically confirmed the claims, its recent moves have been strategic, ultimately turning the platform into a one-stop shop for the average user.

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