OpenAI releases new model specialized for AI research and self-improvement

Economic Times reported that OpenAI released a new model described as its best yet for research tasks, including generating improved versions of itself. Billed as a 'new class of intelligence,' the release (referred to as GPT-5.5) occurs amid rapid model advancements by competitors. This development directly advances OpenAI's frontier research capabilities in recursive self-improvement and AI-assisted research workflows.