GPT goes social & more (April 16, 2025)

Hey friends,

OpenAI might be turning ChatGPT into the next big social network. Yep, you read that right. In a twist that feels like a Black Mirror subplot written by a UX designer, we may soon be “yeeting” AI-generated art into a ChatGPT feed.

Also in today’s update: Claude gets smarter and more talkative, a Chinese video model beats Google’s best, and I’ve got five AI tools you’re gonna want to bookmark.

Let’s get into it 👇

🚀 AI Moves That Matter

OpenAI’s Social Surprise: “Yeeting” is now a feature

OpenAI is testing a social feed inside ChatGPT, and yes, the rumored posting action is literally called “yeeting.” Early prototypes revolve around image generation, and while we don’t know if it’ll live inside ChatGPT or break out as its own app, one thing’s clear: this could be the play to harvest real-time user data for training future models.

GPT-4.1 drops in three flavors

OpenAI released GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, and GPT-4.1 Nano. They all have up to a 1M-token context window, better code reliability, and faster speeds. The Mini version is 83% cheaper than GPT-4o. GPT-4.5 is also being retired soon, and Sam Altman finally admitted the model names are… less than clear. (He promised a fix. We’ll see.)

OpenAI might lower its safety guardrails

To stay competitive, OpenAI updated its Preparedness Framework and hinted at reducing its internal safety thresholds if rivals keep releasing high-risk models with fewer protections. Translation: it’s a race, and they don’t want to come in second.

🧠 Model Upgrades, Tools & Research

Kling 2.0 is coming for Veo’s crown

Kuaishou’s Kling 2.0 is a Chinese video model that’s now rivaling (and in some cases outperforming) Google’s Veo 2 and Runway’s Gen-4. It has smoother motion, better prompt adherence, and even lets you edit and restyle video elements mid-generation. The image model, Kolors 2.0, now supports over 60 visual styles too.

Claude evolves: voice + research

Anthropic rolled out “Claude Research,” which lets Claude search across internal docs and the web in one go. It also now integrates with Google Workspace and has three voice options—Mellow, Airy, and Buttery—so yes, your chatbot can now sound like a sleepy podcast host.

Notion Mail enters the inbox wars

Notion’s new email app integrates directly with Gmail. It can draft replies, schedule meetings, and prioritize messages, basically making it the personal assistant you always said you needed but never hired.

⚒️ Tool Time

5 tools I’d check out if I were you:

• Wegic – Build anything (websites, tools, whatever) from a prompt in under 60 seconds
• NeoBase – Chat with your database using plain English, no dashboards needed
• n8n – Automate your analytics with workflows that summarize your spreadsheets
• Whisk Animate – Animate your own images into short clips using Gemini/Veo tech

🔮 Prompt of the Day

Team Accountability Playbook

Act as a leadership coach and organizational psychologist. Help me design a strategy to build a culture of accountability in my [insert type of company]. Include goal-setting frameworks, rituals, peer accountability ideas, and how to handle low ownership without killing morale.

Use it in GPT-4o or Claude and watch it spit out a full management playbook.

⚡ TL;DR

• OpenAI’s cooking up a social feed—with “yeeting” as the post action
• GPT-4.1 is here: cheaper, longer context, better coding
• Claude now reads your docs, uses voice, and integrates with Google
• Kling 2.0 may be the most powerful video model on the planet
• Notion Mail enters the AI productivity game
• 5 new tools worth stealing ideas from

Catch you next time—unless I get sucked into the ChatGPT feed and forget what reality is.

—David