Amid the recent, dizzying advances in generative AI, it’s been easy to miss the slow but steady progress in facial recognition over the last decade. In the past few months, it has broken containment.

Here's where GPT-5.4 Thinking begins to really shine. When I asked GPT-5.2, "Do you think social media has improved or worsened communication in society?" I got back a two-line answer. Both thoughts ...