Want to try ChatGPT's Deep Research tool for free? Check out the lightweight version

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ChatGPT users can now try out a new, lightweight version of the AI's Deep Research tool, and you don't even need a paid subscription. Announced in an X post on Thursday, the new version is not only free to use but will automatically activate for paid subscribers who use up their quota of the full Deep Research. Also: How much energy does a single chatbot prompt use? This AI tool can show you Unveiled in early February, Deep Research browses the web to find and compile the information you need. Simply submit your question or request to ChatGPT, and the AI will search the web for the most relevant sources to answer your query. After completing its search, ChatGPT creates and displays a detailed report on your topic. Also: 3 clever ChatGPT tricks that prove it's still the AI to beat Deep Research is quickly becoming one of the latest trends in AI, now offered by Google Gemini, Perplexity AI, and even xAI's Grok (which calls it DeepSearch). ... Read full article.