OpenAI's $8 Plan Just Went Global

Today we are going to see OpenAI just made its most affordable AI plan global. ChatGPT Go is now live worldwide at a minimal price! Also South Korea just launched a new AI forum for military innovation. It’s a long-term move to connect defense strategy with real tech.

In today’s post:

• OpenAI just made ChatGPT way more affordable

• South Korea is building an AI-powered military

• Data centers are driving up your power bill

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ChatGPT Go is now global

OpenAI's fastest-growing plan isn’t Pro or Plus. It’s a budget-tier product aimed at everyday users and it just went worldwide.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• ChatGPT Go first launched in India as a low-cost entry point to AI.

• It’s now available globally, including the U.S., at $8/month.

• Users get 10x more messages and uploads than the free tier.

• Go includes access to GPT-5.2 Instant and a longer memory window.

• It’s designed for daily tasks like writing, learning, image creation, and quick problem-solving.

• Higher tiers (Plus and Pro) still offer deeper reasoning, coding tools, and advanced models.

• OpenAI plans to test ads in the free and Go tiers, keeping higher plans ad-free.

OpenAI’s making a smart play, Go gives most people what they actually want from AI at a price they’ll pay. The real question isn’t whether it works, it’s how users react when ads arrive in their chats.

POLICY

This new AI forum could reshape global defense

South Korea just launched a bold experiment in military innovation. It's not just tech talk, it’s a full-scale move to integrate AI into national defense.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• The Defense AI Leaders Forum brings together government, military, academia, and tech.

• It's built to be ongoing not just a one-off event or PR move.

• The goal: connect real battlefield needs with AI innovation and policy.

• Five focus areas include combat readiness, training, infrastructure, and security.

• Industry leaders like KT and national AI groups signed a three-way agreement to lead the effort.

• Officials stressed that trust and safety must guide defense AI not just speed.

• The real test? Turning all this coordination into results on the ground.

This is more than South Korea chasing headlines, it’s a long-term bet on AI as strategic defense infrastructure. If they can move faster than their rivals while keeping things safe and accountable, it could reshape how small nations punch above their weight.

STRATEGY

AI boom, rising bills and a political scramble

As AI explodes, so do energy demands. Now, the Trump administration is stepping in not to stop it, but to shift who pays.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Electricity bills jumped 5% in a year, largely due to data centers powering AI.

• The Trump administration says tech giants not households should foot the bill.

• PJM, the largest U.S. grid operator, may be pressured to strike deals with companies like Google and OpenAI.

• But experts warn it’ll take years before regulations lower bills.

• Democrats and Republicans alike are backing the move an election-year rarity.

• Microsoft even asked regulators to raise its own rates to cover its energy use.

• Voters increasingly see AI infrastructure as a pocketbook issue, not just tech news.

AI’s real cost isn’t just in chips or talent, it’s in electricity. And voters are noticing. If tech wants to grow without political blowback, it may need to start paying a bigger share of the power bill.

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