GPT-5 Unleashes Powerful 'Research Goblin' for Comprehensive Online Searches

Sep 08, 2025
Simon Willison’s Weblog
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Summary

The latest GPT-5 update introduces a powerful 'Research Goblin' feature that excels at comprehensive online searches, analyzing results, and iteratively refining queries, though its trustworthiness remains uncertain.

Key Points

  • GPT-5 Thinking in ChatGPT is shockingly good at search and research tasks
  • It can perform comprehensive internet searches, analyze results, and follow up with additional queries
  • The author calls it their 'Research Goblin' due to its industrious and not entirely trustworthy nature

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