Microsoft's SkillOpt boosts GPT-5.5 by using nothing but a trained Markdown file

Microsoft just boosted GPT-5.5 with SkillOpt, leveraging a trained Markdown file for enhanced performance. This means users can expect more efficient and accurate outputs from the model.
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