OpenAI is an AI company that develops ChatGPT and the GPT model family. Recent coverage includes a funding target cut from $30B to $20B and a valuation drop from $1.4T to $1.25T, 722 math manuscripts produced by an unreleased internal model with many proofs formalized in Lean, and a Model Spec update setting five principles. CEO Sam Altman met Samsung executives in Korea on memory chips, and OpenAI filed for judicial review of a British Columbia privacy order.
AI smart glasses can answer 80% of SAT questions, study findsGerman researchers simulated distorted images from smart glasses to test AI models on SAT questions. Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 scored 82.78% accuracy, GPT-4o 75.69%, raising fairness concerns for exams.
OpenAI cuts funding target by $10B; valuation falls to $1.25TOpenAI cut its funding target from $30B to $20B and its valuation from $1.4T a month ago to $1.25T, the FT reported. Rival Anthropic aims to list on Nasdaq this month at a target valuation of at least $1.5T, but Blackstone expects it to stay in speculative grade BB after IPO; Meta's rating outlook was cut on weaker AI-driven cash flow.
OpenAI internal model produced 722 math manuscriptsOn Oct 6, 2026, OpenAI published 722 manuscripts from an unreleased internal model, grouped into 372 result families across geometry, algebra, number theory and more, with some touching long-open problems. Many proofs were formalized in Lean; three were withdrawn the next day for a sign error, underscoring that human verification still matters.
GPT-5.6 Sol beats Factorio on peaceful modeA developer had GPT-5.6 Sol run in Codex at low thinking level and complete a peaceful-mode Factorio run in 13.5 hours of game time. The author says it improved on GPT-5.5 by using transport belts at all, but late-game system connections still relied on ferrying supplies manually.
OpenAI to train models on Daybreak Blue cybersecurity session dataOpenAI will start using data from Daybreak Blue cybersecurity sessions to train its models on November 29, even when users have opted out of training; after backlash, a follow-up email promised a separate opt-out, reviving concerns over data use without consent.
Researchers hijacked ChatGPT accounts via shared links; OpenAI fixed itResearchers exploited ChatGPT's HTML Preview and sharing features to build a malicious shared conversation; a victim only had to open the link for attacker-controlled JavaScript to run in their signed-in session, calling authenticated APIs, reading private chats and exfiltrating data. OpenAI fixed the issue on October 26 and rated it P1.
OpenAI rewrites Model Spec with five ChatGPT principlesOpenAI announced an update to its Model Spec, setting five principles for model behavior: commitment to human intent, minimizing harm, honesty and transparency, promoting human autonomy, and considering people affected by model outputs. The rewrite aims to help models infer user goals from context and flag uncertainty.
Altman Meets Samsung Executives in Korea on ChipsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman met Samsung Group's top executives in South Korea to deepen cooperation on memory chips and AI infrastructure, as global chip shortages intensify.
OpenAI raises less than half of $30B targetA Hacker News discussion noted that OpenAI has raised less than half of its $30 billion funding target, suggesting demand for its massive round fell short of expectations. No specific amount was given.
TechCrunch suggests last-minute tech Halloween costumesTechCrunch offers last-minute tech-themed Halloween costume ideas such as AI agent icons and a PHP vulnerability, mentioning AI leaders Dario Amodei and Sam Altman's worries about rapid AI progress and Meta and OpenAI's cute-avatar assistants. Light fare with no substantive industry news.
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OpenAI challenges B.C. privacy order in courtOpenAI has filed for judicial review in B.C. Supreme Court to challenge an order from the province's privacy commissioner to produce documents tied to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The office, which issued a compulsion order last September, is investigating how ChatGPT handled personal information and whether responses could influence behavior. OpenAI closed the shooter's account in June 2025 without notifying police, and the B.C. government and victims have taken legal action against the firm.
Sam Altman calls DRAM sitting in personal computers 'terrible'On the Cheeky Pint podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it is 'quite terrible' from a global allocation view that people hold a chunk of the world's limited DRAM in their own computers, used only 5% of the time. The remark comes amid the 'RAMpocalypse' as AI data centers drive up memory demand.
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Japan asks Anthropic, OpenAI for broader model accessJapan's government has asked Anthropic and OpenAI to provide greater access to advanced models used to find cybersecurity weaknesses, and will encourage essential infrastructure operators to adopt them amid mounting cyberattacks.
Foxconn aims for half of AI server market in two yearsFoxconn (Hon Hai) Chairman Young Liu said the company aims to capture half of the AI server market within two years, relying on steady US expansion and a partnership with OpenAI. He said AI demand is real and pointed to major cloud spending as a sign of strong momentum.
Expert: AI training does not make online content free to useLawyer Javier López argues that the notion AI may freely train on any online content is unfounded, since rightsholders retain exclusive rights under Article 17.1 of Spain's IP law, the EU InfoSoc Directive and Section 106 of the US Copyright Act. Disputes have reached US courts, including The New York Times v. OpenAI and Microsoft; Munich Regional Court ruled in GEMA v. OpenAI that text and data mining cannot justify storing and reproducing protected works.
Altman sympathizes with mathematicians but says OpenAI math push won't stopOn the Cheeky Pint podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he has empathy for researchers coping with a flood of AI-generated math results but believes the world deserves to understand how the universe works, hinting at more discoveries to come. It is one of his first direct acknowledgments of the impact on mathematicians.
Wall Street execs expect OpenAI IPO in Q1 2027OpenAI says it has no IPO plans this year, but Wall Street executives reportedly expect a listing in the first quarter of 2027. OpenAI is raising about $300 billion at a $1 trillion valuation, while rival Anthropic has filed its S-1 in a deal that could value it at up to $2 trillion.
OpenAI to honor shared robots.txt signal for AI training preferencesOpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal enabling website operators to communicate AI training preferences to participating providers. The move gives sites a standardized opt-out channel and could affect how AI firms source training data.
OpenAI Publishes Community Safety Report, Adds New Teen ProtectionsOpenAI said it is strengthening violence prevention in ChatGPT through expanded safeguards, earlier interventions, and a new commitment to public safety reporting.
Wikimedia files brief in AI copyright casesThe Wikimedia Foundation filed an amicus brief in lawsuits pitting publishers including The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft. It argues that training LLMs on copyrighted works should be legally protected, but chatbots should not regurgitate that content to users. It warns an overly black-and-white ruling could deprive Wikipedians of useful AI tools or endanger the open web.
FTC seeks AI executives' testimony in harm probeThe US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating AI model safety risks and consumer harm and is seeking testimony from AI executives. The report names Anthropic and OpenAI among large AI companies working with the government on product safety.
Noyb files complaints against Scale AI over worker monitoringPrivacy NGO Noyb has filed five complaints alleging Scale AI illegally tracked European workers and used invasive biometric checks, calling for a regulator probe. Scale AI's Outlier platform reportedly contracts over 900,000 people doing data work for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta; Meta bought a 49% stake last June and founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta.
OpenAI shares fair-use brief excerpts from creatorsOpenAI published excerpts from court briefs by creators, academics, accessibility advocates and legal experts arguing that fair use supports AI training and innovation, part of its legal and public-defense push amid training-data copyright disputes.
Altman: local inference is a terrible use of scarce resourcesSam Altman said that from a global allocation view, keeping the world's limited DRAM in personal computers used 5% of the time is terrible, and cloud utilization is preferable. The remark drew criticism on r/LocalLLaMA, where users noted his incentive to sell cloud services.
Google tops AI intelligence index as OpenAI halves model priceGoogle released Gemini 4 Carbon, topping the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 59, focused on finding and fixing security flaws; Chrome's team says it produced over 10x better fixes than another frontier model. OpenAI halved the price of GPT-6.1 Terra, which it says handles computer tasks over three times faster. Block, Rime, Nvidia and Liquid AI also shipped locally runnable voice and small models.
OpenAI doubles usage limits on Pro plans amid Anthropic competitionOpenAI is doubling usage limits on its paid plans, raising Pro 100 to Pro 500, and reversed a planned cut to Pro 200 after user pushback. More efficient models like Terra and Sol should further increase usable capacity. The move comes ahead of Anthropic's IPO as both companies vie for B2B AI dominance.
Today, we’re sharing a look at our expanded system for monitoring frontier models at OpenAI, which in September helped us catch a model’s attempt to access the live internet during training. Since the Hugging Face incident—when models broke out of an internal…
Thrive Holdings acquires ADT in $15.3B dealOpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings is acquiring security company ADT for $10 per share, or about $7.6 billion in equity, with a total enterprise value of $15.3 billion. Thrive plans to bring AI to home security, with ADT forming the foundation of its smart home security business. OpenAI is a partner, supplying AI models and engineers.
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