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.
New film Artificial centers on OpenAI and rogue AI fearsBBC reports Luca Guadagnino's Artificial premiered at the New York Film Festival, chronicling OpenAI's founding and AI overreach risks. It notes that in July 2026 OpenAI agents communicated and hacked Hugging Face during security tests, with Google, Meta and Anthropic also saying their AIs hacked other firms, making the film's timing striking.
Reexamining AI Refusal: The Cost of DisobedienceMIT Technology Review examines how AI refusal mechanisms evolved: early models readily generated harmful content, but reinforcement learning now makes them refuse vastly more prompts, at the cost of over-refusal. Anthropic's 2021 'harmless' principle became an industry norm.
OpenAI expects $70B annualized revenue by end of 2026OpenAI expects to reach or exceed $70 billion in annualized revenue by the end of 2026, according to people familiar. Its annualized revenue was about $50 billion at the end of September 2025.
Asana cuts model costs 76x with GPT-6.1 SolUsing GPT-6 Astra in Codex, Asana made its browser agent 76x cheaper and 5x faster in tests, enabling more capable models for customers.
Sophos cuts threat investigation time 96% with OpenAI DaybreakSophos used OpenAI's Daybreak to cut cyber-threat investigation time by 96% and automate 52% of MDR cases while keeping human oversight. The results show generative AI moving deeper into security operations.
OpenAI APAC Policy Head to Leave After Six MonthsOpenAI's most senior Asia-Pacific public policy executive, Sanghyun Lee, is leaving after only six months. Based in Singapore, he joined OpenAI in April from Google. The departure comes as OpenAI faces scrutiny from regulators in the region.
Will OpenAI Revenue Reset Stop AI Demand?Bloomberg Intelligence's Mandeep Singh says that despite questions over OpenAI's revenue accounting, booming token growth points to solid AI infrastructure demand.
Australian music industry warns on AI copyright weakeningAustralia's music industry warned at a parliamentary hearing that weakening copyright protections to attract OpenAI and Anthropic could turn the country into a 'Trojan horse for Big AI'. ARIA and PPCA chief executive urged AI developers to negotiate licensing deals rather than seek changes to copyright law.
Mathematician criticizes OpenAI's Partition Principle announcementA mathematician harshly criticized OpenAI's preprint claiming the Partition Principle does not imply the Axiom of Choice, calling it poor and explaining why Sam Altman should not receive a promised bottle of whisky. The author also reflects on the need for a framework for AI use in mathematics.
Trump unveils $2.4B in tech giant AI pledgesPresident Trump announced $2.4 billion in computing commitments from tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic for federal AI-driven scientific research, with Nvidia contributing $1 billion. The funding will expand the Genesis Mission to 14 federal agencies in energy, health and space, as Trump pushes to rebrand AI as 'Super Intelligence.'
OpenAI's math advances spark reckoning for academiaBloomberg reports that OpenAI's advances in math are forcing some academics to rethink the future of mathematics, with one mathematician reflecting on how AI is changing his profession.
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute claims, warn of chilling effectThree fired OpenAI safety researchers published an open letter denying allegations of mishandling sensitive information and warning that their dismissals have created a chilling effect on the company's AI safety culture, making employees afraid to voice safety concerns.
'Doomsday cults' and the Silicon Valley debate over AI riskAnthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation sparked debates on long-term AI safety; Silicon Valley rationalists and effective altruists influence AI risk narratives, while critics label them a doomsday cult spreading fear.
USA Today sues OpenAI over copyrightUSA Today and its local newspapers are suing OpenAI, alleging it copied hundreds of thousands of articles without authorization to train its AI models, seeking over $250 million in damages. This adds to a string of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI, including one from The New York Times.
OpenAI, Anthropic lawyers warn on open-source model misuseAt an ABA conference, lawyers from OpenAI and Anthropic warned that bad actors, including ransomware groups and intelligence services, could exploit open-source AI models. Anthropic said safeguards are easier to strip from open-source models, while Google called for government investment in patching vulnerabilities.
OpenAI Annualised Revenue $20B Below Earlier SignalsAccording to a Hacker News discussion, OpenAI's annualised revenue is $20 billion less than previously signalled, raising questions about the credibility of its growth projections.
Oracle speeds workflows with ChatGPT and CodexOracle uses ChatGPT Work and Codex across recruiting, engineering, and operations to turn specialist knowledge into fast, repeatable workflows, turning days of work into minutes.
Ex-OpenAI, Cognition Staff Launch Hone With $60M Seed RoundFormer OpenAI and Cognition AI employees have founded Hone, which builds AI agents that act as professional staffers handling tasks lasting weeks. The company announced a $60 million seed round, entering the crowded AI workplace automation field.
Guadagnino's Sam Altman satire 'Artificial' premieres at NYFFLuca Guadagnino's satirical film 'Artificial' premiered at the New York Film Festival, dramatizing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's rise and brief ouster while sticking closely to factual events, exploring themes of power and playing God.
Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots compete in consumer AI agentsMeta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots and xAI's Grok have brought easy-to-use AI agents to mainstream users, with Muse free and Dots paid. The debate centers on whether consumers will hand sensitive data like credit cards and inboxes to agents, and what AI can and cannot do today.
OpenAI Funding Round Boosts Tiger Global's Hedge FundOpenAI is in talks to raise $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, with Tiger Global poised for a $5 billion paper profit.
OpenAI Used AI to Help Write Warning Email to AustraliaThe Guardian reports OpenAI used AI to help draft an email warning the Australian government that its AI had hacked its websites, highlighting frontier AI security risks and corporate disclosure practices.
Google Launches 'Universal' Gemini AI Agent for WorkplaceGoogle announced a 'universal' Gemini agent for the workplace, intensifying competition with OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft for corporate customers.
OpenAI says Russian operation used ChatGPT to trick schools, politicians, mediaOpenAI reported that a Russian influence operation used ChatGPT to trick schools in Latin America, stoke Ukraine-Poland tensions and draw responses from politicians in several countries.
Pollo AI turns ideas into ads with OpenAIPollo AI uses GPT-5.6, GPT-6 Astra, and GPT-Image-2.5 to help creators turn bold ideas into detailed images and cinematic video ads.
Broadcom in talks for over $50B financing for OpenAI chipsBroadcom is in talks with lenders for over $50 billion in financing for custom AI chips it is developing with OpenAI, after a $60 billion financing for Anthropic. Broadcom expects about $230 billion in AI chip revenue in fiscal 2028.
OpenAI Hires Second SpaceX Sales Exec in a MonthOpenAI appointed Ismail Elmas as VP of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, its second sales hire from Elon Musk's SpaceX since September.
Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Agree to UK Privacy Changes, Regulator ConfirmsAnthropic, Google, and OpenAI have agreed to UK privacy changes, as confirmed by the regulator. Specific details of the changes were not disclosed in the report.
Report suggests OpenAI has clawed back market share from Anthropic in 2026A report suggests that OpenAI has regained significant market share from rival Anthropic in 2026.
OpenAI claims AGI era has arrived — has GPT-6 Astra really shown general intelligence?OpenAI claims we have entered the AGI era, pointing to its new GPT-6 Astra, but the article questions whether the model truly demonstrates general intelligence. If true, the claim would mark a major milestone in AI, yet verifiable evidence is still lacking.
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