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OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create a threat model based on an organization's code and focus on possible attack paths, validate likely vulnerabilities, and then automate the detection of the higher risk ones. Its launch comes just over a month after rival Anthropic announced Claude Mythos, a security-focused AI model it claimed was too dangerous to publicly release and only shared privately as a part of its own initiative, dubbed P...

Thinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it's working on something called "interaction models." The idea behind interaction models, according to Thinking Machines, is that they will let people "collaborate with AI the way we naturally collaborate with each other - they continuously take in audio, video, and text, and think, respond, and act in real time." As explained by Thinking Machines: Today's models experience reality in a single thread. Until the user finishes typing or speaking, the model waits with no perception of what the user...

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Reddit user expresses preference for OpenAI over Anthropic Claude; anecdotal product comparison without technical detail.

Reddit user compares leaked Gemini Omni video model against Sora 2, which OpenAI is reportedly discontinuing.

OpenAI outlines enterprise AI scaling via governance, workflow design, and quality assurance—operational lessons for early-stage deployments.

OpenAI launches Campus Network to build student AI clubs with tool access and event hosting capabilities.

Reddit post claims Codex submitted security bounty PR; anecdotal, unverified, lacks technical depth or broader significance.

Sam Altman mentions 'Goblin' as potential codename for OpenAI's next model in Reddit discussion; no official confirmation or technical details.

OpenAI launches DeployCo, a new enterprise unit focused on productionizing frontier AI systems for business customers.

OpenAI employees collectively realized $6.6B in secondary share sale, enabling early-stage liquidity for 600+ staff.

Reddit discussion questioning OpenAI's hiring of OpenClaw creator and value of agents initiative; post contains factual error later corrected.

Sam Altman observes Gen Z/millennials using ChatGPT as life advisor; college students adopt it more extensively.

Reddit user expresses dissatisfaction with Claude's behavior shift, comparing favorably to OpenAI and Gemini but criticizing recent changes.

In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain…

University of Michigan's early $20M OpenAI investment may be worth billions if company IPOs, but lacks technical or strategic AI news.

Reddit user complains about OpenAI website dark mode contrast change; solicits community feedback.

Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment to SAP dropping $1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, it’s becoming clear that if you’re a startup building enterprise tools, you’re likely an acquisition target. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony […]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott. | Image: Getty Images When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of forming an AI partnership. Court documents from the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial have provided a rare look at the communications between Microsoft's top executives about investing in OpenAI and fears the AI startup could "storm off to Amazon" and "shit-talk" Microsoft. Just days after OpenAI showed a bot beating a Dota 2 professional in the summer of 2017, Altman responded to N...

Sometimes, companies pick CEOs based on carefully laid succession plans designed to maximize investor confidence and future performance. Other times, apparently, companies pick CEOs based on a bunch of video calls while the current CEO is texting the former CEO about who the new CEO even is. Such was the story of The Blip, the days in 2024 when Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI. We knew that situation was chaotic; the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial is showing just how chaotic it really was. Verge subscribers, don't forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast wherever you get your podca...

OpenAI documents sandboxing, approvals, network policies, and telemetry for safe Codex deployment in agent workflows.

OpenAI releases GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Translate, and GPT-Whisper APIs for low-latency voice inference.

Reddit meme post with no substantive content about OpenAI.

OpenAI discontinuing fine-tuning API by January 2027; existing jobs allowed until then, inference supported through base model deprecation.

The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, including education and creator platforms.

The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.

The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT-maker. The explanation? That Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board." Now, via witness testimony and trial exhibits in Musk v. Altman, the public is getting a concrete look behind the scenes of that dramatic weekend for the first time, much of it centered on former CTO Mira Murati. It was a unique situation in that the rollercoaster of a power play - which seemed to change every hour - took place, in ...

Can Sam Altman—or any CEO—be trusted with super intelligence?

OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns. Friends, family members, or caregivers designated as a "Trusted Contact" will be notified if OpenAI detects that a person may have discussed topics like self-harm or suicide with the chatbot. "Trusted Contact is designed around a simple, expert-validated premise: when someone may be in crisis, connecting with someone they know and trust can make a meaningful difference," OpenAI said in its announcement. "It offers another layer of support alo...

OpenAI releases three audio models via API enabling voice app development for developers.