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Why OpenAI’s open-source models matter
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Why…
The Download: OpenAI’s open-weight models, and the future of internet search
The news: OpenAI has finally released its first open-weight large language models since 2019’s GPT-2. Unlike the models available through OpenAI’s web interface, these new open models can…
The Download: AI agent infrastructure, and OpenAI’s ambitions
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 OpenAI is adding mental health guardrails to ChatGPT It’s set…
A glimpse into OpenAI’s largest ambitions
As Will points out, there were two recent wins for OpenAI in its efforts to build AI that outcompetes humans. Its models took second place at a top-level coding competition and—alongside…
Anthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude
Anthropic revoked OpenAI’s API access to its models on Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell WIRED. OpenAI was informed that its access was cut off due to violating the…
The Download: OpenAI’s future research, and US climate regulation is under threat
—Will Douglas Heaven For the past couple of years, OpenAI has felt like a one-man brand. With his showbiz style and fundraising glitz, CEO Sam Altman overshadows all other big names on the…
The two people shaping the future of OpenAI’s research
Chen joined the company in 2018 after working as a quantitative trader at the Wall Street firm Jane Street Capital, where he developed machine-learning models for futures trading. At…
OpenAI's Powerful GPT-5 Model May Launch Next Week, Promises Major Upgrades
OpenAI is likely to unveil its highly anticipated GPT-5 model as early as next week. The new model is expected to bring major improvements in reasoning, memory, and real-world task…
OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff
OpenAI’s incoming CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, sent her first note to staff on Monday, telling employees the tools they’re developing “will unlock more opportunities for more people…
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT agent reasons, researches, and runs its own computer
OpenAI is rolling out a new AI agent within ChatGPT that can browse the web and conduct deep research. An AI agent is similar to an AI app that can retain extensive information about a…
Microsoft and OpenAI's AGI Fight Is Bigger Than a Contract
I first learned about The Clause from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. During an interview with him in May 2023, I asked about the deal between Microsoft and OpenAI that granted his company…
Inside OpenAI’s empire: A conversation with Karen Hao
And the third feature is that the empires monopolize knowledge production. So, in the last 10 years, we’ve seen the AI industry monopolize more and more of the AI researchers in the world.…
OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations
A small clause inside OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft, once considered a distant hypothetical, has now become a flashpoint in one of the biggest partnerships in tech. The clause states…
Oracle to buy US$40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data centre: report
Oracle will spend around US$40 billion on Nvidia’s higher-performance chips to power OpenAI’s new US data centre, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday (May 23). The data centre,…
OpenAI's Big Bet That Jony Ive Can Make AI Hardware Work
OpenAI has fully acquired Io, a joint venture it cocreated last year with Jony Ive, the famed British designer behind the sleek industrial aesthetic that defined the iPhone and more than…
Musk hits back at OpenAI’s claim he’s on quest to harm startup
Elon Musk fired back at OpenAI’s accusation that he has been waging a “relentless” campaign for more than a year to damage the startup. In a court filing late on Wednesday (May 7), an…
The Stakes for OpenAI’s Plan B
OpenAI backtracks OpenAI’s decision to scale back its ambitious corporate reorganization has drawn lots of scrutiny, including what the plan means for artificial intelligence safety,…
Inside the Battle Over OpenAI’s Corporate Restructuring
Late last year, Bell, Blackwell, and Aguilar decided to dust off the old playbook. They commissioned a legal memo that reiterated the power of the attorney general over the irrevocable…
Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI's for-profit transition
SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging the state attorney general to halt the artificial…
An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it had raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI landscape against tech giants such as Google and…
The Download: underage celebrity chatbots, and OpenAI’s latest model
Botify AI, a site for chatting with AI companions that’s backed by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, hosts bots resembling real actors that state their age as under 18, engage…
OpenAI's board rejects bid from Elon Musk-led group
The feud between Elon Musk and rival Sam Altman took a new turn on Friday when OpenAI’s board rejected a $97.4-billion offer by an investment consortium led by the Tesla chief executive.…
OpenAI’s “deep research” gives a preview of the AI agents of the future
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. OpenAI’s…