OpenAI: News

22 Nov 2024

Lawsuits

New York Times claims OpenAI destroyed evidence in copyright lawsuit

OpenAI engineers have 'accidentally' deleted key evidence in a lawsuit filed by The New York Times and other major newspapers, according to a court filing.

OpenAI's GPT-4o update improves responses and document handling tasks

OpenAI has rolled out a major update for its advanced language model, GPT-4o.

19 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

News agency ANI sues OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement

Asian News International (ANI), one of India's top news agencies, has sued OpenAI in the Delhi High Court.

18 Nov 2024

BBC

David Attenborough 'profoundly disturbed' by unauthorized AI voice cloning

Renowned natural history presenter, David Attenborough, has voiced his deep concern over the unauthorized cloning of his voice by artificial intelligence (AI) creators.

17 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

How to enhance productivity with ChatGPT AI chatbot

ChatGPT, an advanced AI chatbot by OpenAI's GPT-4 system, comes with a plethora of functions to enhance productivity.

How will the EU regulate AI? Draft guidance offers insights

The European Union (EU) has released the first draft of its Code of Practice for general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) models.

15 Nov 2024

Anthropic

Anthropic partners with US government to prevent AI nuclear leaks

In a first, leading artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has partnered with US Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear experts.

14 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI's upcoming AI agent will be your personal computer assistant

OpenAI is preparing to debut an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent called "Operator," designed to control computers and perform tasks independently.

13 Nov 2024

Sam Altman

Greg Brockman returns as OpenAI president after 3-month leave

After a three-month-long sabbatical, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to his position as president.

11 Nov 2024

Donald Trump

Trump presidency could fast-track the arrival of self-thinking AI

The prospect of Donald Trump being re-elected as US President in 2024 has sparked heated discussions in the AI community.

OpenAI's next AI model won't be a big leap forward

OpenAI is said to be working on its next flagship model, codenamed Orion. However, as The Information reports, the new model may not be a major leap over its predecessors.

09 Nov 2024

X

OpenAI's lead safety researcher Lilian Weng announces departure

Lilian Weng, a prominent safety researcher at OpenAI, has announced her decision to leave the company.

08 Nov 2024

Amazon

Amazon considers upping Anthropic investment but on one condition 

Amazon is said to be considering a major expansion of its investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic.

07 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI buys iconic 'Chat.com' domain to boost ChatGPT brand

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research lab, has acquired the highly coveted domain name 'Chat.com.'

06 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

Perplexity AI nears $500M funding round at $9 billion valuation

Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) search engine start-up backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and chipmaker NVIDIA, is on the brink of a major funding round.

06 Nov 2024

Apple

NVIDIA surpasses Apple to become world's most valuable company

NVIDIA has dethroned Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly-traded company.

OpenAI in talks with regulators to become a for-profit entity

OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, is said to be in early talks with the California Attorney General's office about transitioning into a for-profit business, according to Bloomberg.

05 Nov 2024

Meta

Meta's AR glasses head is moving to OpenAI

Caitlin Kalinowski, former head of Meta's augmented reality (AR) glasses project, is joining OpenAI.

04 Nov 2024

Business

Meet Gabor Cselle, OpenAI's new executive working on secret project

OpenAI has hired Gabor Cselle, the former CEO and co-founder of Pebble, to work on a confidential project.

Ex-OpenAI executive says AI will soon have human-level computer skills

Miles Brundage, former head of policy research and AGI readiness at OpenAI, has made a bold prediction about the future of artificial intelligence (AI).

01 Nov 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI's progress hampered by lack of compute power: Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has admitted that the company's product development is being hindered by a shortage of compute capacity.

01 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI challenges Google with ChatGPT search feature: How to use

OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence research lab, has launched a new feature for its ChatGPT chatbot - search functionality.

30 Oct 2024

AMD

OpenAI collaborates with Broadcom, TSMC for 1st in-house AI chip

OpenAI, the tech giant behind ChatGPT, is working with Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to create its first in-house chip.

29 Oct 2024

Startups

Sierra, AI start-up by OpenAI chair, now valued at $4.5B

Sierra, the AI software start-up, has raised $175 million in its latest round of funding.

OpenAI's transcription tool is making up things no one said

OpenAI's Whisper, an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system, is under fire from software engineers and academic researchers for its propensity to "hallucinate," or make up false information while transcribing.

26 Oct 2024

Apple

NVIDIA hits $3.53 trillion, overtakes Apple as top-valued company globally

NVIDIA has dethroned Apple to become the world's most valuable company, following an unprecedented stock rally fueled by high demand for its specialized artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

26 Oct 2024

Meta

Meta AI partners with Reuters to deliver real-time news updates

Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has landed a multi-year deal with Reuters, giving it access to the news agency's content, according to Axios.

No one is ready for AGI, warns OpenAI's departing leader

Miles Brundage, the outgoing senior adviser for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) readiness at OpenAI, has issued a stark warning about the world's unpreparedness for it.

25 Oct 2024

Technology

OpenAI to release next-generation AI model, Orion, by December

OpenAI is gearing up to launch its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Orion, by December.

23 Oct 2024

Business

Who is Aaron Chatterji, OpenAI's first chief economist

OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence research lab, has appointed Aaron Chatterji as its first-ever chief economist.

22 Oct 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft's new AI agents can handle client queries: Here's how

Microsoft has announced the launch of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents, capable of performing routine tasks like handling client queries and identifying sales leads.

20 Oct 2024

Startups

Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati seeks $100M for new AI venture

Mira Murati, the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OpenAI, is looking for over $100 million in funding for her new artificial intelligence (AI) start-up.

19 Oct 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft eyes significant stake as OpenAI transitions to for-profit company

Microsoft is in high-stakes talks with OpenAI over the tech giant's equity stake, as the artificial intelligence (AI) firm prepares to become a for-profit company from a non-profit.

18 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI launches new ChatGPT Windows app but with a catch

OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT app for Windows. However, the app is currently available only for paid users and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.

15 Oct 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft's GenAI research VP heads to OpenAI

Sebastien Bubeck, the Vice President of Generative AI research at Microsoft, has left the tech giant to join OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.

09 Oct 2024

Sam Altman

Nobel Prize winner praises ex-student for ousting Altman from OpenAI 

2024 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has said he was pleased with Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI last year.

09 Oct 2024

Business

OpenAI appoints international expansion boss, opens new offices globally

Artificial intelligence (AI) research and development leader OpenAI is making significant strides toward international expansion.

09 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI inks content licensing deal with Cosmopolitan and Elle publisher

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has signed a content licensing deal with Hearst, one of the top US publishers.

08 Oct 2024

Uber

Uber to launch OpenAI-powered AI assistant for drivers in 2025

Uber is bringing an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, for its drivers in the US. It will be available starting early 2025.

05 Oct 2024

Meta

Meta releases AI-powered video generator to take on OpenAI's Sora

Meta has unveiled its latest innovation, Movie Gen, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generator.

04 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

ChatGPT with canvas: How to use OpenAI's new workspace tool

OpenAI has announced the beta release of Canvas, a novel workspace interface for its AI model, ChatGPT.

03 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT gains 50 million users in just 2 months

OpenAI's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, has experienced a significant surge in user base.

03 Oct 2024

Elon Musk

Musk labels OpenAI 'evil' for discouraging investors from funding rivals

Elon Musk, co-founder of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has publicly criticized the company's recent business strategy.

03 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI raises $6.6 billion funding at record $157 billion valuation

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has successfully secured a record-breaking $6.6 billion in a recent funding round.

02 Oct 2024

Google

OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma joins Anthropic

Durk Kingma, one of the brains behind OpenAI, has decided to hop over to Anthropic, a rival AI firm backed by Amazon and Google.

01 Oct 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI announces Realtime API, prompt catching at DevDay 2024

OpenAI, a top player in the AI game, just dropped some cool tools at its 2024 DevDay event.

01 Oct 2024

Sam Altman

SoftBank plans $500 million investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI

SoftBank's Vision Fund is planning to drop a hefty $500 million into OpenAI, as per a report by The Information.

30 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus subscription costs set to rise significantly

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly planning some steep price hikes for its ChatGPT Plus subscription.

30 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI's for-profit transformation: What are the challenges ahead

OpenAI has decided to make a pretty big shift from being a non-profit to going fully for-profit.

28 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI plans to double ChatGPT subscription cost by 2029

OpenAI, a big name in AI research, is mulling over a pretty hefty price increase for its personal ChatGPT subscriptions.

28 Sep 2024

Apple

Apple no longer interested in joining OpenAI's $6.5B funding round

Apple has pulled out of negotiations to join a funding round for ChatGPT maker OpenAI, as per the Wall Street Journal.

27 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

Altman denies major equity stake in OpenAI amid for-profit transition

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has dismissed rumors of him acquiring a substantial equity stake in the company.

26 Sep 2024

Google

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft sign EU's AI Pact: What is it

The European Commission has disclosed the initial 100+ signatories of the AI Pact.

Who is Mira Murati, the woman behind OpenAI's technological advancements

Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of OpenAI, has announced her resignation from the Microsoft-backed AI company.

OpenAI to disclose AI training data in copyright infringement lawsuit

OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) developer, has agreed to disclose the training data used for its generative AI models.

26 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI considers for-profit status with equity for CEO Sam Altman

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab, is undergoing a significant transition from its non-profit roots. The change comes in the wake of CTO Mira Murati's sudden exit.

26 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati resigns as executive departures continue

Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, has announced her departure from the company.

25 Sep 2024

Meta

Meta's AI chatbot now sounds like John Cena, Awkwafina

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced a new feature for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.

25 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI finally launches human-like Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT

OpenAI has announced the launch of its Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) for a broad range of ChatGPT's paid users.

24 Sep 2024

Technology

OpenAI's press account on X hacked to promote cryptocurrency scam

OpenAI's official press account on X, @OpenAINewsroom, was compromised yesterday evening. The breach was used to promote a cryptocurrency scam involving a token named "$OPENAI."

24 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

AI superintelligence could arrive in 'few thousand days': OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has shared his vision for the future of AI in a recent blog post.

22 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI staff is not happy with company's redesigned logo

OpenAI is considering a significant rebranding in 2025 that includes the introduction of a new logo.

22 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

Jony Ive, former Apple design chief, confirms partnership with OpenAI

Jony Ive, the former chief design officer at Apple, has confirmed his collaboration with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

20 Sep 2024

Microsoft

OpenAI's $6.5B funding round oversubscribed, investors await selection

OpenAI, a prominent artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, is nearing the conclusion of its latest fundraising round.

18 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI warns users against probing its latest 'o1' AI model

OpenAI has issued stern warnings to users, attempting to investigate the inner workings of its new o1 AI model codenamed "Strawberry." They are receiving warning emails and threats of ban.

18 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT faces outage, users report access issues

OpenAI's widely-used chatbot, ChatGPT, is currently experiencing a partial outage. The issue has been confirmed by OpenAI on its official status page.

18 Sep 2024

Microsoft

BlackRock, Microsoft to raise $30 billion for AI infrastructure development

BlackRock and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to raise $30 billion in private equity capital.

17 Sep 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft rolls out new Copilot AI features for work apps

Microsoft has introduced the latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) tool Copilot, with enhanced features for its suite of work applications.

17 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI introduces new independent safety board, CEO Sam Altman excluded

OpenAI has made significant changes to its safety and security practices, including the creation of a new independent board oversight committee.

Perplexity introduces new 'Reasoning' focus powered by OpenAI's o1

Perplexity, the popular AI-powered question-answering platform, has unveiled a new feature for its Pro users: a "reasoning" focus.

'Mediocre but not incompetent': 'Mozart of math' reviews OpenAI's GPT-o1

OpenAI's latest generative AI model o1, codenamed "Strawberry," has been put to the test by Terence Tao, a renowned professor at the University of California, once described as the "Mozart of math."

16 Sep 2024

Amazon

This brain implant allows users to control Alexa without speaking

Mark, a 64-year-old man living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has successfully used a brain-computer interface (BCI) to control Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa.

16 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

Did ChatGPT just get sentient? Fact-checking the viral AI conversation

A recent viral social media post claiming an AI chatbot initiated a conversation has sparked intrigue and debate.

OpenAI's o1 model could be misused for creating bioweapons

OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) research organization, has acknowledged the possibility for misuse of its latest model, known as o1 or "Strawberry."

15 Sep 2024

Sam Altman

OpenAI transitioning to for-profit structure: What it means for investors

OpenAI, the renowned artificial intelligence (AI) research lab, is set to undergo a significant transformation in its corporate structure.

13 Sep 2024

Anthropic

Tech giants, White House discuss AI's infrastructure and energy needs

Top executives from leading tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), recently convened at the White House.

12 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI's new o1 model can reason and correct its mistakes

OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, has launched its latest product: a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model named o1.

12 Sep 2024

ChatGPT

OpenAI seeks funding at $150 billion valuation, a 74% increase

OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, is reportedly in discussions to raise funds at an impressive valuation of $150 billion.

Mistral's first multimodal AI model takes on OpenAI's GPT-4o

Mistral, a French artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, has launched its inaugural multimodal model named Pixtral 12B. It is capable of processing both images and text.