OpenAI Acqui-hires Context.ai Team to Boost Model Evaluation Efforts
OpenAI has acquihired the team behind Context.ai, a GV-backed startup known for its analytics tools that help developers understand how AI models perform in the real world.
OpenAI
An AI research and deployment company aiming to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Known for ChatGPT and GPT-4, it has strategic partnerships, including with Microsoft.
OpenAI Releases New GPT-4.1 Models: Cheaper, Faster, and More Capable
OpenAI has rolled out GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano—faster, cheaper models with sharper coding, better instruction following, and support for 1 million-token context windows.
ChatGPT Can Now Remember Your Past Conversations
OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT update introduces an optional expanded memory feature, allowing the AI to personalize responses by referencing users’ past conversations.
OpenAI Countersues Musk, Claims "Bad-Faith Tactics"
OpenAI has filed a countersuit against Elon Musk, alleging he attempted to sabotage the company and seize control for his personal gain after failing to dominate its direction years ago.
Musk v. OpenAI Legal Battle Pushed to 2026
Elon Musk's lawsuit challenging OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit entity will go to trial in March 2026, potentially complicating the AI company's $40 billion fundraising efforts which require the conversion to be completed by year-end.
OpenAI Reshuffles Roadmap: Two New Models to Precede "Much Better" GPT-5
OpenAI has reversed its earlier decision to cancel o3, now planning to release both o3 and o4-mini within weeks while delaying GPT-5 by several months to make substantial improvements.
OpenAI Forms Expert Commission to Shape Its Nonprofit Future Amid For-Profit Transition
OpenAI is convening a panel of experts to advise its philanthropic strategy amid its shift toward a for-profit model.
OpenAI Secures Record $40 Billion in Funding, Reaching $300 Billion Valuation
OpenAI closed a $40 billion funding round at a $300 billion post-money valuation, led by SoftBank and backed by prominent investors, to expand its AI research and infrastructure.
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Can Now Generate Images—and It’s Really Good at It
OpenAI has launched native image generation in GPT-4o, bringing photorealistic, prompt-following visuals directly into ChatGPT and Sora for all users.
OpenAI Unveils New Audio Models to Make AI Agents Sound More Human Than Ever
OpenAI today launched advanced speech-to-text and text-to-speech models that promise more accurate transcriptions and customizable, expressive voice outputs—all integrated with a revamped Agents SDK for easy conversion of text agents to voice agents.
OpenAI’s Post-Training Head Liam Fedus Departs to Launch AI-Powered Materials Science Startup
Liam Fedus, OpenAI’s VP of research for post-training, is leaving the company to start an AI-driven materials science startup, with OpenAI planning to invest in and partner with the new venture.
OpenAI Pushes for ‘Freedom to Innovate’ in U.S. AI Action Plan
OpenAI has submitted a detailed set of proposals to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, advocating for policies that ensure AI innovation remains unfettered while reinforcing America’s global leadership in AI.
OpenAI Launches Responses API and Agents SDK for AI Agents
OpenAI has introduced the Responses API and Agents SDK, streamlining AI agent development with built-in tools for web search, file retrieval, and computer use.
OpenAI Bets Big on CoreWeave in a Five-Year, $11.9B Cloud Deal
OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave to secure AI infrastructure, marking a major shift in its compute strategy and adding complexity to its partnership with Microsoft.
GPT-4.5 Arrives for ChatGPT Plus Subscribers—Here’s What to Expect
OpenAI has started rolling out GPT-4.5, its latest and largest AI model, to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, promising improved conversational performance but with notable limitations in reasoning capabilities.
UK Competition Watchdog Clears Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled that Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI does not qualify as a merger under UK law and will not be subject to further investigation.
ChatGPT's Deep Research Now Available to Plus, Team, and Enterprise Users
OpenAI has expanded access to its Deep Research agent, a web-browsing AI tool for multi-step research, to all paying ChatGPT users, with improved file analysis and embedded citations.
AI in Higher Ed: 7 Major Takeaways from OpenAI’s ChatGPT Student Usage Report
More than one-third of college-aged students in the US use ChatGPT, with a significant portion relying on it for learning. OpenAI’s new report reveals how this impacts workforce readiness, economic competitiveness, and the role of AI in higher education.
OpenAI’s Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing, Now Serving 400 Million Users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has surpassed 400 million weekly active users, growing 33% in just three months, while its enterprise user base has doubled to 2 million, solidifying its position as both a consumer and enterprise AI powerhouse.
OpenAI's New Benchmark Tests AI Models Against Real-World Software Engineering Tasks
OpenAI has launched SWE-Lancer, a benchmark evaluating AI models on over 1,400 real-world software engineering tasks sourced from Upwork, collectively worth $1 million in payouts.
Elon Musk Says He’ll Drop $97.4 Billion OpenAI Bid—If It Remains Nonprofit
Despite Musk’s offer, OpenAI appears intent on moving forward with its restructuring, setting the stage for continued legal and strategic battles between the two sides.
GPT-5 Is the Omnimodel We’ve Been Waiting For—Here’s Why
Instead of requiring users to choose between different models for different tasks, OpenAI aims to create a system where AI “just works”—handling both fast and complex reasoning tasks as needed.
7 Key Takeaways from OpenAI’s New Model Spec Update
It's refreshing to see OpenAI treating users/developers as partners who can handle difficult conversations, rather than risks that need to be managed.
OpenAI Updates Model Spec to Better Balance User Freedom with Safety Guardrails
The update explicitly embraces intellectual freedom within defined safety boundaries, allowing discussion of controversial topics while maintaining restrictions against concrete harm.
Elon Musk Bids $97.4B for OpenAI
Altman dismissed the bid outright, taking a jab at Musk on X, formerly Twitter, saying, “no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”