OpenAI: Latest News and Analysis

The Verge
OpenAI reportedly plans to launch an AI agent early next year
OpenAI is preparing to release an autonomous AI agent that can control computers and perform tasks independently, code-named “Operator.” The company plans to debut it as a research preview and ...
Yahoo
OpenAI is launching an AI agent that can do work for people
OpenAI is on to the next wave of artificial intelligence with an autonomous agent it reportedly plans to launch in January.
SiliconANGLE
Report: OpenAI drafts policy paper with suggestions for US AI strategy
OpenAI’s paper reportedly contains five main policy suggestions. According to FedScoop, the first proposal calls on state governments and federal agencies to create AI-focused economic zones. The goal ...
ARPU
AI's Progress Stalls as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Hit Roadblocks

Despite years of rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), three of the leading companies in the field – OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic – are facing unexpected hurdles in their efforts to develop more sophisticated models, reports Bloomberg.

OpenAI's latest model, known internally as Orion, failed to meet the

Forbes
Former Meta Wearables Pro Comes To OpenAI For Device Design
A spate of news pieces around model leader OpenAI shows that the company may be developing more towards robotics and wearables.
Bloomberg
OpenAI Co-Founder Returns to Startup After Monthslong Leave
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to the artificial intelligence startup three months after taking a leave from his role as president, bringing a key figure back to the C-suite amid an ...
Reuters
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returns to AI startup, Bloomberg News reports
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to the artificial intelligence startup three months after taking a leave from his role as president, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person ...
Business Insider
One of OpenAI's biggest new investors explains why it made its $500 million bet
The Japanese conglomerate was part of an investment round unveiled by OpenAI last month that valued the ChatGPT maker at $157 billion.
Newsweek
Judge Throws Out News Outlets' Case Against OpenAI
A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit against OpenAI from two media outlets claiming copyright infringement in its training of ChatGPT.
Business Insider
Greg Brockman, a key Sam Altman ally, returns to OpenAI following an exodus of top executives
Brockman, who was formerly OpenAI's president and is a key ally of CEO Sam Altman, previously confirmed that he would take a leave of absence in August "through the end of the yea ...
Yahoo
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returns three months after leaving ChatGPT maker
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to the artificial intelligence startup three months after taking a leave from his role as president, he said in a post on X on Tuesday. An OpenAI ...
Bloomberg
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Are Struggling to Build More Advanced AI
OpenAI was on the cusp of a milestone. The startup finished an initial round of training in September for a massive new artificial intelligence model that it hoped would significantly surpass prior ...
CNBC
OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China
OpenAI's official "blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure" involves AI economic zones and government projects funded by private investors, according to a document viewed by CNBC. The blueprint, which ...
Bloomberg
OpenAI Says US Allies Should Partner on AI to Compete With China
OpenAI is calling for the US and its allies to work together to support the infrastructure needed to develop artificial intelligence systems and compete with China.
Yahoo
German music rights body takes OpenAI to court over copyright claims
German music rights association GEMA initiated legal action before a Munich district court on Wednesday against US artificial intelligence company OpenAI relating to OpenAI's ChatGPT language ...
Business Insider
OpenAI is reportedly struggling to improve its next big AI model. It's a warning for the entire AI industry.
The latest suggestion AI labs are grappling with slower performance improvements came after a report about OpenAI's upcoming model Orion.
Business Insider
Sam Altman thanks Elon Musk for helping to initially bankroll OpenAI — and says now is a great time for tech founders
Sam Altman thanks Elon Musk for helping to found OpenAI despite their current disagreements — and says now is a great time for founders to bet on AI.
Inc
Why OpenAI Is Trying New Strategies to Deal With an AI Development Slowdown
In response to this slowdown, OpenAI has reportedly put together a team to try to hone the GPT model improvement process. That may be getting trickier, as alongside all of its rivals, OpenAI finds ...
Business Standard
OpenAI, rivals seek new path to smarter AI to overcome delays, challenges
Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of AI labs Safe Superintelligence (SSI) and OpenAI, told Reuters recently that results from scaling up pre-training - the phase of training an AI model that uses a vast ...
Business Insider
OpenAI reportedly facing issues with its new AI model is a red flag for the entire industry
Some OpenAI employees who have used and tested Orion told The Information its improvements are only moderate and smaller than what users saw going from GPT-3 to GPT-4. It's an ast
Reuters
OpenAI and rivals seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
By Krystal Hu, Anna Tong (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by ...
Barron's
AI Start-Ups Are Battling Microsoft and Google. This Tech Conference Will Show Who’s Winning.
Web Summit is Europe’s largest technology conference. AI start-ups are hoping to convince investors they can take on the biggest companies in the world.
Business Insider
OpenAI's splashy purchase of a 4-letter domain name is a smart play, brand pros say
OpenAI acquired the URL "chat.com," which now redirects to ChatGPT, from HubSpot cofounder and CTO Dharmesh Shah.
Yahoo Finance
OpenAI reportedly developing new strategies to deal with AI improvement slowdown
These new strategies reportedly include training Orion on synthetic data produced by AI models, as well as doing more improve models during the post-training process. OpenAI did not immediately ...
Mashable
OpenAI says over 2 million people consulted ChatGPT for the 2024 election
Now that the 2024 presidential election has come and gone, OpenAI revealed on Friday just how much voters consulted ChatGPT. Ahead of the election, OpenAI took steps to stop the spread of election ...
Yahoo
ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates, OpenAI says
ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 AI image requests in the month leading up to Election Day according to a Friday blog post from OpenAI. Users tried to generate photos of President-elect Trump, Vice ...
Business Insider
One reason Amazon likes Anthropic so much: The startup is gaining on OpenAI in this key area of the AI market
New tools are helping developers plug their apps into different AI models. Data suggests the developers are increasingly choosing Anthropic models.
SiliconANGLE
Federal court sides with OpenAI in AI copyright lawsuit
CMI is a legal term that covers details such as an article’s author and title. In their lawsuits, the plaintiffs charged that OpenAI’s removal of CMI information breached a 1998 piece of legislation ...
Wired
OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished
A judge tossed out a case against OpenAI brought by Alternet and Raw Story, in what could be a significant ruling in the larger battle between AI companies and publishers.
TechCrunch
OpenAI loses another lead safety researcher, Lilian Weng
Another one of OpenAI's lead safety researchers, Lilian Weng, announced on Friday she is departing the startup. Weng served as VP of research and safety ...