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Archives for May 2026

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI’s Codex can now control your Windows computer, too.

After launching on Mac, Codex’s computer use feature is headed to Windows, which means the app can “see” your screen and perform tasks on your device. OpenAI says you can also manage and review Codex’s jobs while away from the computer using the ChatGPT app.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI is sunsetting ChatGPT’s Canvas interface.

The feature, which let you edit code or text side-by-side with ChatGPT, will no longer be available with GPT-5.5 Instant or GPT-5.5 Thinking, according to OpenAI. ChatGPT subscribers can still access Canvas for a “limited time” through legacy models.

OpenAI is also trying to make GPT-5.5 Instant’s responses easier to read by trimming their length and cutting down on “bullet-heavy” text.

AI warfare is already here

Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon highlights the risks of autonomous warfare — but obscures just how close it is.

Hayden Field
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
No Cannes for Critterz.

Critterz — AGC Studios’ animated feature that was produced using OpenAI’s tech — was originally scheduled to make its debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. But that’s no longer the case following OpenAI’s decision to shut Sora down back in March.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
ChatGPT for PowerPoint generates presentations with prompts.

The new ChatGPT integration for Microsoft PowerPoint, like an earlier add-on for Excel and Google Sheets, adds a sidebar where users can create or edit presentations using chatbot prompts along with documents, images, and other source material.

The feature is available now in beta for ChatGPT users with Business, Enterprise, Edu, Teacher, K-12, Free, Go, Pro, and Plus plans.

A screenshot of a ChatGPT add-on running in Microsoft PowerPoint
Image: OpenAI / Microsoft
Hayden Field
Hayden Field
Aleksander Madry is leaving OpenAI.

Madry had been one of the company’s top safety executives (“head of preparedness”) before he was reassigned to a role focused on AI reasoning last summer. On Thursday, he announced he’s leaving OpenAI to work on something new, centered on AI’s impact on the economy.

Aleksander Madry’s post

[X (formerly Twitter)]

Musk v. Altman: Much ado about nothing
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We sent Liz Lopatto to Musk v. Altman and all we got was this episode of Decoder

Nilay Patel
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Former Tesla AI boss Andrej Karpathy is joining Anthropic.

Karpathy, who had also been on the founding team of OpenAI, says he will be working on R&D at Anthropic. Previously, he had been working on “new kind of school that is AI native,” and he says he’s still “deeply passionate about education” and plans to go back to it “in time.”

A screenshot of an X post from Andrej Karpathy. It says: “Personal update: I’ve joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time.”
A screenshot of an X post from Andrej Karpathy.
Image: Andrej Karpathy on X
Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people

Public opinion of the AI industry is already sinking. A parade of untrustworthy executives makes it look worse.

Hayden Field
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
The jury has delivered a unanimous verdict.

That was quick (about two hours).

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
An observer has just been ejected from the court by the US marshals.

I assume because he was recording, since the marshal said, “Give me your phone.” There have been several incidents of people attempting to record or take pictures throughout the trial — but I honestly am not sure why you’d record today of all days.