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OpenAI

OpenAI kicked off an AI revolution with DALL-E and ChatGPT, making the organization the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom. Led by CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI became a story unto itself when Altman was briefly fired and then brought back after pressure from staff and Microsoft, an investor and close partner.

Elon Musk: agent of chaosElon Musk: agent of chaos
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OpenAI is rethinking how AI models handle controversial topicsOpenAI is rethinking how AI models handle controversial topics
OpenAI lays out plans for GPT-5OpenAI lays out plans for GPT-5
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Adobe’s Sora-rivaling AI video generator is now available for everyoneAdobe’s Sora-rivaling AI video generator is now available for everyone
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
OpenAI apparently hasn’t actually received Elon Musk’s acquisition offer.

Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion on Monday, but according to Wired:

[Sam] Altman has also told employees that OpenAI’s board, which he sits on, has yet to receive an official offer from Musk and the other investors. If and when this happens, the board plans to reject the bid, according to those same sources. Internally, OpenAI employees reacted to the news with a mixture of fear and exasperation.

Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff

[wired.com]

AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC findsAI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds
What $200 of ChatGPT is really worthWhat $200 of ChatGPT is really worth
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Elon Musk just offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billionElon Musk just offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion
Roblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety groupRoblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety group
OpenAI is reportedly getting closer to launching its in-house chipOpenAI is reportedly getting closer to launching its in-house chip
Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debutInside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut
Two new games you can play basically foreverTwo new games you can play basically forever
Elon Musk’s computer coupElon Musk’s computer coup
David Pierce
I tested ChatGPT’s deep research with the most misunderstood law on the internet

It got the facts right but the story wrong.

Adi Robertson
ChatGPT drops its sign-in requirement for searchChatGPT drops its sign-in requirement for search
Here’s OpenAI’s new logoHere’s OpenAI’s new logo
Emma Roth
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thoughtSoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought
ChatGPT’s agent can now do deep research for youChatGPT’s agent can now do deep research for you
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
OpenAI teases ‘Deep Research’ stream at 7PM ET.

It’s no 12 Days of Shipmas, but after a week of AI attention on the developments of DeepSeek, OpenAI has something to show off. A post on X says a livestream is scheduled for 4PM PT / 9AM JST, and we’ll add the link here once it’s available.

Recent OpenAI announcements have included Sora, scheduled tasks in ChatGPT, and its computer-using Operator agent, so now we’ll see what is coming next.

Update: OpenAI has announced deep research for ChatGPT, find out more here.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
GPT-5o will probably just be called GPT-5.

That’s just one of the updates OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed during a Reddit AMA, saying that the launch of the next-gen model doesn’t “have a timeline yet.” Altman also hinted at updates to advanced voice mode, as well as the full release of its o3 reasoning model in “more than a few weeks, less than a few months.”

Reddit AMA with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and other execs

[reddit.com]

OpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT versionOpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT version
Sam Altman’s Stargate is science fiction

It could be one of the biggest private computing infrastructure projects in history — or a disaster.

Kylie Robison
How DeepSeek crashed the AI partyHow DeepSeek crashed the AI party
David Pierce
Kylie Robison
Kylie Robison
OpenAI targets a $340 billion valuation.

The ChatGPT-maker is reportedly looking to raise up to $40 billion in funding at a $340 billion valuation. SoftBank would lead the round and invest up to $25 billion.

SoftBank also announced last week it would be investing in a $500 billion datacenter project with OpenAI called Stargate. Its been reported that OpenAI and SoftBank will each invest $19 billion in that project. SoftBank tends to fund with debt — it already carries $150 billion on its books.

OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round Valuing It Up to $340 Billion

[wsj.com]

Microsoft makes OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot usersMicrosoft makes OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI is putting its o1 models on Los Alamos Lab’s supercomputer.

After announcing a partnership with OpenAI last year, the US National Laboratory will now install the company’s latest reasoning models on its Nvidia-powered Venado supercomputer “to conduct national security research.”

OpenAI says it will also support the Lab’s nuclear security program, “focused on reducing the risk of nuclear war and securing nuclear materials and weapons worldwide:”

We anticipate that this engagement will lead to broader safety collaborations across a variety of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) risks... we look forward to developing future projects together to support the U.S. government and the mission of ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity.

Strengthening America’s AI leadership with the U.S. National Laboratories

[OpenAI]

DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race

The Chinese chatbot and OpenAI’s new data center venture present a stark contrast for the future of AI.

Nilay Patel
OpenAI has evidence that its models helped train China’s DeepSeekOpenAI has evidence that its models helped train China’s DeepSeek
Kylie Robison
Kylie Robison
Caption contest.

As headlines abound about the fractured relationship between OpenAI and its biggest business partner, Microsoft, Sam Altman opts for a selfie with Satya Nadella.

Nadella has made a few jabs in OpenAI’s direction — “I’m good for my $80 billion” when asked about Stargate and a quip about AI hype in response to Elon Musk — but all is well, right? I mean... look how happy they look.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for government agenciesOpenAI launches ChatGPT for government agencies
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on DeepSeek R1: “an impressive model.”

Now that a Chinese startup has captured a lot of the AI buzz, what happens next?

The ChatGPT boss says of his company, “we will obviously deliver much better models and also it’s legit invigorating to have a new competitor,” then, naturally, turns the conversation to AGI.

Screenshot of tweets by Sam Altman reading “deepseek’s r1 is an impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price. we will obviously deliver much better models and also it’s legit invigorating to have a new competitor! we will pull up some releases. but mostly we are excited to continue to execute on our research roadmap and believe more compute is more important now than ever before to succeed at our mission. the world is going to want to use a LOT of ai...’
Screenshot: @sama (X)
China’s DeepSeek AI is hitting Nvidia where it hurtsChina’s DeepSeek AI is hitting Nvidia where it hurts
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
OpenAI has added its o1 model to Canvas.

In an X post announcing the change yesterday, the company also said that Canvas, its ChatGPT coding helper feature, now has the ability to render HTML and React code.

OpenAI added that Canvas has rolled out to the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS.

The AI spending frenzy is just getting startedThe AI spending frenzy is just getting started
Samsung’s thin, big, boring AI phonesSamsung’s thin, big, boring AI phones
OpenAI’s new Operator AI agent can do things on the web for youOpenAI’s new Operator AI agent can do things on the web for you
Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant warsGoogle’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Satya Nadella on Elon’s Stargate accusations: “All I know is I’m good for my $80 billion.”

In a CNBC interview this morning, Microsoft’s CEO avoided the accusations that OpenAI and Softbank don’t have the money to support their AI infrastructure dreams.

Nadella said he’s “not in the details” of investments in The Stargate Project, confirming only the $80 billion Microsoft will invest annually in building up Azure to handle AI.

Elon Musk, White House adviser, says OpenAI deal announced at White House is a shamElon Musk, White House adviser, says OpenAI deal announced at White House is a sham
Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute nowMicrosoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now

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