OpenAI's Denial OpenAI has officially pushed back against claims that its legal team discouraged researchers from publicly disclosing a “scheming swarm” discovered on a German-language wiki. The company stated that the reports are inaccurate, asserting that no such directive was given by counsel. Ac...

OpenAI's Astra: No Clear Timeline for Subscribers Despite months of hype and repeated demonstrations, OpenAI has yet to provide a specific date for when subscribers will gain access to its Astra assistant. The company’s public communications remain vague, offering only broad commitments that the fea...

OpenAI's Reversal on SB 53 In a striking policy pivot, OpenAI has reversed its stance on California’s Senate Bill 53, now urging lawmakers to strengthen the very AI safety legislation it previously opposed. The company’s shift comes after months of public criticism and internal debate over its initi...

Altman's Focus Shifts from Day-to-Day Ops While Sam Altman remains OpenAI’s CEO, his attention has moved away from the company’s daily grind. According to the source article, Altman is now concentrating on big-picture strategy and high-level partnerships rather than operational oversight. This shift...

OpenAI's Security Response In the wake of the researcher leak incident, OpenAI has moved to overhaul its internal safeguards, focusing on three core pillars: research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The goal is to prevent a repeat of the security fiasco by addressing the vulnerab...

ChatGPT Now Available for Teens OpenAI has officially expanded access to ChatGPT for teenagers aged 13 to 17, acknowledging that this age group represents a significant and previously underserved user base. The announcement marks a shift from the earlier policy that restricted usage to those 18 and ...

OpenAI's Latest Safety Team Shakeup The recent departure of two senior figures from OpenAI’s safety division marks the latest in a series of reshuffles that have reshaped the company’s leadership structure in the lead-up to a potential IPO. According to the source, this move is not an isolated event...

Denise Dresser Departs as CRO OpenAI has announced that Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is leaving the company. Dresser, who joined OpenAI in 2024 after a long tenure at Salesforce, was responsible for leading the company’s global sales and customer operations. Her departure marks a significant...

Brad Lightcap, who served as OpenAI's special projects lead and previously as its chief operating officer, has left the company after eight years. In an internal memo that he later shared on X, Lightcap informed colleagues that he would be starting something new.A Long Tenure at OpenAILightcap's eig...

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a presentation startup that turns prompts, notes, documents, or research into polished, editable presentations. The NextSlide team is now working on ChatGPT, according to the company’s announcement. In a note on the NextSlide website, founder Ahmed Beshry described the...

OpenAI Pauses Astra Model Work After Security Review OpenAI announced on Friday that it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming Astra model. The decision follows an internal review that found significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity—enough to raise serious concerns abo...

OpenAI today said it is "pausing" activities involving its upcoming AI model Astra, because its cyber capabilities are potentially too dangerous. The company's newest internal evaluations show "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," and it cannot rule out "critical cyber capa...