and China in AI," writes Gizmodo, "and a new open source model may be its strongest contender yet. "An Emirati AI lab called the Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) released K2 Think on Tuesday, a model that researchers say rivals OpenAI's ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek in standard benchmark tests." "With just 32 billion parameters, it outperforms flagship reasoning models that are 20x larger," the lab wrote in a press release on Tuesday

(Reuters) - OpenAI has projected that by the end of the decade it will be sharing about 8% of its revenue with commercial partners, namely Microsoft, down from the current 20%, The Information reported on Friday

While some AI researchers and suicide prevention experts commended OpenAI's willingness to alter the model to prevent further tragedies, they also said that it's impossible to know if any tweak will sufficiently do so

Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding deal to restructure their partnership, paving the way for OpenAI to shift into a conventional for-profit model and potentially go public

OpenAI introduced the "OpenAI Grove," a program for early tech entrepreneurs looking to build with artificial intelligence, and applications are already open.

OpenAI hardware leader warns that devious AI models require real time hardware kill switches and deeper safeguards built directly into chips

Seven tech companies are under investigation, following recent reports of AI companions behaving badly

The OpenAI-Musk fight is getting interesting.

OpenAI and Microsoft has struck a memorandum of understanding on their ongoing contract negotiations, opening the door for OpenAI to begin corporate restructuring

A anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft AI launched its first in-house models last month, adding to the already complicated relationship with its OpenAI partner

The U.K., like other countries, is courting major U.S

The Federal Trade Commission is inquiring into seven tech companies including Snap, Meta, OpenAI and XAI.

Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement to say that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the "next phase" of their partnership

(Reuters) - The CEOs of the ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Nvidia plan to pledge support for billions of dollars in UK data center investments when they head to the country next week at the same time as U.S

Amid yesterday's news of Oracle's soaring stock, which propelled founder Larry Ellison to the top of the world's richest list, the Wall Street Journal reported that the cloud giant and OpenAI have struck one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed

(Reuters) -Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a memorandum of understanding for their next phase of partnership and are actively working to finalize contractual terms, the companies said on Thursday

OpenAI said that its nonprofit parent will continue to oversee the company and have a very large stake in its future

One analyst fretted that much of Oracle's planned business expansion comes from a single client: OpenAI.

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies to understand how their AI chatbots potentially negatively affect kids and teenagers.

Sam Altman's appearance on Tucker Carlson prompted Musk to weigh in on a whistleblower who died in Nov

The Federal Trade Commission is making a formal inquiry into companies that provide AI chatbots that can act as companions. The investigation isn't tied to any kind of regulatory action as of yet, but does aim to reveal how companies "measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens." Seven companies are being asked to participate in the FTC's investigation: Google's parent company Alphabet, Character Technologies (the creator of Character.AI), Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, OpenAI, Snap and X.AI

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it is seeking information from several companies including Alphabet, Meta Platforms and OpenAI that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots, on how these firms measure, test and monitor potentially negative impacts of the technology

Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant first promised at WWDC 2024 is delayed until some point " in the coming year ," so you shouldn't expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year

OpenAI and Oracle have signed one of the largest technology deals in history, worth $300 billion

Tick tock Sam, just fifteen months before your first bill is due OpenAI will pay Oracle $300 billion over the course of five years to fuel Sam Altman's AI ambitions by providing five gigawatts of compute capacity.

Broadcom secures fourth custom XPU client, believed to be OpenAI, joining Meta, Google and ByteDance in turning to ASICs to reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs

"The RSL Collective offers a path to do it together. Reddit supports both as important steps toward protecting the open web and the communities that make it thrive." (It's worth noting that Reddit has licensing deals with OpenAI and Google .) It's unclear whether AI companies will honor the standard

Once in a codependent relationship, Microsoft and OpenAI have decided it's probably best if they both start seeing other companies.

Sam Altman, cofounder and CEO of OpenAI, recently raised the alarm about the quality of online conversations

Microsoft will end OpenAI's exclusive hold on its productivity suite, adding second AI supplier.

OpenAI planned to remove Standard Voice Mode in September, but after an angry backlash from ChatGPT users, it has reversed its decision

Microsoft is diversifying its AI portfolio by integrating some of Anthropic's AI features into Office 365 apps. "The move will blend Anthropic and OpenAI technology in the apps, after years in which Microsoft primarily used OpenAI for the new features in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint," reports Reuters

Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday , The Information said the tech giant would announce the change "in the coming weeks." Microsoft currently relies on OpenAI's tech to power the majority of AI features found inside of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

OpenAI's restructuring may violate California law

Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant first promised at WWDC 2024 is delayed until some point " in the coming year ," so you shouldn't expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year

K2 Think compares well with reasoning models from OpenAI and DeepSeek but is smaller efficient, say researchers based in Abu Dhabi.

OpenAI has launched OpenAI for Science that aims to use ChatGPT-5 as a scientific instrument

The UAE has sought to position itself as a global leader in AI in a bid to diversify its economy beyond crude oil dependency.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, Blackstone CEO Steven Schwartzman, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink will also be attending, according to Sky News.

An AI-created animated movie backed by OpenAI is looking to debut at Cannes, a troubling signal for people who enjoy art from their fellow humans.

Analyst firm doesnt rate OpenAI as an enterprise-ready vendor All work in IT departments will be done with the help of AI by 2030, according to analyst firm Gartner, which thinks massive job losses wont result.

California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards The Attorneys General of California and Delaware on Friday wrote to OpenAI's board of directors, demanding that the AI company take steps to ensure its services are safe for children

Broadcom has secured a $10billion deal to supply custom AI accelerators and rack-scale hardware to an undisclosed customer widely believed to be OpenAI signaling that the design has been validated and full-scale deployment is on track for late 2026

Whatever happened to that Baltra thing Tan and crew were helping Apple cook up? Analysis OpenAI is allegedly developing a custom AI accelerator with the help of Broadcom in an apparent bid to curb its reliance on Nvidia and drive down the cost of its GPT family of models.

Broadcom said on its earnings call that it secured $10 billion in orders for its custom AI chips from a fourth customer.

In addition to a LinkedIn-like jobs platform, the company is launching certifications in AI fluency

Anthropic's Dario Amodei has publicly advocated technological sanctions on China, particularly after DeepSeek stunned Silicon Valley with an advanced model this year. While Anthropic didn't name any companies, Chinese big tech firms from Alibaba to ByteDance have joined DeepSeek in an intensifying race to build AI services that can rival the likes of OpenAI in the US

Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant first promised at WWDC 2024 is delayed until some point " in the coming year ," so you shouldn't expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year

OpenAI is launching a LinkedIn-style job platform and certification program to train 10M Americans in AI by 2030

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Greece and OpenAI signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to broaden access to AI tools in secondary education and foster innovation among small businesses, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence company said

Industry is moving towards custom solutions in wake of Nvidia's market domination.

OpenAI is gearing up to start the mass production of its own AI chips next year to be able to provide the massive computing power its users need and to lessen its reliance on NVIDIA, according to the Financial Times

Move over LinkedIn, Altman's crew wants a piece of the action For those worried that AI is going to disrupt their jobs, OpenAI has the solution take its certification and use a newly announced jobs board to find a new role

OpenAI wants to verify learners training with certifications, matching them with recruiters via a new jobs platform

OpenAI is developing an AI-centered jobs platform as part of broader efforts to expand AI literacy, and as the company expands in the application space.

(Reuters) -OpenAI is set to produce its first artificial intelligence chip next year in partnership with U.S

OpenAI is looking to expand its infrastructure and hiring in India after CEO Sam Altman visited the country this year.

The White House hosted several tech and AI leaders at an event today centered on teaching artificial intelligence in US schools. Many of the big tech companies including Amazon , Google , Microsoft , OpenAI and Anthropic have already issued press releases with their commitments to a pledge from the White House to help "foster early interest in Al technology, promote Al literacy and proficiency, and enable comprehensive Al training for parents and educators." The business commitments include things like cash prizes for students and teachers who use AI in educational ways, and cheap or free access to the companies' AI tools, trainings and certifications

Each Project serves as a hub, or as OpenAI calls it, 'a smart workspace' for your chats and the content you want the chat to reference

Is Siri finally ready for the age of AI? No, but we already knew that

OpenAI plans to launch a new AI-powered jobs platform next year to help match employers with candidates who have AI skills in a bid to accelerate the technology's deployment across businesses and government agencies

Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant first promised at WWDC 2024 is delayed until some point " in the coming year ," so you shouldn't expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to scrutinize the mental health risks of AI chatbots to children and will demand internal documents from major tech firms, including OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Character.AI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday

Investment research firm Bernstein warned Thursday that India faces a "strategic tech crisis" as US technology giants deploy predatory pricing strategies to lock up the Indian AI market. Perplexity Pro launched free for one year to Airtel's 350 million subscribers while OpenAI introduced a $5 monthly India subscription compared to $20 in the United States

Since the start of last summer, DuckDuckGo has offered a handful of AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic and others directly through its browser

And particularly if the company brings an AI option to Safari, Apple might be able to compete more directly to other tech majors that offer their own-branded chatbots, such as Google with Gemini or Microsoft with Copilot. It could also draw closer to parity with AI companies that are entering the browser game, such as Perplexity and OpenAI

OpenAI has announced that it's making its Projects feature available to free users of ChatGPT

OpenAI is allowing current and former employees to sell more than $10 billion worth of stock in a secondary share sale

Here's what we know about OpenAI's proposed science platform and GPT-5's role in it.

OpenAI is looking to ink closer ties with its second-largest customer market, India, with rumors that it is courting local officials in a bid to build one of the country's largest data centers for AI development and use

PARIS, Sept 3 American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI said yesterday it would add parental controls to its...

DeepL launched the AI DeepL Agent on Wednesday aimed at enterprises, pitting it against companies like Microsoft and Anthropic.

ChatGPT is down. If you are having issues with OpenAI's chatbot, you aren't alone!

(Reuters) -OpenAI said on Tuesday it will acquire Statsig in an all-stock deal valuing the product testing startup at about $1.1 billion based on OpenAI's current valuation of $300 billion

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI said on Tuesday it will acquire Statsig in an all-stock deal valuing the product testing startup at about $1.1 billion based on OpenAI's current valuation of $300 billion

Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant first promised at WWDC 2024 is delayed until some point " in the coming year ," so you shouldn't expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year

A billionaire battle is dragging people into the mud.

Statsig will continue to operate independently and serve customers out of its Seattle office, OpenAI said.

OpenAI publishes plans to add parental oversight, chat controls, and notifications to teen ChatGPT accounts.