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OpenAI’s nonprofit arm announced a $1 billion investment over the next year aimed at accelerating disease cures, examining AI’s impact on employment, and strengthening AI resilience, including biosecurity. Founder Sam Altman emphasized that the rapid advance of artificial intelligence also creates novel societal risks that no single company can manage alone, calling for a coordinated, society‑wide response. The plan forms part of a broader long‑term commitment to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Lire la suite

Disney has terminated its planned $1 billion partnership with OpenAI, citing concerns surrounding the AI video tool Sora. While talks about alternative collaboration continue, the split follows heightened legal pressure on OpenAI and a shift in Hollywood’s focus to competing AI video apps. Disney has issued cease‑and‑desist letters to firms it accuses of using its intellectual property without permission, and has threatened legal action against companies it believes trained on its copyrighted works. The move reflects growing tension between traditional media owners and emerging AI technologies. Lire la suite

The nonprofit that controls OpenAI, now called the OpenAI Foundation, announced a plan to invest at least $1 billion in its four new program areas—life sciences, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community initiatives. The commitment is described as the first tranche of a larger $25 billion pledge linked to the foundation’s equity stake following the 2023 recapitalisation that valued the for‑profit arm at roughly $130 billion. New senior hires will lead the expanded grantmaking effort, marking a dramatic shift from a $7.6 million grantmaker in 2024 to a major philanthropic player. Lire la suite

OpenAI is rolling out two new features for ChatGPT that make handling uploaded files easier. A Recent files option appears in the attachment menu, letting users quickly reuse the most recent documents. A new Library tab in the web sidebar serves as a central hub for all uploaded and generated files, offering browsing, search, and one‑click attachment to new chats. The updates target Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers and are expected to reach additional regions soon, signaling OpenAI’s push to turn ChatGPT into a more robust productivity tool. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced it will shut down its Sora video‑generation app and API, a move that also ends the high‑profile licensing partnership with Disney. Executives said the decision follows internal discussions about research priorities and resource allocation, noting that Sora required extensive compute power that limited other teams. The company reiterated its focus on core products such as ChatGPT, Codex and the AI browser, while hinting at a forthcoming “superapp” strategy. The announcement caught many employees by surprise and signals a shift away from experimental side projects toward practical adoption. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced it will de‑prioritize the Instant Checkout feature that let users purchase items directly within ChatGPT. Launched in September, the checkout tool failed to attract significant use, prompting the company to pivot toward enhancing product discovery and detailed consumer information. Merchants can still integrate their own checkout experiences through apps in the chatbot, while OpenAI develops its Agentic Commerce Protocol with Stripe to serve as a centralized hub for product research. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced a set of open‑source, prompt‑based safety policies aimed at helping developers protect teenage users of AI applications. Developed with Common Sense Media and everyone.ai, the policies target five categories of potential harm, including graphic violence, harmful body ideals, dangerous challenges, romantic or violent role‑play, and age‑restricted goods. The move comes amid multiple lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides and other harms involving minors, and follows OpenAI’s recent rollout of parental controls and age‑prediction features. The company frames the policies as a baseline safety floor for the broader developer ecosystem. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced a new set of open‑source prompts designed to help developers build AI applications that are safer for teenagers. The prompts address a range of risky content, including graphic violence, sexual material, harmful body ideals, dangerous challenges, and age‑restricted services. By providing clear, operational safety policies, OpenAI aims to give developers a practical foundation for protecting younger users, while acknowledging that the broader challenges of AI safety remain complex. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced the shutdown of Sora, its AI-powered social video platform that sought to blend TikTok-style feeds with deepfake technology. Launched as an invite‑only service, the app generated buzz but failed to sustain user interest, leading the company to end the product without providing a timeline or detailed explanation. While the underlying Sora 2 model remains available through ChatGPT, the decision marks the end of OpenAI's experiment with an AI‑first social feed and raises questions about the future of deepfake‑centric applications. Lire la suite

Anthropic introduced a computer‑use feature for its Claude AI model, allowing the system to interact directly with a user's desktop. The company emphasized a set of safeguards designed to block risky actions such as moving money, modifying files, or accessing sensitive data, though it warned that these protections are not absolute. Users are advised to start with trusted applications and avoid handling sensitive information during the preview phase. Anthropic’s rollout follows similar moves by Perplexity, Manus, and Nvidia, and comes after the viral spread of OpenClaw, which prompted OpenAI to hire its creator to advance personal agents. Lire la suite

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the board chair of fusion startup Helion amid reports that the two companies are in early talks for a power agreement. The potential deal could give OpenAI a share of Helion’s future production, which aims for five gigawatts by 2030 and 50 gigawatts by 2035. Helion, which raised $425 million last year, is developing a magnetic‑based reactor that directly converts fusion energy into electricity. Helion confirmed Altman's departure but did not comment on new customer agreements beyond existing deals with Microsoft and Nucor. Lire la suite

OpenAI has begun testing advertisements inside ChatGPT, initially rolling them out to a limited group of advertisers and users on free and lower‑cost plans. The ads appear alongside conversational responses and are charged based on views rather than clicks. Early advertisers report difficulty measuring campaign performance because traditional metrics like clicks and conversions are hard to apply to a dialogue format. While the move aims to offset OpenAI’s growing infrastructure costs, brands remain uncertain about the value of these new ad placements. Lire la suite

Helion, a fusion energy company backed by Sam Altman, is in early talks to supply electricity to OpenAI. The potential agreement could allocate a share of Helion's future output—estimated at several gigawatts by the early 2030s—to the AI firm. Helion’s approach uses magnetic conversion of fusion energy directly into electricity, a departure from traditional heat‑based methods. The company plans to scale rapidly, targeting hundreds of reactors that together could generate tens of gigawatts. Altman has stepped down from Helion’s board to facilitate the partnership, and Microsoft has already signed a similar power purchase agreement with Helion. Lire la suite

Director Valerie Veatch, initially intrigued by OpenAI's 2024 Sora text-to-video model, became alarmed by the technology's racist and sexist outputs. Her frustration led to the creation of the documentary "Ghost in the Machine," which traces generative AI back to Victorian‑era eugenics and the statistical work of Francis Galton and Karl Pearson. The film interviews researchers and historians, highlights Veatch's own encounters with biased AI results, and critiques industry indifference. It will stream on Kinema from March 26th to March 28th before a PBS broadcast in the fall. Lire la suite

Amazon invited a journalist on a private tour of its Austin chip lab, showcasing the development of the Trainium AI processor family. Lab leaders Kristopher King and Mark Carroll explained how Trainium, originally built for training, now powers inference for services like Bedrock and supports major partners such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple. The lab’s work includes custom servers, liquid‑cooled chips, and a mesh network that reduces latency. Engineers described the intense silicon bring‑up process, welding stations, and a private testing data center. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted Trainium as a multibillion‑dollar business driving AWS’s AI strategy. Lire la suite

OpenAI is developing a desktop application that unifies its three flagship AI tools—ChatGPT, the coding platform Codex, and the AI‑first browser Atlas—into a single “superapp.” The move, reported by The Wall Street Journal, aims to simplify the user experience and allow the company to focus on its core offerings. Executives, including Fidji Simo, say the consolidation will reduce distractions and enhance personalization, as the integrated AI can learn from users across chat, coding and browsing tasks. The strategy also positions OpenAI against rivals such as Anthropic. Lire la suite

ChatGPT now displays only three model options—Instant, Thinking, and Pro—while the actual AI engine is chosen automatically based on prompt complexity and other factors. The older model names have been removed from the main interface and are only accessible through hidden settings. This shift aims to streamline the user experience and reduce costs, but it also means users may not know which model generated a given answer, creating potential gaps between expectation and reality. Lire la suite

OpenAI announced an agreement to acquire Astral, the creator of popular open‑source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty. The acquisition will integrate Astral’s projects into OpenAI’s Codex team, allowing AI agents to work more directly with tools developers already use. OpenAI pledged continued support for the open‑source community while enhancing Codex’s capabilities. The move intensifies competition with Anthropic’s Claude Code, which recently added the JavaScript runtime Bun. Earlier this month, OpenAI also secured Promptfoo, an open‑source security tool for large language models. Lire la suite

OpenAI is developing a unified desktop application that will combine ChatGPT, its web browser, and the Codex code‑generation tool. The effort, led by Chief of Applications Fidji Simo with support from President Greg Brockman, aims to streamline the user experience and focus resources on a single product. Internal communications suggest the company wants to reduce fragmentation and target high‑productivity use cases. While no official launch date has been announced, OpenAI is also emphasizing the development of agentic AI capabilities that can perform tasks such as software writing and data analysis with minimal human oversight. Lire la suite

OpenAI is preparing to introduce an adult‑focused feature for ChatGPT that would allow users to generate erotic content. Experts warn that the new capability could turn intimate conversations into a form of surveillance, as the model logs preferences and retains data for up to 30 days. While OpenAI says temporary chats will not appear in user history, the company may still keep copies for safety and legal reasons. The move has sparked debate over user safety, data security, and the ethical implications of monetizing sexual interactions with AI. Lire la suite