OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research and deployment company focused on creating safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI) for humanity. Known for its development of advanced AI models such as ChatGPT, OpenAI's innovations encompass a range of applications from text and code generation to video creation and enterprise solutions, emphasizing safety, scalability, and alignment.
A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to provide 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs to plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed by media organizations, including The New York Times. OpenAI argues the order threatens user privacy and sets a dangerous precedent.
OpenAI and Microsoft have joined an AI safety task force organized by the attorneys general of North Carolina and Utah. The group aims to create voluntary safeguards for AI developers to protect users, particularly children, from potential harm.
OpenAI has led a $15 million seed funding round for Red Queen Bio, a startup spun out of Helix Nano that uses AI and lab research to prevent AI-enabled biological threats. The investment was approved by OpenAI's compliance team and unconflicted board members.
Microsoft has opened its new Fairwater AI datacenter in Atlanta, designed as part of its Azure AI superfactory network. The facility connects to other Fairwater sites and integrates hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs for large-scale AI training.
OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-5.1, introducing two updated models—Instant and Thinking—that improve reasoning, tone, and customization in ChatGPT. The release also adds new style controls and personalization options for users.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company is exploring ways to sell its own computing capacity directly to businesses and individuals, signaling plans to launch an AI-focused cloud service that could compete with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
OpenAI is preparing to release the GPT-5.1 family, which includes the base GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro models. The rollout, expected within weeks, follows the company’s regular update cycle and introduces improvements in reasoning, performance, and coding tools.
The Government of Kazakhstan, OpenAI, and Freedom Holding Corp. have signed an agreement to provide 165,000 educators nationwide with access to ChatGPT Edu, a specialized version of ChatGPT designed for education with enhanced privacy and data protection features.
Seven families in the U.S. and Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged suicide and reinforced delusional thinking in users, leading to deaths and psychological harm.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called on the U.S. government to broaden the scope of the Chips Act tax credit to include AI server production, data centers, and power grid components. The request follows an earlier letter from OpenAI to the White House seeking similar incentives for AI infrastructure development.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company discussed possible U.S. government loan guarantees for chip manufacturing, not data centers, following remarks from CFO Sarah Friar that sparked speculation about federal backing for its AI infrastructure projects.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the company does not seek or want government guarantees for its datacenter projects, clarifying remarks made by CFO Sarah Friar about potential government-backed financing.
The Sora app from OpenAI recorded approximately 470,000 installs on Android within its first day, marking a significant expansion beyond its earlier iOS release. The app is now available in multiple countries without an invite requirement.
OpenAI has released IndQA, a benchmark evaluating AI models' understanding of Indian languages and culture. The dataset includes over 2,200 questions across 12 languages and 10 cultural domains, developed with input from 261 Indian experts.
At AI Week Frankfurt 2025, OpenAI introduced its new Agent Builder during a leadership event co-hosted with statworx and AI Hub Frankfurt, demonstrating multi-agent workflows and real-world enterprise applications.
OpenAI has entered a seven-year, $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services to power its AI workloads using AWS infrastructure, including hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs and the ability to scale to tens of millions of CPUs by 2026.
Seraphic announced day-one support for OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser, offering real-time protection, data loss prevention, and adaptive access policies for enterprise environments.
OpenAI has launched Aardvark, a GPT-5-powered autonomous security researcher that scans, validates, and helps patch software vulnerabilities. The agent is currently in private beta for select partners.
Japanese anime and manga publishers have issued a joint statement warning against copyright infringement by OpenAI's Sora 2 video generator, calling for transparency and compensation. The move comes as OpenAI faces ongoing legal challenges in the U.S. over the use of copyrighted works in training its AI systems.
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to file for an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $1 trillion, with plans to potentially file as early as 2026. The company recently completed a restructuring that may facilitate the move, though it maintains that an IPO is not currently its focus.
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