OpenAI Is Developing a 'Persistent' AI Agent
Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is "put to sleep."
Georgia Power gets clearance to serve OpenAI's massive AI data center in Effingham County
Georgia Power's agreement to supply electricity to <b>OpenAI's</b> massive data center in Effingham County has cleared state regulatory review.
OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Call for Greater Defense Against A.I. Attacks
In an open letter, <b>OpenAI</b>, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.
Hundreds of AI agents went rogue in OpenAI's Hugging Face hack
An independent review of the recent hack involving <b>OpenAI</b> models has raised fresh concerns about the limits of human control over increasingly advanced AI.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.
Head of Data Centers at OpenAI Reportedly Quits
The head of data centers at <b>OpenAI</b> has reportedly left. At the risk of being a tad insensitive, can you imagine having that job title right now? For reference, here is the lede of a relevant Politico story from Monday: "The intensifying late-summer backlash against data centers is inspiring panic among some corners of the tech sector — amid fears that the industry is mishandling a political crisis that will stretch into 2028 and beyond.
Inside OpenAI's Reboot
In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future.
What We Still Don't Know About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack
The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see this fiasco coming.
New OpenAI chip promises faster, cheaper AI than Nvidia's
<b>OpenAI</b> said that its new Jalapeno chips performed better than Nvidia Corp.'s current lineup during testing, underscoring the company's progress developing AI processors in-house. In the tests, the Jalapeno processor led in two categories: the amount of AI work it could handle per unit of power and its speed at returning responses.
OpenAI's Models Went Rogue. Investigating Them Required More AI
A new independent report on <b>OpenAI</b> models hacking Hugging Face exposes a paradox: investigating increasingly powerful AI may require relying on AI itself.
OpenAI's Jalapeño Benchmark Promises Faster, Cheaper AI
<b>OpenAI</b> says its Jalapeño chip delivered up to 1.9 times more performance per watt than Nvidia Blackwell systems in its first published benchmark tests.
OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers in India
<b>OpenAI</b> has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.
OpenAI's rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
Two new reports offer nearly 130 pages of details on the <b>OpenAI</b>-Hugging Face cybersecurity incident, many of them previously unreleased.
Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack
<b>OpenAI's</b> cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.
OpenAI's Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show
Tested on Semianalysis's InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than the currently available state-of-the art.
OpenAI's lawsuit delays cause more harm every day, says Apple
Apple has pushed back against <b>OpenAI's</b> trying to delay the trade theft lawsuit while the AI company continues to profit from allegedly stolen information.
OpenAI's Jalapeño microchip is Nvidia latest competitive threat
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang likes to point out that his company's artificial-intelligence microchips can be used for multiple tasks, from training to inference. But rivals making more specialized chips are increasingly trying to capture a piece of the AI pie.
OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack
The state is investigating whether <b>OpenAI's</b> 'inability or unwillingness to ensure the safety of its products' endangers citizens.
Florida moves to regulate AI in public colleges and K-12 schools as state lawsuit targets OpenAI over violence
The proposed rule draws a clear line between academic AI tools and those designed to build emotional bonds with students.
OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official report
Transparency from the company is good, but real trust in its people would be better.
OpenAI says ChatGPT is safer for teens. Now it needs to show proof.
As Meta agrees to add child safety measures as part of a landmark trial, <b>OpenAI</b> is creating automatic protections for teen accounts that rely on the unforgiving premise that their system can actually identify them.
OpenAI loses another top executive, latest in a string of exits
CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss <b>OpenAI</b> facing another high-profile departure.
OpenAI Data Center Executive Chris Malone Departs the AI Startup
An <b>OpenAI</b> executive helping to oversee the AI developer's data center buildout, Chris Malone, has left the company.
OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face in 700-strong swarm, tried to cover tracks, investigations find
By Raphael Satter and Deepa Seetharaman WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A swarm of roughly 700 AI agents created by <b>OpenAI</b> carried out the July hack of the open-source platform Hugging Face and in many cases tried to cover their tracks,
OpenAI Is Reportedly Targeting an IPO Debut Above $1 Trillion. Should Investors Watch Sam Altman's Path to Public Markets?
<b>OpenAI</b>, one of the world's fastest-growing AI companies, filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June. CEO Sam Altman is reportedly targeting a valuation of at least $1 trillion before it goes public. It was valued at $852 billion after its latest funding round on March 31.
Brain Drain Hits OpenAI and Google, But the Impact Isn't Equal
Plus, Nvidia puts $6 billion more behind open-weight models, and rare-book dealers are conflicted about AI-era sales boost.
Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Nvidia had talks to acquire Hugging Face for $13 billion, Business Insider reported. It could boost Nvidia's open-source strategy, challenging <b>OpenAI</b>.
OpenAI's Head of Data Centers Has Left the Company
Chris Malone joins a string of recent high-level executive departures as the AI giant heads toward an IPO and ramps up its spending on computing power.
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.