Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content Rollout for Adult ChatGPT Users, Face Backlash

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Sam Altman’s post on relaxing mental health-focused restrictions and allowing verified adults on ChatGPT to generate erotica content has raised concerns amid lawsuit on its role in a teen’s suicide.The post OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content R…

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OpenAI loosens ChatGPT’s guardrails for adults

Maria Garcia / implicator - OpenAI will let adults have erotic ChatGPT conversations by December—while facing a wrongful death lawsuit and fresh California AI regulations. The company claims new safety tools justify loosening restrictions. The age verification details remain unexpla…

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OpenAI Considers Relocating Amid Restructuring Concerns

Amid reports of internal restructuring and escalating security issues, OpenAI is mulling over a potential relocation. The company’s leadership discussed leaving California as part of a broader strategic maneuver to navigate increasing logistical and regulatory challenges in the AI race.

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Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’ 

Julie Bort / techcrunch - After watching Reddit's OpenAI and Anthropic communities, Sam Altman thinks social media cannot be trusted. And bots are to blame.

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OpenAI Acquires Statsig Amid Leadership Shakeup

OpenAI has snapped up Statsig in a reportedly $1.1B deal, coinciding with a notable leadership change that has the company retooling its product engineering. Clearly, when you’re trying to stay ahead in AI, every shakeup counts.

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OpenAI's restructuring stalls as talks with Microsoft over API access and IP rights drag on

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI's planned restructuring is on hold as negotiations with Microsoft over API access, intellectual property rights, and a disputed AGI clause stall, according to the Financial Times.The article OpenAI's restructuring stalls as talks with Microsoft ove…

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Meta’s superintelligence bet shows cracks as researchers exit

Maria Garcia / implicator - Meta's $100M talent raid hits structural problems as eight researchers exit Superintelligence Labs in two months. Key hires boomerang back to OpenAI within weeks, while longtime veterans abandon ship. Money can't solve organizational chaos.

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Sam Altman Warns AI Bubble Mirrors Dot Com Boom Excess

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned that the current fervor surrounding artificial intelligence shows unsettling similarities to the speculative excesses seen during the dot-com boom. His remarks underscore concerns that mounting hype may lead to an unsustainable AI bubble, prompting a more measured evaluation of industry expectations.

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Sam Altman says ‘yes,’ AI is in a bubble

Emma Roth / theverge - As economists speculate whether the stock market is in an AI bubble that could soon burst, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has just admitted to believing we're in one. "Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI?" Altman said during a len…

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OpenAI and Sam Altman are reportedly creating a startup rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink

Steve Dent / engadget - Sam Altman is preparing to co-found a new company funded by OpenAI that will go up against Elon Musk's Neuralink, The Financial Post reported. The startup, called Merge Labs, will use AI for its brain-computer interface and compete directly with Neuralink…

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Grok 4 Goes Free, Brings Its Viral Photo-to-Video Feature to All

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Grok 4, the latest version of xAI’s chatbot, is now free for everyone — with limits. “The free tier allows a small number of queries per day. Beyond that requires subscription,” said Elon Musk. Paid plans include SuperGrok at $300 per year and SuperGrok H…

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OpenAI GPT-5 launch puts ‘expert-level intelligence in everyone’s hands’

Laura Varley / siliconrepublic - Open AI’s co-founder and CEO Sam Altman has made some ambitious claims around the technology’s capabilities, comparing it to a person with PhD-level intelligenceRead more: OpenAI GPT-5 launch puts ‘expert-level intelligence in everyone’s hands’

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OpenAI Launches GPT‑5: Smarter, Faster, More Reliable than Ever

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - OpenAI has officially launched GPT‑5, its most advanced language model yet, now available across ChatGPT and via API access for developers.The post OpenAI Launches GPT‑5: Smarter, Faster, More Reliable than Ever first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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GPT-5 Debuts Thursday With Modest Gains, Rising Costs, and Big Expectations

Marcus Schuler / implicator - OpenAI unveils GPT-5 Thursday after months of delays, but early testers report only modest improvements over GPT-4. The company's first attempt failed so badly they released it as GPT-4.5. Why the AI revolution might be hitting its limits.

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GPT-5 Launch Might Be Imminent: More Leaks Detail Some Of The New AI's Main Features

bgr - GPT-5 has been leaking for weeks, but the latest reports indicate that the launch of ChatGPT's major model upgrade could be days away.

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Judge Accuses Elon Musk and Sam Altman of ‘Gamesmanship’ in Court

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The federal judge said both sides “repeatedly over-litigated the case.”

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OpenAI Enters Crisis Mode: Why GPT-5 Will Be The Moment of Truth For The ChatGPT-Maker

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI faces an existential crisis as strategic blunders, a talent exodus to rivals like Meta, and the collapsed $3B Windsurf deal reveal deep internal turmoil.The post OpenAI Enters Crisis Mode: Why GPT-5 Will Be The Moment of Truth For The ChatGPT-Maker…

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