Elon Musk just amended his federal lawsuit against OpenAI, officially naming Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and his own startup xAI as plaintiffs. The filing claims OpenAI and Microsoft effectively formed an anticompetitive "de facto merger" that actively shuts out rivals like xAI from vital funding and cloud compute.
Thrive AI Health just launched an early demo of its AI health coach on its website, but it is currently bare-bones and largely nonfunctional. Backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund and Arianna Huffington, the chat-based tool aims to deliver hyper-personalized wellness advice, though the sub-10-person startup clearly still has a long road ahead.
OpenAI just launched its ChatGPT desktop app on Windows to all users. The app features an Alt + Space shortcut for instant access and packs Advanced Voice Mode, letting you talk to your PC hands-free while working. It brings native AI utility straight to the desktop without relying on a browser tab.
OpenAI just updated the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS with a new "Work with Apps" feature that automatically reads code from tools like VS Code, Xcode, and Terminal. Developers no longer need to copy and paste code back and forth to give the chatbot context. You will still have to paste its answers back into your editor yourself, though.
AI giants OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are reportedly hitting a wall while developing next-generation models. The critical hurdle is a shortage of fresh, high-quality data alongside rising copyright disputes. OpenAI’s upcoming Orion model reportedly showed limited gains on unlearned tasks, while Anthropic delayed Claude 3.5 Opus. The brute-force scaling era may finally be running out of internet text.
OpenAI is reportedly launching a new autonomous agent called Operator in January, according to Bloomberg. The tool can navigate web browsers to handle multi-step actions like booking flights or writing code on your behalf, rolling out as a research preview and developer API. It marks a clear pivot across big tech from conversational bots to software that actually gets work done.
Perplexity just started experimenting with ads in the U.S., formatting them as "sponsored follow-up questions" alongside AI search results. Answers are still generated by the AI without advertiser input. Perplexity says advertising is essential because subscriptions alone cannot sustain its revenue-sharing deals with publishers.
Former Twitter engineers just rolled out Particle, an AI newsreader that breaks down complex stories without stealing publisher traffic. The app offers multi-angle perspectives, an in-story chatbot, and prominent source links to send readers back to the original outlets. It's now free on iOS.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has just returned to the startup after a three-month sabbatical, announcing his return in an internal memo on Tuesday. He is working with Sam Altman on a new role focused on major technical challenges. Why it matters: Following high-profile departures like CTO Mira Murati, Brockman brings back crucial C-suite stability as one of only three remaining founders.
Advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation just launched a petition urging President-elect Trump to appoint Elon Musk as a special White House AI adviser. The group says Musk uniquely balances technological advancement with AI safety, though critics point out potential conflicts of interest across his business empire.
OpenAI is rethinking its development playbook as its next flagship model, code-named Orion, shows smaller performance gains than anticipated. Early tests indicate it struggles to deliver dramatic improvements in areas like coding. The company is now leaning into synthetic data and post-training methods, while confirming Orion will not arrive this year.
OpenAI just revealed its safety numbers from the 2024 U.S. election, sharing that ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 requests to generate DALL·E images of candidates like Trump and Harris. The company also routed around 3 million voting and results queries to trusted outlets like Reuters and CanIVote.org, noting no signs of viral influence operations.
OpenAI VP of research and safety Lilian Weng just announced she is leaving the company after seven years, with her final day set for November 15. Weng built the safety systems team to over 80 people, but her exit adds to a long list of safety leads departing amid questions over OpenAI's commercial priorities.
A federal judge just tossed out a lawsuit from Raw Story and AlterNet accusing OpenAI of stripping copyright management information from articles to train ChatGPT. The judge ruled the outlets failed to show concrete harm from missing author tags, though they can refile with revisions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just bet on 2025 as the year we reach artificial general intelligence. In a YC interview, he claimed the path to AGI is now basically clear and boils down to engineering rather than scientific breakthroughs, even as reports swirl about LLM scaling challenges.
Google just added native compatibility for Gemini models directly inside the OpenAI Library and REST API. Developers can now switch to Gemini using Chat Completions and Embeddings endpoints without rewriting code—simply point the base URL to Google and plug in a Gemini API key.
OpenAI just acquired the ultra-premium domain chat.com from HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah, with Shah implying the $15M+ deal was paid in startup equity. The web address now redirects straight to ChatGPT. Why it matters: Owning the ultimate generic word for conversational AI hints that OpenAI might eventually drop the "GPT" branding altogether as it shifts toward new model architectures.
Apple just released the iOS 18.2 public beta, opening up the second wave of Apple Intelligence features to public testers. Users can now query ChatGPT directly through Siri without needing an account, and iPhone 16 owners get Visual Intelligence camera search. Image Playground and custom Genmoji are also included, though creative tools still sit behind a secondary waitlist.
Donald Trump is returning to the White House, and his victory could dismantle the Biden administration's AI policy framework. Trump previously pledged to cancel Biden's sweeping AI executive order on "day one," which would erase federal safety and reporting mandates for top AI developers. While federal oversight looks set to loosen, aggressive trade tariffs and state-level laws could still create major headaches for tech firms.
Donald Trump just secured a second term, and his team is poised to dismantle Biden’s landmark AI executive order on day one. A rollback would eliminate mandatory safety testing disclosures for frontier models, signaling a pivot toward light-touch federal regulation alongside aggressive chip export controls.
