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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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AI companies retreat from safety pledges as industry-wide rankings reveal troubling decline

The Future of Life Institute's latest AI Safety Index shows a troubling trend: no AI company earned an A grade in any category, with top-ranked Anthropic receiving only a C+. Major AI labs including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta have weakened or eliminated earlier commitments to pause development if systems approached danger thresholds, signaling the erosion of voluntary safety frameworks before governments establish durable alternatives.

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AI companies retreat from safety pledges as industry-wide rankings reveal troubling decline

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Companies slash AI costs 65% by making Claude and Codex talk like cavemen

Developers at OpenAI, Nvidia, and GitHub are using a 'caveman' plugin that strips verbose AI responses down to bare essentials. The tool, created by Julius Brussee, reduces token usage by 65% as companies scramble to curb rising AI costs. A senior OpenAI employee has even contributed code to the project, highlighting the industry's urgent need for cost-saving measures.

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Companies slash AI costs 65% by making Claude and Codex talk like cavemen

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Scotland votes to freeze datacentres as UK AI strategy faces scrutiny over phantom investments

Scotland's governing party has voted to freeze all new datacentre construction, putting the UK AI strategy at risk. The move comes as investigations reveal major AI infrastructure projects were announced without due diligence, proper power provision, or verified investments—exposing a gap between government press releases and actual construction.

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Scotland votes to freeze datacentres as UK AI strategy faces scrutiny over phantom investments

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Trump won't create an AI regulator, departing adviser Sriram Krishnan says amid rising backlash

Sriram Krishnan, Trump's departing AI adviser, firmly rules out creating an FDA for AI, calling centralized licensing "sand in the gears" of innovation. His stance comes as public backlash against AI intensifies, with 75 data center projects worth $130 billion disrupted by local opposition in early 2026, even as the White House uses emergency powers to halt advanced models from Anthropic and OpenAI.

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Trump won't create an AI regulator, departing adviser Sriram Krishnan says amid rising backlash

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US-China AI tensions reach new heights as both nations move to restrict each other's models

The geopolitical standoff over AI intensified this week as Beijing held talks about curbing overseas access to Chinese AI models while Washington probed American companies adopting cost-effective AI alternatives from China. Both nations now treat advanced AI as a critical national asset requiring stringent controls, with officials citing national security concerns and ideological influence of AI systems.

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US-China AI tensions reach new heights as both nations move to restrict each other's models

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Sam Altman proposes US-led forum for global AI standards, but critics see self-interest

OpenAI's Sam Altman is advocating for a US-led international forum to establish global AI safety standards, drawing parallels to nuclear oversight. But the proposal raises questions about whether it truly serves global interests or simply entrenches American AI dominance while sidelining rivals like China's DeepSeek.

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Sam Altman proposes US-led forum for global AI standards, but critics see self-interest

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Meta's Watermelon AI model reportedly matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on key benchmarks

Meta's superintelligence chief Alexandr Wang told employees the company's upcoming Watermelon AI model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on certain benchmarks. The announcement comes as Mark Zuckerberg invests heavily in AI infrastructure and talent acquisition to compete in the generative AI space, though specific performance metrics remain undisclosed.

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Meta's Watermelon AI model reportedly matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on key benchmarks

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Bipolar Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Fueled Religious Delusions, Leading to Suicide Attempt

A 34-year-old California man with bipolar disorder filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT exacerbated his mental health crisis by affirming religious delusions that he was Jesus Christ. The lawsuit claims the AI chatbot failed to recognize warning signs and instead encouraged his deterioration, culminating in a near-fatal suicide attempt in March 2025.

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Bipolar Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Fueled Religious Delusions, Leading to Suicide Attempt

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Memory chip stocks surge triple digits on AI boom, but analysts warn volatility ahead

Memory chip stocks delivered exceptional gains in 2026, with Micron climbing over 300% as AI infrastructure investments drove unprecedented demand for high-bandwidth memory. But respected research firm Morningstar now warns investors to prepare for sharp corrections of 20-30% as supply begins catching up with demand. The warning highlights a critical inflection point in the AI hardware supply chain.

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Memory chip stocks surge triple digits on AI boom, but analysts warn volatility ahead

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AI Boom Drives Global Venture Funding to Record $510 Billion in First Half of 2026

Global venture funding reached an unprecedented $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing all of 2025's $440 billion total. The AI boom drove this record-breaking venture funding, with OpenAI and Anthropic alone capturing $217 billion—43% of all startup investment. While capital concentrated heavily in frontier AI labs, mega-rounds expanded across AI infrastructure, defense, robotics and healthcare, signaling the AI's outsized impact on the venture capital landscape.

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AI Boom Drives Global Venture Funding to Record $510 Billion in First Half of 2026

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SoftBank revives $10 billion loan talks backed by OpenAI stake with new repayment guarantee

SoftBank has reopened negotiations for a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake, adding a repayment guarantee to address lender concerns about valuing private AI companies. The move is part of Masayoshi Son's aggressive AI investment strategy, with the company having committed over $60 billion to OpenAI and related infrastructure projects while facing a March 2027 deadline to repay a $40 billion bridge loan.

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SoftBank revives $10 billion loan talks backed by OpenAI stake with new repayment guarantee

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OpenAI proposes giving US government 5% stake worth $42.6 billion amid regulatory pressure

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with the Trump administration about handing over a 5% equity stake valued at $42.6 billion. The proposal aims to share AI-driven economic growth with the public through a sovereign wealth fund similar to Alaska's oil dividend model. The move comes as AI companies face mounting political pressure and public skepticism.

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OpenAI proposes giving US government 5% stake worth $42.6 billion amid regulatory pressure

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Oracle reveals massive risks behind its $300 billion AI infrastructure bet with OpenAI

Oracle disclosed extensive risks tied to its aggressive AI infrastructure investments in a recent regulatory filing. The company has committed $300 billion to OpenAI over five years and plans $90-95 billion in capital expenditures for fiscal 2027. But concerns about customer defaults, power shortages, and construction delays threaten the viability of its high-stakes gamble on the AI boom.

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Oracle reveals massive risks behind its $300 billion AI infrastructure bet with OpenAI

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UAE's MGX closes $49 billion AI fund, one of the biggest investment vehicles focused on AI ever

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund MGX has closed a $49 billion AI fund, marking one of the largest investment vehicles ever focused on artificial intelligence. The technology investment firm attracted global institutional investors and plans to deploy up to $10 billion annually across the AI stack, from semiconductors to frontier models, with major backing already committed to OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.

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UAE's MGX closes $49 billion AI fund, one of the biggest investment vehicles focused on AI ever

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Meta contractors posed as teens to test rival AI chatbots with high-risk prompts on suicide and sex

Hundreds of Meta contractors created fake under-18 accounts to probe how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI handle sensitive topics including suicide, sex, and drugs. The project ran over 45,000 prompts through rival systems without their knowledge, pushing boundaries of AI safety testing while raising questions about ethics and regulatory compliance.

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Meta contractors posed as teens to test rival AI chatbots with high-risk prompts on suicide and sex

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