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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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Sam Altman urges US lawmakers to fund AI testing but reject mandatory model approvals

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with White House officials and congressional leaders to advocate against mandatory government approvals for AI models. He's pushing for increased funding for AI model testing at the Commerce Department while resisting proposals that would require federal sign-off before releasing new models. The visit comes days after Trump's executive order asked AI companies to voluntarily share models for testing.

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Sam Altman urges US lawmakers to fund AI testing but reject mandatory model approvals

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Sam Altman to Attend G7 in France as Macron Courts Tech Leaders for AI Ambitions

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend the G7 summit in France from June 15-17 following an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. The gathering marks Altman's first G7 appearance as artificial intelligence takes center stage on the agenda. Macron's invitation follows France's successful courtship of SoftBank for a $53 billion AI infrastructure investment.

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Sam Altman to Attend G7 in France as Macron Courts Tech Leaders for AI Ambitions

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ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly active users faster than TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

OpenAI's ChatGPT reached 1 billion global monthly active users in May, roughly three years after launch, making it the fastest app in history to hit this milestone. The AI chatbot outpaced TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Google Maps, signaling the rapid adoption of AI assistants from novelty to daily habit. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Claude is growing at 640% year-over-year from a smaller base of 56 million users.

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ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly active users faster than TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

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OpenAI Codex targets enterprise AI with Sites feature and plugins for white-collar work

OpenAI expanded Codex beyond software development with six role-specific plugins connecting 62 business apps, a Sites feature for hosted web applications, and Annotations for precise editing. Knowledge workers now represent 20% of 5 million weekly users and are adopting three times faster than developers, signaling a major shift in how enterprise AI tools are reshaping white-collar work across finance, sales, and creative production.

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OpenAI Codex targets enterprise AI with Sites feature and plugins for white-collar work

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Trump Administration locked in internal conflict over AI regulation as executive order scrapped

The Trump administration faces deep internal divisions over AI regulation, with competing factions battling for control of federal AI policy. An executive order establishing pre-release safety evaluations was abruptly canceled on May 21, just hours before signing. The conflict pits White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and treasury secretary Scott Bessent against former AI czar David Sacks, leaving the US without a coherent regulatory framework weeks after Anthropic's Mythos model demonstrated alarming cybersecurity capabilities.

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Trump Administration locked in internal conflict over AI regulation as executive order scrapped

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Bernie Sanders proposes 50% public ownership in AI giants as Trump backs wealth-sharing plans

Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled legislation for a 50% ownership stake in AI companies through a one-time stock tax, creating a sovereign wealth fund. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Sanders to discuss the concept, while President Trump expressed support for giving Americans a stake in AI's growth. The proposal addresses mounting public backlash over data centers and job displacement concerns.

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Bernie Sanders proposes 50% public ownership in AI giants as Trump backs wealth-sharing plans

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Popular OpenAI Codex tool with 29,000 weekly downloads exposed in npm supply chain attack

A malicious npm package posing as a remote UI for OpenAI Codex quietly exfiltrated developer authentication tokens for a month, attracting 29,000 weekly downloads. The same credential-theft chain ran through two Android apps with over 60,000 combined downloads. The attack highlights how threat actors can hide malicious code in npm builds while keeping GitHub repositories clean, exposing critical vulnerabilities in AI developer tooling.

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Popular OpenAI Codex tool with 29,000 weekly downloads exposed in npm supply chain attack

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Nearly 1 in 5 Young People Turn to AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice, New Study Reveals

A new RAND study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds that 19% of adolescents and young adults now use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health support—an estimated 8 million individuals. The figure jumped from 13% in early 2024, with over 60% keeping their AI use secret from parents and professionals. Experts warn about the dangers of unregulated AI therapy.

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Nearly 1 in 5 Young People Turn to AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice, New Study Reveals

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Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT safety, alleging AI harms linked to violence

Florida became the first state to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's allegedly dangerous design. Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page complaint accusing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of prioritizing profits over safety, citing multiple violent incidents where suspects used ChatGPT to plan attacks. The lawsuit seeks billions in damages and aims to hold Altman personally liable for alleged harms to Florida residents.

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Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT safety, alleging AI harms linked to violence

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AI boom crushes startup valuations as 220+ unicorns lose billion-dollar status since ChatGPT

More than 220 startups that once held billion-dollar valuations have fallen below that threshold as the AI boom redirects over $250 billion to companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Pre-ChatGPT startups face an existential crisis, with those that last raised in 2021 now worth 68% less on average. Enterprise SaaS firms represent the largest casualty class, threatened by generative AI's ability to automate workflows and replace traditional software models.

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AI boom crushes startup valuations as 220+ unicorns lose billion-dollar status since ChatGPT

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AI solves 80-year math problem, mathematicians push back with new declaration on AI guardrails

OpenAI's AI model disproved the famous Erdős unit distance conjecture that stumped mathematicians for eight decades. But the breakthrough sparked concern across the field. In response, 16 experts released the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, calling for transparency, proper attribution, and guardrails to protect research integrity as AI reshapes their discipline.

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AI solves 80-year math problem, mathematicians push back with new declaration on AI guardrails

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OpenAI launches hiring spree for robotics division to build personal robots for everyone

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company is actively hiring engineers for its robotics division, aiming to build AI-powered robots that help people in the physical world. Short-term focus targets robots to assist skilled workers in infrastructure development, while long-term vision includes personal robots for everyone. The robotics division emerged from OpenAI's world simulation research program led by DALL-E creator Aditya Ramesh.

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OpenAI launches hiring spree for robotics division to build personal robots for everyone

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Meta AI hack and ChatGPT flaws expose critical AI security gaps through prompt injection

Recent attacks on Meta AI and ChatGPT reveal how prompt injection attacks can hijack AI systems to steal accounts and spread phishing. The Meta AI hack allowed attackers to reset Instagram passwords without authentication, including Obama's White House account. Meanwhile, ChatGPT's inability to distinguish trusted content from malicious instructions turns web summaries into phishing surfaces, highlighting systemic AI vulnerabilities that experts warn may never be fully solved.

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Meta AI hack and ChatGPT flaws expose critical AI security gaps through prompt injection

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OpenAI retires GPT-4.5 and o3, closing the chapter on ChatGPT models that sparked the AI boom

OpenAI quietly announced it's retiring GPT-4.5 on June 27 and OpenAI o3 on August 26, marking the end of the GPT-4 family that transformed AI from curiosity into mainstream tool. Despite newer models offering better benchmarks, paid ChatGPT subscribers are expressing nostalgia for the personalities of these older models, highlighting an unexpected emotional connection users have formed with specific AI versions.

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OpenAI retires GPT-4.5 and o3, closing the chapter on ChatGPT models that sparked the AI boom

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OpenAI in India: Codex adoption jumps 27x as company pledges deeper investment

OpenAI is ramping up investments in India after Codex adoption surged 27x since early 2026, making the country a top-five global market. The AI platform is expanding beyond coding, with over a quarter of requests now handling non-coding tasks like document drafting and workflow automation. The company plans to strengthen local teams and partnerships with firms like TCS, Infosys, and Razorpay.

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OpenAI in India: Codex adoption jumps 27x as company pledges deeper investment

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