OpenAI discontinues GPT-4o despite emotional user attachments, triggering a #keep4o petition with nearly 21,000 signatures as users mourn the loss of their preferred AI model.
Anthropic committed $20 million to Public First Action, a bipartisan political group advocating for AI regulation, while rival OpenAI declined political contributions, highlighting divergent industry approaches to AI governance.
Leading AI companies plan to spend hundreds of millions on the 2026 midterm elections, with OpenAI-backed super PAC committing $100 million while Anthropic invests $20 million in regulation advocacy. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren warn of industry influence on AI policy.
OpenAI rolls out new security features including Lockdown Mode for high-risk users and Elevated Risk labels to identify potentially harmful content in ChatGPT.
New enterprise security features protect against AI prompt injection and data exfiltration with deterministic controls for high-risk users.
GPT-5.2 Pro conjectures groundbreaking formula for gluon scattering amplitudes previously thought impossible, advancing quantum field theory research.
OpenAI begins ChatGPT ad rollout featuring Adobe, Target, Ford, and luxury brands. Ads target educated, creative professionals.
Zoë Hitzig quits OpenAI citing concerns that ChatGPT advertising could manipulate users in unprecedented ways by exploiting intimate psychological data shared with the AI.
OpenAI warns US lawmakers that Chinese startup DeepSeek used distillation techniques to extract capabilities from US AI models, posing business and national security threats.
Canadian grocer Loblaw partners with OpenAI to integrate PC Express delivery app into ChatGPT, enabling AI-powered menu planning and grocery ordering.
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, delivering over 1,000 tokens per second through partnership with Cerebras for ultra-low latency AI coding assistance.
Programmers ask 9th Circuit to revive DMCA claims against OpenAI and Microsoft over AI trained on copyrighted code, seeking up to $9 billion in damages.
CU partners with OpenAI for $2 million annual ChatGPT EDU deployment across four campuses, rolling out March 31, 2026 with privacy protections.
OpenAI dissolves team responsible for communicating company mission to employees and public, reassigning members to other roles.
High-profile AI safety experts from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI resign with public warnings about rapid AI development and safety concerns.
OpenAI security personnel deploy specialized ChatGPT tool to analyze news articles and trace information leaks back to internal sources.
OpenAI enhances its Responses API with server-side compaction, hosted shell containers, and agent skills standard for building long-running autonomous AI agents.
OpenAI enhances its Deep Research feature in ChatGPT by powering it with the new GPT-5.2 model, introducing targeted website search functionality, real-time progress tracking, and the ability to integrate connected apps for more comprehensive research capabilities.
Court filing reveals OpenAI drops 'io' trademark for hardware products expected in 2027, marking strategic shift in consumer AI device development plans.
OpenAI CEO reveals ChatGPT surpasses 10% monthly growth with 800M weekly users as company pursues historic $100 billion funding round.
