openai OpenAI Debuts GPT Store and Team Plan to Court Enterprise Users OpenAI launches its long-awaited GPT Store alongside a new ChatGPT Team plan, aiming to attract business customers with shared workspaces and strict data privacy promises.
openai OpenAI Seeks $100 Billion to Build Global AI Chip Factories OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with major investors to raise up to $100 billion for a global network of semiconductor factories. This bold move aims to address the massive shortage of AI chips and directly compete with market leader Nvidia.
openai OpenAI Board Expansion Ends Investigation, Altman Regains Control OpenAI concludes its internal investigation with no findings of wrongdoing and adds four new members, including Sam Altman, effectively ending the recent leadership crisis.
openai Q* Rumors Highlight AI's Struggle With Step-by-Step Reasoning Recent rumors about OpenAI's mysterious Q* project point to a real and significant area of AI research: teaching models to solve grade-school math. While unlikely to pose an existential threat, this breakthrough represents an important step toward general reasoning abilities.
openai OpenAI Crisis Reveals Clash Between Safety Guardians and Tech Visionaries An analysis of the November 2023 OpenAI board crisis shows that 95% of employees threatening to quit stems from a collision of hidden assumptions rather than a simple failure of rationality.
openai Ilya Sutskever Uses Secret Memo to Oust Sam Altman and Plot Anthropic Merger Newly released deposition transcripts reveal that former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever orchestrated Sam Altman's firing using a 52-page memo of secondhand accusations. The documents also uncover a panicked board's failed weekend plot to merge the collapsing company with rival Anthropic.
openai OpenAI Boardroom Drama Starring Andrew Garfield Gets Film Adaptation The chaotic 2023 ouster and swift return of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is becoming a movie directed by Luca Guadagnino. The film highlights the deep ideological clash over AI safety between Altman and co-founder Ilya Sutskever.
openai New Book Details Conflicts Behind Sam Altman's Brief OpenAI Ouster A forthcoming book reveals how hidden conflicts over safety approvals and financial disclosures led the OpenAI board to briefly fire CEO Sam Altman before employee pressure forced his rapid reinstatement.
openai Sam Altman Reclaims OpenAI CEO Role After Dramatic Board Overthrow Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI following a massive employee revolt that challenges the board that suddenly ousted him. A completely new board of directors, featuring notable figures like Larry Summers, now oversees the ChatGPT creator.
openai OpenAI Employees Threaten Mass Resignation Over Sam Altman's Ouster Hundreds of OpenAI employees demand the board resign following the sudden removal of CEO Sam Altman, who promptly joins Microsoft to lead a new AI venture.
openai Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO With New Board OpenAI reaches an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO after a dramatic leadership shakeup. A new initial board featuring Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo takes over governance.
openai Sam Altman Reaches Deal to Return as OpenAI CEO After Days of Chaos Sam Altman returns to lead OpenAI just four days after his sudden and unexplained dismissal by the board. His comeback follows a massive employee revolt and rapid leadership turnover that threw the AI company into disarray.
openai OpenAI Launches Copyright Shield to Cover Client Legal Fees OpenAI introduces a "Copyright Shield" that promises to pay legal fees for enterprise and API users facing copyright lawsuits. The company makes this announcement alongside new products like a ChatGPT app store and the GPT-4 Turbo model.
openai OpenAI Schedules First-Ever DevDay Conference for November OpenAI hosts its inaugural DevDay conference on November 6 in San Francisco to showcase new tools to developers. CEO Sam Altman confirms that the event does not feature GPT-5.
ai regulation Senate Hearing Examines AI Regulation as Experts Clash Over Oversight Lawmakers propose a new independent agency and transparency rules for artificial intelligence, while AI Now Institute pushes back against Sam Altman's regulatory proposals. Critics highlight the contradiction between Altman's safety concerns and OpenAI's rapid commercial deployments.