OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research organization founded in 2015. It created AI chatbot ChatGPT. Competitors include other AI research organizations such as DeepMind and Google Brain. OpenAI was founded by Sam Altman, former president of startup accelerator Y Combinator, Greg Brockman, former chief technology officer and third employee of Stripe, and Ilya Sutskever, a former Google expert on machine learning. Microsoft has invested more than $11 billion in the company and is a nonvoting board observer. Current board members are Chair Bret Taylor, a former Salesforce co-CEO, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Teams Up with Former OpenAI Sora Head on New AI Video Startup

By Cory Weinberg and Stephanie Palazzolo · Sep 9, 2026 4:19pm PDT
Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is teaming up with the former head of OpenAI’s Sora app to launch a new AI startup that would train its own video models and try to win over filmmakers, people familiar with the matter said. The founders have been talking to potential investors including Andreessen Horowitz about raising significant funding for... Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is teaming up with the former head of OpenAI’s Sora app to...
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OpenAI Restricts Adobe and Other Competitors From Advertising in ChatGPT

By Alix Coutures and Amir Efrati · Sep 9, 2026 1:54pm PDT
OpenAI has told some business partners that it will no longer accept advertising in ChatGPT for image- and audio-generating products—which compete with its own features. The change, which hasn’t been previously reported or reflected in its published ads policy, blindsided existing advertisers such as Adobe, which sells such products. And... OpenAI has told some business partners that it will no longer accept advertising in ChatGPT for...
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OpenAI Math Result Stokes Data-Sharing Concerns

By Rocket Drew and Tiffany Li · Sep 9, 2026 7:00am PDT
In case you missed it: we got an eye-catching X post on Tuesday night from Evan Hubinger, a leader of Anthropic's alignment efforts. Responding to the resignation announcement of an Anthropic employee who warned that AI companies aren’t doing enough to ensure AI won't kill humanity, Hubinger wrote that the employee is “correct here—we really do... In case you missed it: we got an eye-catching X post on Tuesday night from Evan Hubinger, a...
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OpenAI’s ‘Top Priority’ for AI Agents is Automating AI Research, Says Noam Brown

By Rocket Drew · Sep 14, 2026 1:08pm PDT
OpenAI’s latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, notched improvements at a variety of professional tasks, from designing video games to transcribing sheet music. But OpenAI’s main goal when training new AI models is making them better at AI research and development, OpenAI research scientist Noam Brown told me. “The number one priority is recursive... OpenAI’s latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, notched improvements at a variety of professional tasks,...
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Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Quietly Discussed an AI Safety Standards Body

By Leo Schwartz · Sep 13, 2026 12:16pm PDT
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a standards body for the AI industry, people familiar with the matter said, even before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on Saturday for AI companies to coordinate on testing and auditing the technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, for his part, told staff at... Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a...