OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman called a "generational leap" and said could eventually be seen as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Why it matters: Astra pushes AI agents closer to doing complex professional work on their own — while also raising questions about how safely they can be deployed. Driving the news: Brockman says he personally believes OpenAI has reached AGI, while leaving users to decide whether Astra meets that definition. - "I think it might be about this model," Brockman said in a briefing with reporters about whether Astra could mark the arrival of AGI. - He ended the briefing by saying: "Welcome to the AGI era." Between the lines: OpenAI said that Astra…
OpenAI is launching a new initiaitve designed to provide subsidized access to its models to water systems, electricity providers, local governments and other critical services . Why it matters: Critical infrastructure organizations — which have long lacked the budget, manpower and time needed to shore up their cyber defenses — have been struggling to prepare for the anticipated wave of AI-enabled cyberattacks. Driving the news: OpenAI president Greg Brockman announced the new program while hosting 300 security leaders for a summit at the company's headquarters Thursday. - Axios first reported on the summit and Brockman's anticipated announcement. Zoom in: OpenAI is committing $1 billion to a new Daybreak for Frontline Defenders…
A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its leadership ahead of an expected IPO. Why it matters: Co-founder Greg Brockman is getting more involved across every level of the company to build out a leadership team he hopes will catapult OpenAI past Anthropic in enterprise adoption, according to a source familiar with the matter. Zoom in: OpenAI's recent personnel changes are driven by strategy more than the revolving door that's come to define the broader AI talent exodus. - OpenAI chief revenue officer Denise Dresser is leaving the company less than a year into the role. - The lab…
The Trump administration this week staked out a new position that could reshape its approach to AI policy, accusing Chinese companies of stealing U.S. technology even as it defends open AI development. Why it matters: That distinction could become the foundation for U.S. action against Chinese AI companies without broadly restricting the open-weight models that businesses, researchers and startups increasingly rely on. Driving the news: The Trump administration is backing open-weight models while accusing China's Moonshot of using distillation — the process of training a smaller AI model using the outputs of a larger model — to copy Anthropic's Fable model. - "Legitimate AI distillation used to create smaller, more efficient models…
Fidji Simo is stepping down after taking medical leave because of a worsening chronic illness. The big picture: Simo's departure removes one of OpenAI's highest-profile executives. Driving the news: Simo said Thursday she is stepping down as OpenAI's head of product and business after a "severe exacerbation" of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a chronic condition she was diagnosed with in 2019. - She went on medical leave in April, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman assumed responsibility for product during her absence. - Simo will remain at OpenAI as a part-time advisor. - The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. What they're saying: "I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times…
The biggest tech trial of the AI era — which ended anticlimactically Monday on procedural grounds — revealed a sector consumed by the same power struggles and profit motives its leaders once warned would corrupt artificial intelligence. Why it matters: The trial cemented a growing public fear about AI: that the people racing to control the world's most powerful technology are driven less by humanity-saving ideals than by money, power and personal rivalries. The big picture: OpenAI's founders originally positioned themselves as an alternative to Google DeepMind, fearing a single tech giant would monopolize transformative AI systems. - But testimony and internal documents showed the organization's leaders quickly became consumed by…
A federal jury sided with OpenAI leaders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, rejecting Elon Musk’s claims of breach of trust and unjust enrichment.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal jury in Oakland, California, ruled in favor of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, rejecting Elon Musk’s allegations of unjust enrichment and breach of contract related to OpenAI‘s restructuring. Musk had accused Altman and Brockman of violating a founding agreement by transitioning OpenAI from a non-profit to a for-profit entity, but jurors took just two hours to find in the OpenAI executives’ favor. DETAIL: The jury found Musk’s claims were filed too late and lacked sufficient legal merit, prompting Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to dismiss the case immediately after the verdict. Musk had sought as much as $134 billion in damages and demanded leadership changes at OpenAI, arguing Altman and…Open
A California federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, ending the latest chapter in a nearly decade-long feud between the two technology moguls over the artificial intelligence firm’s non-profit structure. The advisory verdict took less than two hours of deliberation from the jury, which listened to three weeks of testimony, including from both Musk, Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. #OpenAI #SamAltman #ElonMusk #ChatGPT #AI
Attorneys for Elon Musk wrapped up their case against OpenAI on Thursday, asserting in closing arguments that they've proven the AI giant misused the millions of dollars Musk donated and violated their duty to uphold OpenAI's founding ethos. - Next up in the mega-trial, lawyers for OpenAI will argue that the organization's structure has changed but its mission hasn't. Why it matters: Musk wants CEO Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI's board as well as billions of dollars in damages, though he says he would donate any winnings back to OpenAI's nonprofit arm. Driving the news: In his closing argument, lawyer Steven Molo argued that OpenAI violated its nonprofit mission to pursue safe, powerful AI for the world — and that its executives…
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, testified in a trial pitting Mr. Musk against his company that the world’s richest man was eager to change how it operated as a nonprofit.
