OpenAI has launched a new organizational feature called Projects for its ChatGPT platform, currently available to Plus, Pro, and Teams subscribers. The tool allows users to group related conversations, files, and instructions within dedicated spaces, addressing the common challenge of managing multiple AI interactions. The Projects feature appears in ChatGPT’s sidebar, where users can create …
Harvard University has launched a comprehensive AI training dataset containing nearly one million public domain books. According to technology journalist Kate Knibbs writing for Wired, the project is funded by Microsoft and OpenAI. The Institutional Data Initiative leads this effort to democratize access to high-quality training data for AI development. The collection, which is five …
OpenAI is working to restructure its organization by removing the nonprofit board’s control over its operations while ensuring proper compensation for the change. According to reporting by David A. Fahrenthold, Cade Metz, and Mike Isaac in The New York Times, the negotiations could involve billions of dollars in compensation to the nonprofit. The company faces …
OpenAI has filed court documents showing that Elon Musk, who is currently suing the company over its shift to a for-profit model, previously attempted to gain majority control of OpenAI as a for-profit entity in 2017. According to emails cited in the filing and reproduced in this blog post, Musk demanded 50-60% equity ownership, the …
OpenAI has introduced real-time video analysis and screen sharing features to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, marking a significant expansion of the AI chatbot’s capabilities. The new functions, announced during a livestream, allow ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers to interact with the AI through their phone cameras and share their device screens for real-time analysis …
OpenAI has revealed that a newly deployed telemetry service caused widespread disruptions to its services including ChatGPT, Sora, and its API on Wednesday. According to Kyle Wiggers reporting for TechCrunch, the three-hour outage began around 3 p.m. Pacific time. The company explained that the new service’s configuration inadvertently overwhelmed their Kubernetes API servers, affecting critical …
OpenAI experienced a significant service disruption affecting ChatGPT, Sora, and its API platforms on Wednesday. According to Maxwell Zeff’s report for TechCrunch, the outage lasted from approximately 3 PM to 9 PM Pacific Time. OpenAI’s developer community lead Edwin Arbus attributed the problem to a configuration change that caused multiple servers to become unavailable. The …
OpenAI’s newly released AI video generation tool Sora has received mixed reviews from early users. According to Carl Franzen’s report in VentureBeat, AI filmmakers are reporting inconsistent results and unrealistic outputs compared to competitor products. The tool, which requires a subscription starting at $20 monthly for 50 generations, has faced criticism for its content restrictions …
OpenAI has made its digital editing tool Canvas accessible to all ChatGPT users, expanding beyond its previous limitation to paying subscribers. According to technology reporter Emilia David, the announcement came during OpenAI’s livestream event. Canvas transforms ChatGPT’s interface by adding a side-by-side workspace where users can edit code and text while chatting with the AI. …
OpenAI’s Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar suggests Donald Trump could become the “president of the AI generation” as he takes office during a crucial period of artificial general intelligence development. According to Reuters reporter Krystal Hu, Friar made these remarks during the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. The CFO expressed confidence in Elon Musk …