From chatbot to ad platform: OpenAI makes its case at Cannes

OpenAI used its debut at the Cannes Lions advertising festival to pitch ChatGPT as a new kind of ad platform, one built around user intent rather than keyword targeting. Peter Adams reports for Marketing Dive. The company told brand marketers and agencies that digital advertising is shifting from an attention economy to what it calls …

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Getty Images and OpenAI strike display partnership

Getty Images will place its vast archive of licensed visual content directly inside ChatGPT. The Getty Images Newsroom announces that a new display agreement with OpenAI will embed Getty’s images into the search and discovery experiences of the chatbot. The deal aims to make AI-powered visual answers richer and more reliable. Under the partnership, users …

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OpenAI introduces Lockdown Mode to shield users from prompt injection attacks

OpenAI is rolling out a new optional security feature called Lockdown Mode, designed to protect users from prompt injection attacks. Igor Bonifacic reports for Engadget that the feature is aimed at people and organisations handling sensitive data. Prompt injection is a form of social engineering targeting AI chatbots. Attackers hide malicious instructions on webpages or …

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OpenAI files for IPO as AI companies race to go public

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney report for CNBC that the company, valued at $852 billion, is targeting a public debut as early as the fourth quarter of this year. The filing comes one week after rival Anthropic made …

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From chatbot to command center: OpenAI bets big on a ChatGPT superapp

OpenAI is planning a major overhaul of ChatGPT, transforming the chatbot into a so-called “superapp” that bundles coding tools, AI agents, and partner services into a single platform. Bipasha Dey reports for Reuters, citing a Financial Times story based on more than a dozen current and former OpenAI employees. The redesign will give greater prominence …

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From notes to dreams: How ChatGPT is learning to remember more like a person

OpenAI is rolling out a significantly improved memory system for ChatGPT, designed to give the AI a more accurate and up-to-date understanding of individual users over time. OpenAI writes in their post that the update, built on a technology called “dreaming,” is now available to Plus and Pro users in the United States, with a …

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AI coding agents are turning into a real business for OpenAI and Anthropic

OpenAI and Anthropic appear to have crossed a critical threshold: their AI coding agents are generating substantial revenue, and both companies have quietly restructured their pricing to capture it. Simon Willison writes for his weblog that the two leading AI labs have found product-market fit, driven by a shift toward enterprise customers paying full API …

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