OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning

A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.

OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year
OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year

OpenAI’s first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg. The device apparently won’t have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to “understand” your environment. The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that accused […]

OpenAI’s first hardware product sounds more like a companion than a speaker

OpenAI is reportedly developing a screen-free AI smart speaker that acts as a human-like companion, combining ChatGPT, advanced sensors, and a proactive AI assistant in its first consumer hardware product.

Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out

Anthropic’s latest advert is stirring up high emotions — which is undoubtedly what it was designed to do.

Demis Hassabis wants a Wall Street-style referee for AI, with the power to hit pause
Demis Hassabis wants a Wall Street-style referee for AI, with the power to hit pause

The man behind Google’s AI thinks the world needs a referee. And he has drafted the rules. Demis Hassabis wants a US-led watchdog that vets frontier models before release. It is modelled on Wall Street’s policeman, and it could slow the whole industry …

Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit
Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit

OpenAI has spent the better part of the year involved in lawsuit after lawsuit, including one from the world’s richest man. But last Friday, the company was hit with one of the highest-profile legal actions yet – from Apple. OpenAI’s expensive hardware bet is what’s on the line. Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in Northern […]

OpenAI wants its legal fees from xAI, while Apple comes for OpenAI
OpenAI wants its legal fees from xAI, while Apple comes for OpenAI

On Monday, OpenAI asked a federal judge in California to rule that xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit against it “should never have been filed,” and to make Elon Musk’s company cover more than $1m in legal expenses. The filing landed hours after xAI gave noti…

Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI

Apple would not comment on the “security breach,” which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple’s network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.

Nadella says you pay for AI twice, and Microsoft helped build the trap
Nadella says you pay for AI twice, and Microsoft helped build the trap

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says every firm using AI is paying for it twice, once in cash, and once in the secrets it hands over to make the thing useful. He calls it the Reverse Information Paradox. He also runs the company that helped build the trap. S…

The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI

Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s mos…