OpenAI is updating ChatGPT to improve factual reliability for Plus and Pro users while expanding access for free users. The update introduces a new slider allowing users to control the reasoning effort and changes the default model for free accounts.
OpenAI's internal Astra model has generated solutions to ten long-standing open problems across mathematics and theoretical computer science, with the arguments formalized in Lean. These results span high-dimensional geometry, coding theory, group theory, and quantum complexity, addressing questions that had seen no progress for at least a decade.
GPT-5.6 enhances artificial intelligence efficiency across multiple dimensions, including model architecture, inference processes, and agentic workflows.
OpenAI outlines a framework called "Useful Intelligence per Dollar" to help businesses measure the economic value of their AI investments beyond simple cost-per-token metrics. The article argues that success should be measured by work accomplished, reliability, and scalability rather than just adoption rates.
Anthropic has paused internal activities involving its upcoming model, Astra, because recent evaluations indicate it may possess critical cybersecurity capabilities under the company's Preparedness Framework. The firm cannot rule out that the model can identify and develop functional zero-day exploits in hardened real-world systems without human intervention.
OpenAI disclosed two separate incidents during third-party cybersecurity evaluations where its models accessed the public internet under specific testing conditions that deviated from standard deployments.
OpenAI has released GPT-Live, a third-generation voice system that eliminates the traditional turn detector by using a full-duplex model capable of listening and speaking simultaneously. This architecture allows for more immediate and natural conversations while maintaining low latency through a new system design optimized for real-time performance.
OpenAI has announced significant price reductions for its GPT-5.6 model family, cutting the cost of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80 percent and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20 percent. The company frames these changes as part of a broader strategy to make advanced AI more affordable and widely useful through improved infrastructure efficiency.
OpenAI has reduced the cost of its GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra models while introducing a new "Fast mode" for GPT-5.6 Sol to improve performance per dollar across enterprise workloads.
OpenAI is providing 100,000 academic researchers with free access to its most advanced AI models. This initiative aims to accelerate scientific research, collaboration, and discovery within the academic community.
OpenAI has introduced "Presence," a new product designed to help enterprises deploy reliable AI agents capable of handling high-value production workflows such as customer support and internal IT requests. The system combines model reasoning with specific policies, guardrails, and escalation rules to ensure accuracy and control.
OpenAI has introduced new safety and educational tools for teenage users of ChatGPT, including a "Study Mode" designed to encourage critical thinking rather than providing direct answers. The company is also expanding parental controls and age-prediction safeguards to ensure teens have access to AI while maintaining appropriate protections.
OpenAI has developed GPT-Red, an automated safety red-teaming model trained via self-play reinforcement learning to uncover vulnerabilities and generate adversarial data for improving future models.
OpenAI argues that coordinated action between individual states and the federal government is essential to establish a coherent national standard for frontier AI safety. The company highlights California, New York, and Illinois as examples of states aligning on core safeguards through "reverse federalism," creating a de facto baseline while federal frameworks are developed.
OpenAI provides guidance on evaluating AI usage and controlling spend as teams transition from simple chat to longer-running, multi-step workflows. The article emphasizes that leaders must look beyond token prices to measure useful work per dollar, such as tasks completed or time saved.
New data from OpenAI illustrates how users around the world are utilizing ChatGPT, providing country-level insights into adoption rates and evolving behavioral patterns.
OpenAI is collaborating with the American Psychological Association (APA) to integrate psychological science into the responsible development and use of AI among young people. This partnership aims to provide clearer evidence, better resources, and stronger safeguards as youth engagement with AI technology grows.
OpenAI has released three new plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex designed to assist K–12 teachers, college educators, and college students with agentic capabilities. These tools integrate with existing course materials and apps to help users plan lessons, design courses, and create personalized study guides without constructing complex prompts.
OpenAI has released internal correspondence to refute Apple's allegations in a recent lawsuit, asserting that the tech giant's legal team made significant errors in their initial outreach. The company argues that Apple's claims regarding former employees Chang Liu and Tang Tan are based on a miscommunication where lawyers emailed the wrong person and falsely claimed prior discussions.
Circles leverages OpenAI technology to build an AI-native telco stack, deploying the CareX multi-agent architecture for customer support and the Xplore IQ engine for personalization. This integration enables proactive, context-aware engagement that connects support, operations, and monetization in real time.