What was once a humble research lab has transformed into one of the biggest consumer technology companies of all time.
OpenAI, founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) — AI systems with human-level intelligence — has transformed dramatically since launching ChatGPT, which was once considered to be “the fastest-growing consumer application in history.” Most cofounders have left either to create a competitor or work for one. The company has secured billions in funding and partnerships with Apple and Microsoft, even announcing a $500 billion datacenter project called Stargate. Meanwhile, it faces copyright lawsuits from authors and news organizations, legal action from cofounder Elon Musk over the company’s alleged departure from its original mission, and criticism for burning through cash despite projected billions in revenue. After Altman’s brief ouster, OpenAI is now expected to restructure from a nonprofit-led organization to a full for-profit company to stabilize operations and reassure investors.
As San Francisco’s hottest AI company continues to barrel towards ever growing valuations, its claims become more nebulous. Altman expects we may see “the first AI agents ‘join the workforce’ and materially change the output of companies” in 2025, and says his team is “now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it.” A decade since it was founded, OpenAI has become synonymous with the future of AI, with the tech industry and beyond closely monitoring its next moves.
All of the news and updates about OpenAI continue below.
OpenAI just raised another $40 billion round led by SoftBank
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OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests
ChatGPT is turning everything into Studio Ghibli art — and it got weird fast
ChatGPT’s new image generator is delayed for free users
OpenAI rolls out image generation powered by GPT-4o to ChatGPT
OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus
ChatGPT accused of saying an innocent man murdered his children
What does OpenAI really want from Trump?
The questions ChatGPT shouldn’t answer
OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model
ChatGPT is a terrible, fascinating, and thrilling to-do list app
Mira Murati is launching her OpenAI rival: Thinking Machines Lab
OpenAI is rethinking how AI models handle controversial topics
OpenAI lays out plans for GPT-5
What $200 of ChatGPT is really worth
Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut
I tested ChatGPT’s deep research with the most misunderstood law on the internet
ChatGPT drops its sign-in requirement for search
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought
ChatGPT’s agent can now do deep research for you
OpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT version
Sam Altman’s Stargate is science fiction
DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race
OpenAI and SoftBank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company
Las Vegas police release ChatGPT logs from the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says ‘we know how to build AGI’
You can now call 1-800-CHATGPT
ChatGPT’s AI search engine is rolling out to everyone
Sora’s AI video revolution is still a ways off
Inside the launch — and future — of ChatGPT
iOS 18.2 is rolling out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools
OpenAI has finally released Sora
Microsoft’s AI boss and Sam Altman disagree on what it takes to get to AGI
Sam Altman lowers the bar for AGI
OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas’ include Sora and new reasoning model
ChatGPT’s search results for news are ‘unpredictable’ and frequently inaccurate
Siri’s big ChatGPT upgrade is here — for better and worse
OpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by December
OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company
OpenAI’s for-profit switch could include equity for Sam Altman
OpenAI says Iran tried to influence US elections with ChatGPT
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman again
OpenAI is making ChatGPT cheaper for schools and nonprofits
Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman
OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman
ChatGPT has a Scarlett Johansson problem
ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her
OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users
Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI’s board after investigation into sudden firing
OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model
OpenAI says there’s only a small chance ChatGPT will help create bioweapons
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is still chasing billions to build AI chips
ChatGPT is winning the future — but what future is that?
Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI
Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO
Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
Jony Ive is reportedly developing an AI gadget with OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Sam Altman sells superintelligent sunshine as protestors call for AGI pause
As conservatives criticize ‘woke AI,’ here are ChatGPT’s rules for answering culture war queries
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month
ChatGPT proves AI is finally mainstream — and things are only going to get weirder
OpenAI’s new chatbot can explain code and write sitcom scripts but is still easily tricked
