OpenAI's chief scientist just published a warning about bioweapons and grid attacks caused by the very technology his employer shipped this week, and the sharpest question it raises is what that contradiction means for the company funding the entire buildout.
If you've ever found yourself wishing that ChatGPT was a little bit quicker on the uptake, OpenAI seems to be answering your prayers.
Earlier today, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized model designed to perform advanced vulnerability research and exploit development for approved defenders — including categories of work that its general-purpose models will often refuse. GPT-5.6-Cyber is a fine-tuned version of OpenAI's most advanced general model, GPT-5.6 Sol, unveiled back in June, but trained specifically to improve performance on advanced cybersecurity tasks, including finding zero-day vulnerabilities and developing exploit chains.
Prediction market traders have all but abandoned the idea that OpenAI will release GPT-6 this month, shifting their money instead towards a launch late in the year. Contracts on Polymarket, where users bet real money on future events, now price the chance of a public GPT-6 release by 7 August at under 1%.
ChatGPT just launched a new voice model, and above all else, its conversations are meant to feel natural. Seriously—the word natural appears no less than 13 times in OpenAI's announcement of GPT-Live.
The artificial intelligence (AI) sector experienced an important shift this week, as OpenAI released its highly anticipated GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, and Luna) alongside its brand-new enterprise application, ChatGPT Work. The rollout followed a rigorous 12-day White House security review, representing the first time that a U.S.
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft was replacing some of OpenAI's software with its own in-house models in an effort to cut costs. Those in-house models, known as MAI, were increasingly being used to power apps like Word and Excel, the outlet noted.
OpenAI unveiled its newest family of models on Thursday, introducing a new set of heavyweight programs into an increasingly crowded field of AI offerings.
OpenAI said it will publicly release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models. The company announced the models in June, but agreed to limit the rollout to a "small group of trusted partners" at the request of the U.S. government.
OpenAI secures U.S. regulatory green light for GPT-5.6 rollout, Axios report says
The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a broad launch of OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 model, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
OpenAI said Friday it is rolling out three new AI models in the company's GPT-5.6 series on Friday—but the advanced technology is only available to select “trusted partners” at the request of the U.S. government ahead of a larger rollout in the coming weeks.