OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is in talks to sell $6 billion in shares owned by its current and former employees to investors, in a deal that would value the artificial intelligence company at roughly $500 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

OpenAI has released GPT-5, the latest version of the AI technology behind ChatGPT. This update is being closely watched to see if the frontier of generative AI is advancing or plateauing.

OpenAI chief research scientist Jakub Pachocki said Paul Graham's "Hackers and Painters" inspired him when he was 15.

Artificial intelligence has been one of Trump's top priorities this administration. "Open AI just announced the ChatGPT has over 700 million weekly users, so the amount of commercial adoption is quite astounding," OpenAI's Joseph Larson told Fox Digital ...

In late 2024, former OpenAI researcher Sucha Balaji, who raised ethical concerns about OpenAI’s use of protected content and alleged copyright violations, was found dead in an apparent suicide, intensifying scrutiny of the company’s internal culture and transparency.