Sam Altman unveils "dots," OpenAI's new AI personal agent

OpenAI says its new agent can schedule meetings, make travel arrangements, debug computer systems and handle other workplace tasks.

• Sep 29

Why are workers at leading AI companies calling for a slowdown in AI development?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other AI leaders say they support pacing the rapid advancement of AI's capabilities.

• Jul 29

Jury unanimously dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI

California jury dismissed all charges, finding that Musk missed the three-year statute of limitations to file suit.

• May 18

Suspect in Molotov cocktail attack at OpenAI CEO's house charged with attempted murder

The 20-year-old suspect is accused of traveling from Spring, Texas, to San Francisco to target OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and carry out the attack.

• Apr 13

Time magazine reveals its 2025 Person of the Year

Time magazine named "the architects of AI" its 2025 Person of the Year on Thursday, calling out tech industry leaders behind the rise in artificial intelligence.

• Dec 11, 2025

OpenAI unveils GPT‑5, its latest version of the AI-powered chatbot

OpenAI executives say GPT‑5​ is more accurate than its predecessor and excels at coding.

• Aug 8, 2025

Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning Orb wants to verify you're human

Altman's World venture wants to convince people to scan their eyeballs to prove they're human amidst a proliferation of AIs and bots.

• May 2, 2025

OpenAI says Sam Altman returning as CEO days after board sacked him

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman says he's looking forward to returning to the company, with the support of Microsoft's CEO, to build the 2 companies' "strong partnership."

• Nov 22, 2023

Microsoft hires Sam Altman 3 days after OpenAI fired him as CEO

Altman landed at Microsoft, the biggest investor in OpenAI, as former Twitch leader Emmett Shear was named OpenAI's new chief executive.

• Nov 20, 2023