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OpenAI has spent three years turning a research lab into a platform company. The models still make the headlines, but the more consequential story is distribution: whoever owns the default interface to intelligence owns the relationship with the user.

Recent coverage

• OpenAI, Anthropic Want To Pace Frontier AI. But Who Sets The Rules? (2026-09-17)
• King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI (2026-09-17)
• What AI leaders and world governments have to say about 'AI doom' fears (2026-09-17)
• OpenAI flags new concerning AI behaviour, to track model misalignment regularly (2026-09-17)
• OpenAI publishes six cases of model misbehaviour, commits to systematic reporting — The company moves toward formal transparency on safety incidents, though none of the disclosed cases caused material harm. (2026-09-17)
• Anthropic and OpenAI to embed independent safety evaluators in their labs — Companies seek outside oversight to manage risks, but researchers doubt independence without regulatory teeth. (2026-09-16)
• Google lets third-party AI agents control smart home devices — The Model Context Protocol standardises how external agents interact with connected home systems. (2026-09-16)
• OpenAI and AARP offer free ChatGPT workshops to 1,000 older adults across 10 US cities — Reaching seniors with practical AI skills signals consumer adoption beyond tech-native demographics. (2026-09-16)
• OpenAI launches AI-powered advertising tools and Sponsored Agents — OpenAI is building agent-based commerce infrastructure for enterprises, extending its reach beyond conversation. (2026-09-16)
• OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind executives publicly back AI regulation — Industry leaders who profit most from AI are suddenly unified on the need for oversight. (2026-09-16)
• How to connect AI usage to business value (2026-09-16)
• OpenAI research shows workers adopting AI beyond traditional roles — Economic data suggests AI adoption is expanding how people work, not just automating existing tasks. (2026-09-16)
• Sam Altman uses Hugging Face hack to promote OpenAI's cyber-defence solutions — OpenAI's CEO weaponised a security breach to sell enterprise customers on AI-powered defence tools. (2026-09-16)
• EU chief von der Leyen to unveil curbs on social media and AI for under-15s — Europe tightens restrictions on tech access for minors ahead of frontier-model proliferation. (2026-09-16)
• OpenAI weighs fundraise at $1.2 trillion valuation ahead of IPO — A public listing timeline will determine whether OpenAI pursues fresh capital at a valuation that rivals some nations' GDP. (2026-09-16)
• Jensen Huang, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei advocate for AI safety and measured development — Three of AI's most influential leaders are urging the industry to prioritise safety and transparency over velocity. (2026-09-16)
• Meta enables AI agents to automate WhatsApp Business configuration — Developers can now delegate tedious setup work to coding agents, reducing friction in the business platform adoption cycle. (2026-09-15)
• TechCrunch maps failed AI projects and delayed product launches — Industry appetite for rapid scaling has left a trail of abandoned or underperforming initiatives. (2026-09-15)
• OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind in AI safety talks — The labs' coordination signals industry recognition that safety standards may need to precede regulatory intervention. (2026-09-15)
• Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students — Major US school districts are pausing student AI use, while tech firms negotiate safety pacts with unions. (2026-09-15)
• OpenAI buys Glass Imaging, a smartphone camera maker, for $300 million — OpenAI expands into hardware by acquiring imaging expertise from former Apple engineers. (2026-09-14)
• OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind leaders agree to decelerate AI development — A public safety stance that may also serve competitive interests, drawing scrutiny from observers. (2026-09-14)
• Musk targets OpenAI in antitrust suit as Apple reaches settlement — Elon Musk has negotiated Apple's exit from his broader antitrust complaint, narrowing his legal battle to OpenAI alone. (2026-09-14)
• Trump rejects tech leaders' calls for AI oversight and safety guardrails — The president-elect frames industry requests for regulation as a conspiracy, deepening the divide over AI governance. (2026-09-14)
• Fyxer launches AI executive assistant using OpenAI models — A startup demonstrates that users will trust AI to handle email and calendar when the system learns their voice and habits. (2026-09-14)
• Altman and Amodei urge AI regulation as Trump administration resists — Silicon Valley's safety concerns are colliding with the White House's hands-off stance on AI development. (2026-09-14)
• Sam Altman urges regulation to manage frontier AI risks — OpenAI's leader says competitive pressure cannot justify recklessness in AI development. (2026-09-14)
• NITI Aayog's Ghosh says AI agents warrant governance, not doom-saying — India's policy establishment resists hysteria, frames frontier AI risks as solvable through regulation and human capability. (2026-09-14)
• China state newspaper attacks Anthropic's calls to slow AI development — Beijing frames frontier AI safety advocacy as geopolitical competition rather than genuine risk mitigation. (2026-09-14)
• SoftBank shares fall 13% amid AI safety warnings from executives — Market concern over AI risk rhetoric outweighs the company's $16.5 billion in announced funding and deals. (2026-09-14)