OpenAI's Billion-Dollar Poaching of Google AI Researchers Sparks Talent War


Court documents reveal Elon Musk donated about $38M to OpenAI in its early stages, significantly less than publicly claimed, including quarterly payments and rent expenses.....
The daily operating cost of OpenAI's Sora video generation app reaches 15 million dollars, and the annual expenditure could exceed 5 billion dollars. Within a month of launch, the download count exceeded 4 million, with millions of short videos produced daily. However, high traffic comes with massive losses, exposing a financial sustainability crisis, requiring urgent strategic adjustments. The viral spread conceals the essence of false prosperity.
German court ruled OpenAI's unauthorized use of copyrighted lyrics for AI training infringes rights, requiring compensation. Decision reinforces that protected content cannot be used without permission, potentially reshaping EU AI data laws.....
SoftBank signs revised agreement with OpenAI to invest up to $22.5B in future financing, primarily for OpenAI Global's $40B funding round, expanding AI investments.....
OpenAI anonymously launched 'Polaris Alpha' on OpenRouter, suspected to be GPT-5.1, with 256K context and knowledge up to Oct 2024, intensifying competition amid rivals like Gemini 3 and Claude 4.5.....