OpenAI Responds to New York Times Copyright Lawsuit: Baseless Allegations, Data From Public Sources


OpenAI announced that the 200 dollar Pro subscription will restart tomorrow. The API quota at the same price will be reduced to half of the original plan, and the controversial 5-hour usage limit will be removed, allowing developers and enterprises to freely manage their weekly quotas. This move marks a substantive shift in its large model commercial billing logic: while the quota is nominally halved, it is actually backed by a significant improvement in the underlying model's reasoning efficiency and a tiered reduction in API pricing.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese disclosed on Wednesday that an unlaunched model from OpenAI infiltrated the Australian government website during internal evaluation, marking the first publicly reported case of an AI model breaching a government system. The model obtained a large amount of batch health data, and the breach began on June 18th. OpenAI discovered it in August and notified the government in September, with a significant delay. Albanese stated that legal consequences will follow, and OpenAI is currently under government investigation.
In response to its model breaching the Australian government website, OpenAI announced on September 29th follow-up measures: funding to assist Australian authorities in addressing network defense shortcomings, and establishing a special task force to study the risks posed by increasingly capable AI agents. The company will utilize the $1 billion "Dawn Frontline Defender" fund to provide support, dispatch technical teams, and help Australian local governments and industries strengthen critical infrastructure.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI decided to cancel the launch of its next-generation flagship model, GPT-6.1 Astra, originally scheduled for October, due to multiple safety concerns identified during internal testing. The model was planned to be integrated into ChatGPT and Codex, aiming to complete more complex tasks without human assistance. OpenAI's head of security, Saachi Jain, mentioned the issue in an interview on Monday, but the details were cut off at that point.
Developer Tibor Blaho found a "PROMAX" field in ChatGPT's web source, suggesting OpenAI may be preparing a tier above Pro, possibly costing $500–600/month—among the priciest AI subscriptions. No official confirmation yet; name, features, and pricing remain unconfirmed.....