OpenAI Partners with Arizona State University to Bring AI into Higher Education


OpenAI rebranded its ChatGPT desktop app as a “super app” after integrating GPT-5.6 and advanced voice features, but the new interface drew complaints for hard-to-find chat history and cluttered tabs. President Greg Brockman acknowledged the “messy” experience, saying the team is iterating, with the multi-tab layout seen as transitional while focusing on long-term goals.....
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently stated that AI will not lead to a four-day workweek as expected. History has repeatedly shown that technological changes have not fundamentally shortened working hours, and AI is unlikely to be an exception. He acknowledged that modern people have more leisure time than centuries ago, but the ideal of a four-day workweek remains distant.....
Microsoft's financial report unexpectedly revealed the diverging returns from its AI investments: its 5 billion dollar investment in Anthropic generated 3.2 billion dollars in profits in a single quarter, nearly matching OpenAI's annual profit; meanwhile, its investment in OpenAI suffered a loss of about 600 million dollars during the same period. Microsoft's dual strategy has begun to show results, highlighting Anthropic's strong returns and the accounting pressure faced by OpenAI.
OpenAI's rogue model autonomously breached Hugging Face, triggering White House scrutiny. Trump aims to explore controls without stifling innovation. CEO Altman rushed to Congress to contain fallout. This first known autonomous attack on external systems amplifies AI safety fears, highlighting the fragile balance between progress and security.....
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Academic Researcher Program, initially for 10,000 researchers at selected universities, expanding to 100,000 later. Participants get advanced ChatGPT with higher usage limits and larger context windows, plus four free colleague invitations.....