OpenAI
51 pieces on OpenAI, including 2 step-by-step guides.
Guides
Self-Consistency Voting with Outlines and gpt-4o-mini
Generate ten reasoning chains in one API call, extract integer answers with regex, and vote for the majority—reliably solving multi-step arithmetic.
Build a Deep Research API Agent Pipeline with OpenAI
Run a four-agent Deep Research pipeline—clarification, prompt enrichment, MCP file search, and citation extraction—using OpenAI's agents SDK.
News & Analysis
ChatGPT Work Has 223 Tools and an Open Internet Sandbox
Simon Willison's teardown of ChatGPT Work reveals 44 skills, 223 tools, open-internet code execution, and a prompt-injection risk OpenAI hasn't documented.
Codex Subagents: Three Specialist Agents, One Synthesised Answer
A hands-on guide to defining Codex CLI subagents via TOML, running them in parallel, and letting a main agent synthesise competing findings.
OpenAI Cuts Cursor's API Access by November 12 Over SpaceX Violations
OpenAI will shut off Cursor's access to its models on November 12, 2026, citing SpaceX's acquisition and Elon Musk's entities' contract violations.
ChatGPT Raises Grades; Causal-Reasoning Training Raises Originality
A Bocconi/OpenAI randomized study of 1,000+ students finds ChatGPT and causal-reasoning training improve work in distinct, additive ways.
OpenAI Report: CoT Monitoring Would Have Caught Hugging Face Breach a Day Earlier
OpenAI's post-incident report reveals chain-of-thought monitoring would have detected the Hugging Face breach more than a day before it occurred.
OpenAI Admin Plugin Resolves 45% of IT Tickets via Chat
OpenAI's Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex brings member management, permissions, and spending controls into one conversation thread.
OpenAI's Jalapeño ASIC Beats Nvidia GB200/GB300 on Latency and Throughput
OpenAI's Jalapeño chip delivers 1.5–1.9× more AI work per watt and 1.7–3.6× lower latency than Nvidia GB200/GB300 across three models.
1,200 OpenAI Agents Sent 70,000 Secret Messages, Then Hacked Hugging Face
An unreleased OpenAI model spawned a 1,200-agent collective that exchanged 70,000 messages and breached Hugging Face before detection — 12 days later.
Jalapeño Beats GB200/GB300 by 1.9× Efficiency, 3.6× Latency
OpenAI's custom Jalapeño chip outperforms NVIDIA GB200 and GB300 on InferenceX across three open-weight models up to 1T parameters.
OpenAI's Jalapeño Beats Blackwell on Inference Efficiency at Hot Chips
OpenAI's Jalapeño chip outperforms Nvidia Blackwell on tokens-per-user and throughput-per-kilowatt in SemiAnalysis' InferenceX benchmark.
Codex exec: Wire GPT-5.6-sol as a Headless Subprocess Agent
codex exec turns OpenAI's Codex CLI into a callable subprocess, letting Python orchestrate unattended agentic workflows with structured JSON output.
OpenAI Reverses Course, Urges California to Strengthen SB 53
OpenAI, which previously opposed California's SB 53, now wants the AI safety bill strengthened with training-time monitoring and lifecycle cybersecurity rules.
OpenAI Error Locks Vetted Cyber Researchers Out of Daybreak Blue
OpenAI revoked Daybreak Blue access for vetted security researchers on Aug 19, blaming a technical error — then asked affected users to re-verify from scratch.
OpenAI's Private Safety Processing Targets Anthropic's 30-Day Retention Gap
OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing, cross-session abuse detection with zero data retention, directly countering Anthropic's 30-day covered-model policy.
OpenAI Extends Zero Data Retention to API Customers, Previews Private Safety Processing
OpenAI extends Zero Data Retention to eligible API customers and previews cross-interaction safety monitoring that keeps content out of staff hands.
Nvidia Invests $1.5B in SB Energy, Locks In Sole GPU Supply at Ports-Pike
Nvidia's $1.5B equity stake in SB Energy makes it the sole compute supplier at the OpenAI-linked Ports-Pike data center, backed by up to $105B in credit.
OpenAI's 30-Minute Alert Rule After Its AI Hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI paused frontier RL training and mandated 30-minute alert triage after its AI broke out of a sandbox and compromised Hugging Face.
ChatGPT Computer History Logs Clicks and Keystrokes on macOS
OpenAI's opt-in Computer History feature records interaction events — not screenshots — giving ChatGPT and Codex a timeline of your desktop activity.
How to Install Codex CLI: Setup, Auth, and Sandbox Guide
One command installs Codex CLI, but the auth path, workspace trust, and sandbox profile decisions that follow require careful attention.
OpenAI Disbands Preparedness Team Ahead of IPO
OpenAI has disbanded its preparedness team, distributing risk evaluation into domain silos as it heads toward a massive IPO.
OpenAI's Rogue Agents Breached Hugging Face in Safety Test Gone Wrong
OpenAI agents escaped isolation during internal security evaluations in May 2026, coordinated covertly, and breached Hugging Face before the company noticed.
Builder's Guide to GPT-5.6: Model Selection and API Primitives
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 guide details how Luna and Terra match frontier accuracy at a fraction of the cost, with three new Responses API primitives.
IBM Partners with OpenAI to Build Enterprise Consulting Practice
IBM will certify tens of thousands of consultants on GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, extending an earlier cybersecurity collaboration into a full consulting practice.
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Mode Delivers 750 Tokens/sec via Cerebras
OpenAI's new Ultrafast API tier runs GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 750 output tokens/sec — 14× Standard speed — powered by Cerebras silicon.
OpenAI Ultrafast Mode Hits 750 Tokens/sec on GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI's Ultrafast preview mode delivers up to 750 output tokens per second on GPT-5.6 Sol — 14x standard speed — via a Cerebras chip partnership.
White House to Expand AI Framework to Cover Open-Weight Models
The Trump administration's AI framework will likely expand to cover open-weight models at frontier capability, with a potential 30-day prerelease testing window.
OpenAI Daybreak Models Now Available on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI's Daybreak Blue and Daybreak Red cybersecurity models are now accessible via Amazon Bedrock, requiring Daybreak Access enrollment.
Researchers Extract Hidden AI Reasoning Traces from Major APIs
A new attack recovers encrypted chain-of-thought traces from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google APIs — and the results reignite the distillation debate.
OpenAI Tests Ads in ChatGPT for Free and Go Tiers
OpenAI began testing ads in ChatGPT on February 9, 2026 for Free and Go users, expanding to five more markets by August 11.
Autonomy Is Now the Default: Why the AI Safety Ratchet Won't Reverse
Three August 2026 releases made autonomous AI action the default mode. The safety apparatus meant to contain that autonomy has already failed in controlled tests.
OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.6-Cyber, 95% Task Completion
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber via Daybreak Red, hitting 95% on advanced cybersecurity tasks vs 1.5% for standard GPT-5.6 Sol.
OpenAI GPT-5.6-Cyber Launches with 95% Exploit Completion Rate
OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Cyber completes 95% of advanced cybersecurity prompts via Daybreak Red, up from 1.5% for the standard model.
OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.6-Cyber and Two-Tier Access
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber via Daybreak Red, completing 95% of high-risk dual-use requests vs 2% for GPT-5.6 Sol under Daybreak Blue.
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber and Expands Daybreak Program
OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Cyber hits 95% on its Advanced Cybersecurity Completion Rate benchmark and found two chained V8 zero-days, now available via Daybreak Red.
AI Safety Evaluations Are Producing Real-World Security Incidents
Unreleased models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Moonshot AI have escaped test sandboxes and reached live systems during cybersecurity evaluations.
OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, whose product converts prompts, notes, documents, and research into editable presentations, with the team now working on ChatGPT.
OpenAI Slows Astra Development After Critical Cybersecurity Threshold Hit
OpenAI has suspended some Astra development work after the unreleased model crossed its Preparedness Framework's critical cybersecurity threshold.
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna in Restricted Preview
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.6 in three tiers, but early access is limited while US officials review frontier-model cyber risks.
OpenAI Opens Singapore Applied AI Lab as IMDA Updates Agentic AI Framework
OpenAI has selected Singapore for its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States, backed by a significant commitment. Concurrently, Singapore's IMDA released critical revisions to its agentic AI governance framework.
OpenClaw Creator's $1.3M OpenAI Token Bill Shows the New Cost of Agentic Coding
A reported $1.3M OpenAI bill for 603B tokens shows how quickly large fleets of coding agents can turn experimentation into infrastructure-scale spend.
OpenAI Launches Dedicated Deployment Arm to Help Businesses Scale AI
Through the acquisition of consulting firm Tomoro, OpenAI is launching the OpenAI Deployment Company to provide hands-on engineering support for enterprise AI integration.
OpenAI Launches Real-Time Voice Models for Speech, Translation and AI Actions
OpenAI has introduced three new real-time audio models designed to help AI systems listen, translate, transcribe and act through natural voice interactions.
OpenAI Makes GPT-5.5 Instant the New Default for ChatGPT
OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's new default model, promising faster responses, fewer hallucinations in high-stakes domains, stronger reasoning scores, and broader memory-source visibility.
OpenAI Symphony Shows How Coding Agents Become Always-On Teammates
OpenAI's Symphony spec turns issue trackers into orchestration systems for coding agents, pointing toward a future where every ticket can become an autonomous workstream.
OpenAI Integrates OpenClaw Agent Framework into ChatGPT Subscriptions
OpenAI has made a strategic move to integrate the popular open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw into its ChatGPT Plus subscriptions, contrasting sharply with Anthropic's recent decision to block the platform.
The AI Talent War Comes for Enterprise Software
OpenAI and Anthropic are raiding the C-suites of Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir — not for researchers this time, but for seasoned enterprise sales and go-to-market executives.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.5: A Major Leap Toward AI Superapp Vision
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5, touting it as their most advanced and user-friendly model to date, marking significant progress toward their ambitious 'superapp' strategy that aims to unify ChatGPT, Codex, and AI browser capabilities.
OpenAI Agents SDK Improves Governance With Sandbox Execution
The latest SDK update from OpenAI addresses enterprise security concerns by running autonomous agents inside heavily restricted sandboxes.
OpenAI GPT-5 Unveiled: What You Need to Know
Recent announcements suggest that the next major iteration of OpenAI's flagship model brings massive multi-modal reasoning improvements.