ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, CEO Sam Altman said on Friday.

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It’s unclear what Murati is working on, but Wired has learned that her mysterious AI startup has started hiring engineers and researchers from OpenAI and other AI firms. Murati won’t pivot to a non-AI field after working on ChatGPT, Sora, and other OpenAI products.

OpenAI is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells. When you think of AI’s contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google DeepMind protein-folding program that earned its creator a Nobel Prize last year.

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It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms.

OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model sometimes switches to Chinese and other languages as it reasons through problems, and AI experts don't know exactly why.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has released its "Economic Blueprint" for AI to outcompete China, boost economic prosperity and benefit U.S. education.

The ChatGPT maker argues the incoming Trump administration should make massive government investments in AI, arguing it can bring broad economic prosperity.

OpenAI has published a 'blueprint' for AI economic development and regulation in the U.S. that it argues would ensure the U.S.' technological dominance.

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