Sam Altman

What is the new ChatGPT Agent that can ‘control’ your computer?

ChatGPT Agent is OpenAI’s latest Artificial Intelligence tool. The tech firm helmed by Sam Altman claims that ChatGPT Agent goes far beyond being a mere chatbot and uses its own virtual computer to ‘think’ and ‘act’. ChatGPT Agent became available on Thursday (July 17) for subscribers of OpenAI’s Pro, Plus, and Team plans. Here’s what we know about it

What's going on at Sun Valley, the 'summer camp for billionaires'?

Sun Valley 2025 is drawing executives from Apple, Netflix, Microsoft, Meta, Disney, OpenAI and more, including big names such as Sam Altman, Bob Iger, Tim Cook, and David Zaslav. AI talent wars are expected to dominate discussions, while companies like Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast will reportedly explore structural breakups as the Paramount-Skydance deal looms

Amid Meta moves, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it’s shutting down operations for a week

OpenAI has decided to shut down next week, although executive-level employees will still be working. The decision to give employees the week off follows Meta's all-out effort to poach talent from OpenAI

Sam Altman says Meta is trying to poach OpenAI's employee with $100 million bonuses

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in January that the firm planned to invest at least $60 billion in AI this year, with ambitions to lead in the technology

ChatGPT: Musk wins first battle, but can Altman win the AI war

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will go to trial in March 2026, as set by a federal court. The case centers on Musk’s claim that OpenAI breached its nonprofit mission by moving toward a for-profit model.

Saying ‘please’, ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT? How your polite chats are costing OpenAI millions

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, has revealed that polite expressions like ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ are costing the firm tens of millions of dollars. While it may sound amusing, there is a technical reason behind the hefty expense. Each polite message initiates a new response from the AI, and generating these replies in real time relies on high-powered computing systems that use massive amounts of electricity

‘Main character? He’s the whole storyline’: Sam Altman shares MyGovIndia’s Studio Ghibli strokes on PM Modi

Last week, MyGovIndia's X account hopped on to the trend and used ChatGPT to transform PM Modi's pictures into the world-famous Ghibli style. The pictures featured US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron

Sam Altman teases new creative writing model, says ‘first time struck by something written by AI’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that a new artificial intelligence (AI) model focussed on creative works is in the offing

Elon Musk fails to stop OpenAI’s transition to for-profit business as US Judge says no to injunction

Musk had argued that OpenAI’s co-founders, including Altman, misled him into funding the startup under the pretense that it would remain a nonprofit. The judge, however, said he failed to demonstrate that an injunction against OpenAI was necessary

OpenAI board unanimously rejects Musk-led group's $97.4bn offer, says company 'is not for sale'

The OpenAI board has unanimously rejected an offer of $97.4 billion from a consortium led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The board made it clear that the company 'is not for sale'