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OpenAI and partners use thousands of AI agents to map mouse brain data in 32 minutes
News Oct 22, 2026

OpenAI and partners use thousands of AI agents to map mouse brain data in 32 minutes

OpenAI, PerturbAI, and Scripps Research deployed nearly 2,000 GPT-Rosalind agents to analyze an 8-million-cell mouse brain CRISPR atlas. The distributed approach completed in 32 minutes work estimated to take humans months to a year, identifying unexpected differences between Tsc1 and Tsc2 gene effects in the cerebellum and a potential cholesterol-related mechanism in Perry syndrome. The reasoning atlas is publicly available for researchers.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
OpenAI releases new mathematical results from internal frontier model
News Oct 7, 2026

OpenAI releases new mathematical results from internal frontier model

OpenAI announces a broad release of new mathematical results generated by an internal frontier model, publishing findings in a GitHub repository with formal Lean proof verification.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
OpenAI says its new AI model can now do more of your work
News Sep 4, 2026

OpenAI says its new AI model can now do more of your work

The company reports large gains on tests of computer use, coding, science, and cyber defense, and is opening the model first to a limited group of users.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
OpenAI Restricts Astra's Cyber Tools After Critical Risk Designation
Mindbytes Sep 2, 2026

OpenAI Restricts Astra's Cyber Tools After Critical Risk Designation

OpenAI's Astra is the first model to cross its "Critical" cybersecurity threshold. It found two zero‑days autonomously. Advanced cyber features will be limited to testers.

Linsey Smith 2 min read
OpenAI launches Sora, its generative AI for video
News Dec 10, 2024

OpenAI launches Sora, its generative AI for video

OpenAI is rolling out Sora at sora.com⁠. Sora is a generative AI for video that can make real-looking videos from text.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
The AI Cold War Goes Corporate: Trade Bans, Lawsuits, and the Battle for Talent
News Jul 13, 2026

The AI Cold War Goes Corporate: Trade Bans, Lawsuits, and the Battle for Talent

Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI marks a dramatic escalation in the AI race, exposing fierce battles over talent, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence leadership.

Hruy Tsegaye 3 min read
OpenAI's Gambit: ChatGPT Work Arrives as Market Share Erodes
News Jul 10, 2026

OpenAI's Gambit: ChatGPT Work Arrives as Market Share Erodes

OpenAI's ChatGPT Work targets enterprise AI with GPT-5.6, lower pricing, and autonomous workflows. Can it slow Anthropic's rise and reclaim business AI leadership?

Hruy Tsegaye 3 min read
OpenAI's new model o3 smashes AGI benchmarks, is one of the 200 best coders in the world
News Dec 23, 2024

OpenAI's new model o3 smashes AGI benchmarks, is one of the 200 best coders in the world

Conor O'Higgins 2 min read
OpenAI Denies Elon Musk’s Claims Amid Legal Dispute Over For-Profit Shift
News Apr 10, 2025

OpenAI Denies Elon Musk’s Claims Amid Legal Dispute Over For-Profit Shift

OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of sabotage, calling his $97B takeover bid a sham. The courtroom clash could redefine power dynamics in AI.

gizmo guru 1 min read
OpenAI launches GPT-5
News Aug 8, 2025

OpenAI launches GPT-5

The latest AI model from OpenAI provides smarter and more useful responses across many areas, including math, science, and coding.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read