Vol. I · No. 99MON, JUL 27, 2026
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Image 2.0 infographics are nuts

Reddit user showcases OpenAI's image generation capabilities via an infographic prompt about meme history.

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just shut up and trust us

Reddit post expressing skepticism about OpenAI's communication transparency; lacks substantive technical or policy detail.

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Our Principles

OpenAI publishes five guiding principles for AGI development under Sam Altman's leadership, emphasizing broad humanity benefit.

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OpenAI model releases over time

Reddit thread listing OpenAI's historical model releases without new analysis or announcement.

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Quoting Romain Huet

OpenAI unified Codex into main model at GPT-5.4; GPT-5.5 shows gains in agentic coding and computer use, no separate Codex variant planned.

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Stop pretending it's a democracy

Reddit post expressing frustration with OpenAI governance; lacks substantive technical or business content.

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GPT-5.5 prompting guide

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 prompting guide with techniques for multi-step tasks, including sending early user-visible updates to improve perceived responsiveness.

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Image 2.0 cooked here

Reddit speculation about unreleased OpenAI image generation model; no official announcement or evidence.

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GPT-5.5's SimpeBench scores are out

Reddit post claiming GPT-5.5 SimpleBench scores released; unverified claim lacking official OpenAI confirmation or substantive detail.

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Modeling an AI jobs transition

OpenAI framework models 921 occupations across 148M U.S. jobs to assess automation risk, reorganization, and growth impact.

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llm 0.31

llm CLI tool v0.31 adds GPT-5.5 support, verbosity control, and image detail settings for OpenAI models.

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OpenAI/Anthropic Hiring Trends

OpenAI and Anthropic job listings show unexpectedly high go-to-market hiring relative to engineering and research roles.

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court showdown will dish the dirt

Might as well jump, as the poet David Lee Roth once said. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI, and then flounced off in a huff when he wasn't anointed CEO, leaving Sam Altman as the last power-hungry man standing. Now, Musk is back with a lawsuit, and a trial is scheduled to start in Oakland, California, on April 27th. Theoretically, it's a legal case about whether OpenAI defrauded Musk. But that's not really what we're all doing here. This is about mess. Over the past couple of years, Musk's legal theories for punishing OpenAI have run the gamut from breach of contr...

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China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals

Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prior models, especially in coding, a capability that has become central to AI agents and helped drive the success of tools like ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code. The release is also a milestone for China's chip industry, with DeepSeek explicitly highlighting compatibility with domestic Huawei technology....

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Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax

Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic's AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported connecting numerous work-related apps to Claude, like Microsoft apps, but this expansion focuses on personal apps like Audible, Spotify, Uber, AllTrails, TripAdvisor, Instacart, TurboTax, and others. Some of these apps, such as Spotify, already have similar connectors in OpenAI's ChatGPT. Once an app is connected, Claude will suggest relevant connected apps directly in your conversations, like using AllTrails for hike recommendations. A...

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Open AI got to AGI first!

Reddit user speculates OpenAI reached AGI and will outpace Anthropic; compares Codex and Claude Code features.

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GPT-5.5 API Pricing. Twice as expensive as GPT-5.4

https://preview.redd.it/yvcpzespmzwg1.png?width=2472&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d27a2bda79156cf686bff5e14cc75319f98b43a Twice as expensive as the previous same tier model is pretty wild.More expensive than Opus 4.7 as well. [https://openai.com/api/pricing/](https://openai.com/api/pricing/)

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