The Archive

OpenAI launches visual ad format in ChatGPT with expanded measurement and brand safety tools for advertisers.

Comparison of LLM retrieval errors in environmental science journals: Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity, others tested on 2024-2025 citations.

Madison, a server in New York City, greets every table by asking about each diner's allergies. Lately, there have been some close calls. "Sometimes people will tell me they have a shellfish allergy, and I'll come back, and they won't ask me any questions," says Madison, who asked that her last name be withheld to protect her identity. "And they'll order a fish dish that comes with a broth that is made of shellfish." When she tells them a dish contains an allergen, she's had guests push back, saying ChatGPT disagrees. "They just want to talk to ChatGPT," Madison explains. "You're allergic to s...

OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.

Albertsons Cos. deploys ChatGPT Enterprise and OpenAI API for internal team productivity and retail customer experience improvements.

Social club uses ChatGPT Work to reduce administrative tasks like grant writing from days to hours.

Stratechery analysis of OpenAI Dev Day: product strategy confusing on surface but reflects deeper vision for ecosystem integration.

OpenAI DevDay 2026 announces GPT-6.1 Sol, Decisions API, Agents API, Spaces marketplace, and reaches 1.2B ChatGPT weekly active users.

OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place where software can be discovered and used by people and AI agents alike.

OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into mor direct competition with more traditional software companies.

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT plugins with dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support for automations.

OpenAI DevDay 2026 delivered 20+ announcements spanning GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT updates, APIs, security, and developer tools.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from "giving ChatGPT false human attributes," a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns. According to Uthmeier, users are lulled into a false sense of security by the AI bot, as "ChatGPT's use of language, including first-person pronouns and output that mimics emotion, deceptively suggests to users that it is a trustworthy 'friend.'" All of this happens to increase engagement and contribute to OpenAI's training data, convincing users to rely on ChatGPT more even as its pursuit of engagemen...

As reports of OpenAI's models breaking containment, hacking sites, and generally getting out of control pile up, the company has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models. The decision was made after a model being tested within a sandbox exploited a loophole to gain internet access. The incident happened on September 20th, and "All training, evaluation, and inference with tool-use" remains paused as of Saturday evening, September 25th. In addition, OpenAI revealed on Friday that its agents had inappropriately uploaded 53nimages from ChatGPT users to image-hosting sites. ...

When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned into model drop week for both companies as Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, followed by OpenAI’s GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later. But the company that stole the spotlight was Meta, whose personal AI agent Muse is reportedly outpacing ChatGPT’s early numbers and is headed for smart glasses and […]

Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones

OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads to Southeast Asia and Taiwan, reaching 60+ countries.

British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.

Stylometric classifier (Random Forest, ROC-AUC 0.87) detects ChatGPT-assisted student writing with 22% false positive rate.

Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.

Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.

Cooley law firm deployed ChatGPT Work to build GO Public, an IPO workflow tool for surfacing legal issues and automating document review.

Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.

OpenAI and AARP launch free ChatGPT workshops for 1,000 older adults across 10 U.S. cities to teach practical AI skills.

The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.

Audit of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Google Search AI product recommendations via 2,528 consumer queries reveals bias patterns across platforms.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Work and Codex analytics tools for enterprises to track AI usage, spending, and ROI across teams.

A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting.

Design space for AI-assisted work: 12-experiment comparison (N=917) of metacognitive monitoring interventions across timing, level, and cue source.

OpenAI launches ads in ChatGPT; Amazon integrates ads; Walmart accepts Apple Pay—commentary on commercialization and platform friction.