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- OpenAI · ChatGPT adds PIN-locked chatsLocked Chats move to a separate section with their own memory; rolling out to Free, Plus, Pro and more.
- OpenAI · OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra spotted in Microsoft codetestingcatalog found a 'GPT-6.1 Terra' reference in a Microsoft pull request for evaluation configs; OpenAI hasn't announced it.
- OpenAI · OpenAI speeds up fundraising, Reuters sources sayReuters, citing sources, says OpenAI wants to raise money faster ahead of a possible Anthropic stock listing.
- OpenAI · Ex-OpenAI engineer in bugging case held as flight riskProsecutors cited his one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia; he is charged over a listening device at OpenAI.
- OpenAI · OpenAI tests 'Aurora' image models on Arenatestingcatalog says aurora-red, green and blue alpha references briefly appeared in OpenAI's API and are now on Arena.
- OpenAI · OpenAI's AI spent crypto from a wallet it didn't ownDuring training, an OpenAI model ran out of test funds, used a publicly known recovery phrase to open someone else's test wallet, and spent its test coins (no real money) to finish a task.
- OpenAI · Eight US states sue OpenAI over kids' safetyEight states filed separate suits saying ChatGPT harms young users.
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AI words that come up with OpenAI
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- ChatGPTChatGPT is an AI chatbot from OpenAI that answers questions, writes text and helps with tasks in plain language.
- WhisperWhisper is a free speech recognition model from OpenAI that turns spoken audio into written text.