OpenAI unveiled a rebrand of its AI agent products under the name 'Dots' at its annual developer event, even as safety concerns pushed back the release of its next major model.
At OpenAI's DevDay 2026, the company signaled it would slow its development pace if safety concerns required it, as CEO Sam Altman delivered the event's keynote.
The developer conference featured Sam Altman's keynote alongside a wave of new product announcements.
Canberra has voiced serious concern to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after the company reportedly took three months to disclose the breach.
The United States has declined calls from AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face for global standards on AI risk evaluation, according to the BBC.
Australia’s prime minister said it took OpenAI too long to inform his government about the breach, though no personal data appeared to be accessed.
Executives warned that increasingly autonomous AI systems could outpace human oversight, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman urging ‘extreme care.’
The leader of the company behind ChatGPT will participate on September 23 in New York in a meeting organized at France's initiative, amid growing concerns about artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman and other technology executives say safety incentives exist within AI firms, even as concerns grow over the technology's risks to humanity, according to BBC Business.
The rare show of unity followed safety warnings from Anthropic's Dario Amodei and AI researchers, according to The Guardian.
The US president called critics urging caution 'negative' forces, shortly after OpenAI's CEO announced the company would not go public this year, according to France 24.
The OpenAI chief executive indicated that concerns about artificial intelligence safety made an initial public offering unsuitable for the company next year.
OpenAI's CEO ruled out an IPO next year during a Fortune interview that also touched on AI safety and a recent security incident.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune that an initial public offering next year would be premature given ongoing safety debates and regulatory scrutiny surrounding artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman says an IPO this year would be 'ill-advised,' even as the AI firm has reportedly filed confidentially for a public listing.