OpenAI and Google outdo the mathletes, but not each other

OpenAI and Google outdo the mathletes, but not each other

AI models from OpenAI and Google DeepMind achieved gold-medal scores in the 2025 International Math Olympiad (IMO), one of the world’s oldest and most challenging high school-level math competitions, the companies independently announced in recent days. The results underscore just how fast AI systems are advancing, and yet, how evenly matched Google and OpenAI seem…

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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching a new general purpose AI agent in ChatGPT, which the company says can complete a wide variety of computer-based tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI says the agent can automatically navigate a user’s calendar, generate editable presentations and slideshows, and run code. The tool, called ChatGPT agent, combines several capabilities from OpenAI’s…

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OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and “completely irresponsible” safety culture at xAI, the billion-dollar AI startup owned by Elon Musk. The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances. Last week, the company’s AI chatbot, Grok, spouted antisemitic…

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OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit…

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