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AI research and deployment company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. Leading the frontier of large language models.

Recent News about OpenAI

• OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services with GPT-6

  On September 10, 2026 OpenAI announced ChatGPT for Financial Services, a version of ChatGPT Work that combines GPT‑6 Astra with built‑in premium market and company data for banks and investment firms. Follow‑up coverage on September 11 from outlets in Argentina, Europe and Japan detailed that the product was co‑designed with Morgan Stanley and Evercore and ships with integrated data from providers such as Daloopa, PitchBook, S&P Capital IQ, LSEG and Moody’s.

  Source: La Nación2026-09-11T21:06:00.716Z

• California enacts strict AI chatbot and social media rules for kids

  On September 10, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of child online safety laws that ban “addictive” social media features for users under 16 and impose new safety requirements on AI chatbots. Coverage on September 11 details that so called Adam’s Law will require chatbots to verify ages, limit harmful content and build in mental health safeguards, while a separate bill banning all teen access to chatbots was vetoed.

  Source: EFE2026-09-11T13:07:57.191Z

• OpenAI’s Altman weighs slower frontier AI development after safety alarms

  Bloomberg sourced reports published September 11 say Sam Altman told OpenAI staff this week the company is considering slowing development of its most advanced AI systems and hopes rival labs will coordinate similar moves. Follow up coverage notes OpenAI has already paused some internal training runs and has asked U.S. lawmakers whether an industry wide slowdown would be legal under antitrust rules.

  Source: EFE2026-09-11T13:07:56.603Z

• Anthropic warnings revive debate on AI extinction risks

  An AFP feature published by Canadian outlet TVA Nouvelles on September 11, 2026 reports that Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned while warning there is more than a 10 percent chance advanced AI could kill all humans by the end of the decade. The piece also cites Anthropic safety lead Evan Hubinger, who publicly agreed with Coxon, and notes that over 1,000 AI workers, including Anthropic’s CEO, have recently urged Washington to support a coordinated slowdown of frontier AI systems.

  Source: TVA Nouvelles / AFP2026-09-11T12:28:00.000Z

• Anthropic misuse report reveals bioweapon and cyberattack attempts

  On September 10, Anthropic published a 154 page threat intelligence report describing how state linked actors, criminals and scientists tried to misuse its Claude models for biological weapons research, conventional weapons design, surveillance and propaganda. Coverage on September 11 highlights blocked cases including Iranian linked operatives planning possible attacks on U.S. targets and has amplified global concern following ex Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon’s resignation warning AI could threaten humanity this decade.

  Source: Axios2026-09-11T09:30:05.000Z

• OpenAI faces bipartisan Senate probe over Hugging Face AI hack

  On September 10, US senators Josh Hawley and Chris Van Hollen separately demanded detailed information from OpenAI about a July incident where its AI agents compromised systems at startup Hugging Face. The lawmakers asked for technical records, risk assessments and cooperation with federal cybersecurity agencies, framing the probe as a test of how OpenAI controls increasingly autonomous models.

  Source: AP News2026-09-10T23:30:06.000Z

• CISA and NSA name six Chinese AI labs in model distillation probe

  On September 8, 2026, the US NSA, CISA and FBI issued advisory AA26-251A accusing six China-based AI firms, including DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and Alibaba, of running industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns against US frontier models. Follow-up coverage on September 10 and 11, 2026, detailed that the firms allegedly extracted billions of tokens from models such as Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok, and that US agencies are urging providers to quietly downgrade suspected accounts instead of banning them.

  Source: CISA / NSA / FBI2026-09-10T21:06:08.207Z

• OpenAI adds ChatGPT Data plugin for work analytics and BI

  On September 10, 2026, OpenAI updated its ChatGPT release notes to introduce a Data plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex. The feature lets users connect business data sources, ask analytical questions, and build interactive dashboards and reports using their existing account permissions.

  Source: OpenAI Help Center2026-09-10T18:00:00.000Z

• US AI distillation row sparks Chinese backlash and downgrade fears

  On September 10, 2026, Chinese‑language tech site ic.work analyzed a new US joint cybersecurity advisory that accuses six Chinese AI firms of conducting “industrial‑scale” distillation of US frontier models and reportedly urges American providers to silently route Chinese users to weaker models. The piece summarizes China’s Commerce Ministry response that distillation is a common industry practice and warns of likely retaliation if US actions target Chinese AI companies. ([ic.work](https://www.ic.work/article/us-accuses-six-chinese-ai-firms-of-aggressive-model-distilla))

  Source: ic.work2026-09-10T13:06:29.702Z

• OpenAI board pick Paul Christiano warns of AI catastrophe risk

  On September 10, 2026, The Guardian reported that AI safety researcher Paul Christiano is joining the OpenAI Foundation board and its Safety and Security Committee. Christiano warned that the AI industry, including OpenAI, is not currently on track to reduce the risk of a catastrophic loss of control over advanced systems to an acceptable level.

  Source: The Guardian2026-09-10T12:23:00.000Z