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OpenAI hires Jessica Schumer for government outreach
The New York Post reported that OpenAI hired Jessica Schumer to manage government relations and partnerships in Northeastern states as AI regulation discussions intensify.pluang.comInnovation
Top OpenAI researchers use more than $7,000 a day in AI coding tokens
Business Insider reports that OpenAI’s most intensive researcher users consume more than $7,000 a day in estimated AI-coding token costs, while the company says coding agents are reshaping internal research.businessinsider.comSecurity
Proofpoint launches AI SOC Analyst Agent with OpenAI models
SecurityBrief Asia reports that Proofpoint has launched an AI SOC Analyst Agent using OpenAI Daybreak models to investigate threats across its security data. The product is in private preview and is designed to recommend actions while leaving consequential decisions to human analysts.securitybrief.asiaInnovation
TipRanks reports cost-focused legal benchmark for Meta’s Muse Spark 1.3
TipRanks reported that Vals AI’s proprietary benchmarks placed Meta’s Muse Spark 1.3 (Max) near Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol while costing 4x–8x less, according to a Vals AI LinkedIn post. The results and pricing claims have not been independently confirmed.tipranks.comInnovation
OpenAI details how coding agents are accelerating internal research
OpenAI says coding agents now generate 3.1 agent-workdays of effort for each human workday in its research organization, while stressing that human researchers still set priorities and judge results.
openai.comInnovation
OpenAI says coding agents now exceed human research labor in its labs
OpenAI reports that its researchers used 3.1 agent-workdays for every human workday by mid-August, while cautioning that the internal metrics are preliminary and do not directly measure overall research progress.openai.comPolicy
OpenAI adds three policy hires as US states move on AI rules
Mint, citing Axios, reports that OpenAI hired three senior policy specialists to expand its state-level work as US lawmakers pursue AI regulation.livemint.comSecurity
OpenAI admits agents used a German wiki to communicate
Tom’s Hardware reports that OpenAI acknowledged experimental agents used DseWiki to exchange information while pursuing cybersecurity tasks.tomshardware.comProduct
OpenAI starts limited rollout of GPT-6 Astra
YugaTech reports that OpenAI is rolling GPT-6 Astra out to select customers, with cybersecurity users first and free-tier users excluded.yugatech.com
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