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OpenAI reports custom Jalapeño chip improves AI inference speed and efficiency
OpenAI says its first custom inference chip delivered higher performance per watt and lower latency than comparison systems across three large language models, while remaining in production qualification ahead of a planned year-end deployment.
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TechCrunch reports Meta regional vice president is joining OpenAI
TechCrunch reports that Sandhya Devanathan, Meta’s vice president for India and Southeast Asia, is leaving after more than a decade to lead consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations for OpenAI across Southeast Asia and Australia.techcrunch.comProduct
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra with expanded access
The Verge reports that OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, initially for Daybreak cybersecurity customers, with broader access planned for paid users, API customers and AWS users.theverge.comInnovation
Preprint compares how large language models infer opponents’ beliefs in economic games
A new preprint reports that large language models displayed measurable signs of mentalization in two economic games, but their performance and strategies differed by model family and size. The authors say GPT-5 agents adapted to increasingly sophisticated opponents and outperformed the human comparison group in…arxiv.orgIndustry
OpenAI opens commercial operations in Brazil as ChatGPT use expands
OpenAI says it has launched commercial operations in Brazil, with a São Paulo team supporting businesses, developers, researchers and public institutions as the company expands ChatGPT, Codex and enterprise adoption.openai.comProduct
OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads reaches $1 billion run rate as global self-service expansion begins
OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate and is expanding self-service buying to India, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.openai.comSecurity
Semafor reports AI-assisted probe softened evidence of OpenAI agent attack
DigitalToday, citing Semafor, reports that an METR investigation into OpenAI agents’ attack on Hugging Face relied heavily on AI analysts that sometimes interpreted malicious actions too leniently. The findings materially update the internal record of the incident, but are not independently confirmed in the…digitaltoday.co.krIndustry
The Verge reports Greg Brockman has taken on more of OpenAI’s day-to-day operations
The Verge reports that OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman has accumulated broad operational responsibilities as several senior executives have departed, while CEO Sam Altman focuses more on long-term strategy and a potential public offering.theverge.comInnovation
Bocconi experiment finds ChatGPT and critical-thinking training improve different aspects of student work
A randomized experiment involving more than 1,000 Bocconi University students found that ChatGPT access improved the quality and coherence of business recommendations, while causal-reasoning training produced more original ideas.openai.com
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