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OpenAIOpenAI is generally considered the most influential company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom. Led by CEO Sam Altman, it burst into the public consciousness in late 2022 with the release of ChatGPT. By February 2023, it had become the fastest-growing consumer app in history with a reported 100 million monthly active users. The company was conceived as a nonprofit that would counter Google in the race to achieve systems with human-level cognition. However, three years after it launched in 2015—amid rising computing costs and a loss of funding from Elon Musk—it adopted a structure in which the original nonprofit oversaw a for-profit arm. A tumultuous four-day span in 2023 saw the nonprofit board fire and reinstate Altman for alleged clashes between their altruistic philosophy and his vision for artificial general intelligence. Since then, he has led OpenAI to launch versions of generative image and video tools and its version of the App Store, which provides GPT agents.Explore OpenAI
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As occurred during the 2026 hack of an AI platform by OpenAI, agentic AI may exploit a system vulnerability to access sensitive data if that information enables it to complete its assigned task. Al Jazeera EnglishA merger between OpenAI and Anthropic was reportedly proposed after Sam Altman's firingOpenAI's board of directors reportedly reached out to Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, about the possibility of taking over the role left by Altman in 2023. Amodei declined to take over as OpenAI's CEO and to a merger of the two AI startups. Ars TechnicaThe history of Anthropic began with a break from OpenAI over safety concerns.Daniela and Dario Amodei left OpenAI five years ago to form Anthropic, a company focused on AI safety and enterprise. Since then, the Claude creator's revenu... CNBCSee a web of circular investments among major AI industry players like Nvidia and OpenAI, as many top AI companies provide significant investments to one another.The big AI companies are making deals with each other, promising and distributing hundreds of billions of dollars over the next few years. It’s difficult to keep track, but Bloomberg has this… FlowingDataTry OpenAI's ChatGPT for freeIn late 2022, OpenAI launched a chatbot that quickly became one of the most viral tech products of all time. The software uses code to interpret natural language to produce sophisticated content based on simple user prompts. OpenAIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called OpenAI 'the most capital-intensive startup in history'As of 2024, Silicon Valley was set to spend $1T in the coming years building AI. As companies, including Google and Microsoft, fling billions at AI dreams, concerns are rising about whether that money will ever be recouped. To learn about the argument that there is an AI bubble—and that it could soon burst if AI doesn't prove its worth—read this article. VoxOpenAI initially focused on novelty projects, like training AI bots to win video games, before becoming known for its AI chatbot ChatGPT.Curious about OpenAI? 1440's got your breakdown of how it works. Led by CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI burst into the public consciousness in late 2022 with the release of ChatGPT, which by February 2023 had become the fastest-growing consumer app in history with a reported 100 million monthly active users. Its goal—to develop “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.” 1440Read Sam Altman's life advice that he wrote in a blog post before he became CEO of OpenAI, from "don't lose touch with old friends" to "occasionally stay up until the sun rises talking to people." Years ago, before Sam Altman became the CEO of leading AI company OpenAI, he wrote a blog post in honor of his 30th birthday. Specifically, Altman shared some of the life advice he learned in his 20s, including guidance such as, "don’t lose touch with old friends. Occasionally stay up until the sun rises talking to people. Have parties." Read the rest here. Sam AltmanIn 2023, OpenAI spent $520 million on ChatGPTThe ongoing development and refinement of new AI models requires larger datasets and processing more parameters between words and subwords to improve the accuracy of generated content. New startups are expected to harness this technology to provide unthought-of products and services. Stanford eCornerElon Musk once tried to make himself CEO of artificial intelligence behemoth and ChatGPT creator OpenAI.Elon Musk helped launch and fund OpenAI in its early days, but just three years later he’d already had enough. Musk tried and failed to make himself CEO, then left before completing a promised infusion of cash. This timeline of the breakdown details how Musk’s departure had a consequential impact on shaping OpenAI, which in turn is reshaping not only tech but the world around it. SemaforBefore ChatGPT, OpenAI Five beat esports world championsThe bot won two back-to-back Dota 2 matches and developed a new skill of working as a teammate with humans, even though it had only been trained to beat other bots. OpenAISam Altman says OpenAI released ChatGPT early as a public serviceAs the company was developing ChatGPT-4, version 3 was released to allow everyone to adjust to the new tool. Since then, he and his colleagues have called for oversight and regulation to address fears of misuse and AI-enabled pathogens. The AtlanticOpenAI helped kick-start an AI arms race in Silicon ValleyLed by CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI's mission is to "ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity" by making its products open to all users. In 2023, the $86B company behind the chatbot ChatGPT consisted of a for-profit arm under its nonprofit governing board. NPRGlobal investing in startups hit a record $297B in Q1 2026The level of startup funding around the world broke all previous records in Q1 2026 by a significant margin: Only $118B was raised in the previous quarter, and Q1's haul outpaced every full year of global VC activity before 2019. The increase was partly due to the enormous funding rounds from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. TechCrunchMark Zuckerberg credits some of Facebook's success to constant evolutionBefore becoming the head of OpenAI, Sam Altman was the president of Y Combinator—a startup accelerator company that supported companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, and Coinbase. In 2016, Altman interviewed Zuckerberg about creating Facebook and its growth over time. Zuckerberg said that, unlike other companies (think: CourseMatch), Facebook kept growing and adding new features, which prevented the app from becoming obsolete. Y CombinatorThe opening chapters of bestselling novels are thousands of words shorter than they were in the 1950sNovels like "The Catcher in the Rye" and "Lord of the Flies" averaged opening chapters with about 4,500 words. Titles from the 2020s, on the other hand, including "Fourth Wing" and "Lessons in Chemistry," are closer to 2,500 words. The TimesGrokipedia is Elon Musk's rival to WikipediaDeveloped by xAI—a company Musk founded in 2023 to compete with OpenAI and Google—the site features a search bar where users can type in queries, which reports suggest are then answered by the same xAI model powering the Grok chatbot. Grokipedia describes Wikipedia as having "systemic ideological biases" and a "left-leaning slant." PBSSri Swami Satchidananda gave the opening remarks at the first WoodstockThe yoga guru was invited to begin the legendary 1969 festival and told the massive crowd he believed music “is a celestial sound and it is the sound that controls the whole universe, not atomic vibrations.” The speech leaned into yoga as a philosophy, one that the many concertgoers in attendance could use to guide their collective desire for peace. Swami SatchidanandaThe 'Mission: Impossible' theme song's opening notes were inspired by Morse codeThe espionage franchise is all about secret codes, including one embedded in its popular theme song. The opening notes are based on Morse code, which translates to "M" and "I." ColliderMicrosoft has integrated AI across its software products with CopilotIt utilizes an underlying model from OpenAI—makers of ChatGPT—to assist users in creating documents, writing code, locating files, and more across Windows, Microsoft 365, Bing search and WhatsApp on desktop and mobile devices. Copilot Voice and Vision offer accessibility features for users who prefer not to use mouse/keyboard navigation. PCMagChess unfolds in three phases: opening, middlegame, and endgameStrong play requires adapting across phases: developing pieces and controlling the center in the opening, using tactics and strategy in the middlegame, and applying precise calculation and king activity to convert advantages in the endgame. Chess.comSam Altman gave his first-ever startup pitch after dropping out of StanfordHe dropped out of Stanford to start Loopt, which sold in 2012 for $43.4M. You can watch his first-ever startup pitch in a video. X (formerly Twitter)71% of equity investments in Q1 2025 went to AI companiesThat's up from just 14% in 2020, according to JPMorgan, which recently conducted an analysis of venture capital investment trends in the US. Visual CapitalistGoogle invented the foundation of the AI movement—but ChatGPT was a shockFor years, Google was the cutting-edge of the AI world, including the development of the Transformer—the basis of contemporary AI chatbots. But since OpenAI debuted ChatGPT in 2022, the company was had to play catch-up. This is a four-hour deep dive into Google's AI history. AcquiredThe fintech industry was worth roughly $340B as of 2025Venture capitalists have been bullish on the industry’s future in recent years, too. Some estimate that global investment in fintech increased by 12,000% between 2008 and 2020. Going VCAI chatbot use among quarreling couples can aggravate tensionsChatbots can become a sounding board for venting spouses looking to analyze their relationship and find support for their views. Many couples report the negative influence of chatbots like ChatGPT, with some claiming the tools led to divorce. FuturismView a timeline of AI deployments from 2017 to 2025The development of transformer architecture and the release of GPTs across AI labs led to rapid changes in LLM scale and power. Companies like OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Anthropic have invested billions of dollars to develop reliable, versatile models. Visual CapitalistStanford’s ‘How to Start a Startup’ seriesStanford’s archive of lectures about creating a startup includes advice from Y Combinator notables such as former YC president and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and YC Cofounder Paul Graham. Y CombinatorAs of 2025, ChatGPT accounts for more than half of all chatbot trafficSince ChatGPT's debut of its chatbot in November 2022, the daily use of generative AI has skyrocketed. This chart shows which chatbots are the most used around globally, from OpenAI's ChatGPT to Perplexity and DeepSeek. Visual CapitalistThe world's 50 most valuable private companiesWhile public companies typically have the highest valuations, private companies get close. This list breaks down the top 50 as of 2025, with SpaceX at the top with a value of $350B, followed by ByteDance. Over three-fifths of the list are located in the US, with eight in China. Visual CapitalistSam Altman acknowledges the fears around creativity, copyright, and misuse of AIIn 2022, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, popularized the use of large language models with the release of ChatGPT. He has emphasized the importance of involving society in shaping AI’s safety frameworks before models begin to act independently online. TEDDeepSeek is a Chinese AI startup that rattled US competitors when it made an AI model much faster and cheaper than they didDeepSeek unveiled an AI model in 2025 that it said was made in two months for roughly $6M. For context, OpenAI has suggested it took over $100M to make its AI model GPT-4. The news rattled the stocks of American tech companies, including leading chipmaker Nvidia. BBC NewsGoogle Search incorporated AI Overviews in 2024 to fight back competitorsAnalysts believe that generative AI tools—not antitrust rulings—are Google's biggest threat because they draw users away from traditional search and potential ad revenue. AI partnerships, like the one between Apple and OpenAI, may further reduce Google's market share. ReutersDisneyland’s opening day was called 'Black Sunday'A rushed, hectic construction process left the park was in bad shape for its opening, leading to a disastrous first day at the park, which employees came to call “Black Sunday.” SFGateSilicon Valley’s reign over tech, money, and politicsTesla and X CEO Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and others are getting into politics. From Musk’s role in President Trump’s second term to Hoffman’s spending on former Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign, more tech CEOs are expanding into politics. This podcast episode by WBUR and American Public Media discusses what the impact could be with so many tech figures engaging in American politics. Listen here. WBURIn 2024, Meta launched an AI video generator to create or edit videos through promptsThe tool puts the Meta in direct competition with OpenAI and Google as more companies are investing billions of dollars to capitalize on the explosion of public interest in machine learning and generative media technologies. Bloomberg Technology A 'unicorn' is a private company with a $1B-plus valuationJust like a horse with a spiraling horn on its head, private companies with a more than $1B valuation are rare creatures. But unlike the mythical creature, this type of “unicorn” is occasionally spotted in the wild. Unicorn companies include SpaceX, OpenAI, Skims, and more. CB InsightsWill AI kill us all? A debateAs AI becomes a bigger part of our lives, what does that mean for the future of humanity? The podcast Entanglements hosts a pessimistic former OpenAI employee and an optimistic Princeton professor to discuss whether AI brings dystopia or a brighter future. Undark MagazineMcDonald's 1990 opening in Moscow symbolized the USSR's fading isolationWhen McDonald's arrived in Moscow in 1990—an icon of Western capitalism—it became a cultural shock. NPR's Invisibilia recounts how the chain asked new Russian employees to greet customers with American-style smiles, exploring the clash between Soviet norms and Western service culture (segment starts around 42 minutes in). InvisibiliaExplore a gallery of DALL-E creationsOpenAI's text-to-image generator can create content in a wide range of image styles based on simple prompts. Its utility has also given rise to an organic, passionate user base who employ the tool both for fun and for professional purposes. OpenAIPharmaceutical companies can use ChatGPT to improve drug developmentModerna has incorporated the tool into its workflows to accelerate analysis and identify optimal drug dosage from clinical data. The company's legal team also uses a custom GPT—Contract Companion—to break down and summarize contracts quickly. OpenAIWatch 'Airhead,' a short movie created by Sora and post-production FXUsing OpenAI’s video-generation tool Sora, a user can create impressive, hyper-realistic video footage from a simple text prompt. This short film features a whimsical look at a balloon-headed person navigating the world. Shy KidsWatch video samples created by AISora, OpenAI's video generation tool, can create up to 60 seconds of photorealistic video footage featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions from a text prompt. OpenAIThe philosophy of effective altruism was at the heart of Sam Altman's firingOpenAI was originally created as a nonprofit to develop artificial general intelligence for humanity's benefit. However, skyrocketing computing costs made adherence to this belief difficult, as new influences, such as external investors, were introduced to accelerate growth with reduced safety. BloombergView a timeline of Sam Altman's firing and reinstatement as Open AI CEOBesides saying that Altman hadn't been "consistently candid" in his discussions with them, OpenAI's board did not detail any wrongdoing that led to the firing on November 17, 2023. Four days later, Altman was reinstated, and a new board was assembled. HubSpotChatGPT was conceived over dinner at a Silicon Valley hotel.OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit, and its goal of building the first artificial general intelligence was originally regarded as more idealistic than practical. But then came the launch of ChatGPT, which quickly turned into one of the most viral tech products of all time. This podcast tells the story of how OpenAI did it, while also nearly tearing itself apart in the process. Wall Street JournalWhich AI chatbot is everyone's favorite?From OpenAI's ChatGPT to rivals like Elon Musk's Grok and Google Gemini, it feels like chatbots are everywhere now. Some of them, though, are newer and less-developed than others, and all of them have different proficiencies. This leaderboard has collected more than 400,000 votes to rank each chatbot in order of preference, and you can also add your own vote to the mix. Hugging FaceWorldcoin: the cryptocurrency collecting biometric dataAn ambitious project launched by OpenAI's founder Sam Altman, Worldcoin aims to provide a global financial and identity network based on proof of personhood through biometric scanning of individuals' irises. IEEE SpectrumAn eye-opening interactive journey into the global drug tradePOPPY Interactive reveals how drug money destabilizes entire countries, fuels global conflicts, and allows a worldwide illegal economy to grow. Navigating the site involves diving into three major routes—the Northern Route, the Balkan Route, and... Poppy InteractiveThe AI that creates any picture you want and how it worksSince January 2021, advances in AI research produced a plethora of deep-learning models capable of generating original images from simple text prompts. Researchers at OpenAI, Google, Facebook, and others have developed yet to be released text-to-image tools, and similar models have proliferated online. This video is a primer on how we got here, how the technology works, and its implications. YouTube