OpenAI
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Sora, dedicated to building safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is OpenAI's primary mission?▼
To ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—AI systems that are generally smarter than humans—benefits all of humanity.
Who founded OpenAI?▼
OpenAI was founded in 2015 by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman.
Quick Facts
- CategoryFoundational AI
- Key ApplicationGenerative AI tools, model hosting, frontier AI research, and API development.
Coverage Trend12 Weeks
Related AI Terms
OpenAI Media Coverage & Intelligence
Architect Labs nabs $24M to speed up chip design projects with AI
Chip design startup Architect Labs Inc. launched today with $24 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. Kindred Ventures led the seed round. It was joined by Perplexity AI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aravind Srinivas, Transformer co-inventor Lukasz Kaiser, former OpenAI Group PBC ex
OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO
OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same
New usage analytics and updated spend controls for enterprises
OpenAI introduces new spend controls and usage analytics for ChatGPT Enterprise, helping organizations manage costs and scale AI with confidence.
Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children
Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases.
A near-autonomous AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry
OpenAI and Molecule.one show how a near-autonomous AI chemist using GPT-5.4 improved a key drug-making reaction, advancing medicinal chemistry research.
Introducing the OpenAI Partner Network
OpenAI launches the Partner Network, investing $150M to help global partners accelerate enterprise AI adoption, deployment, and transformation.
OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general
It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health data.
China Didn't Make Americans Hate Data Centers
GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data-center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it's much more complicated
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI's hot IPO summer
The IPO market is back, and it's not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS - Meta (or Microsoft,
New OpenAI Academy courses for the next era of work
OpenAI introduces three Academy courses that help people build practical AI skills, create repeatable workflows, and apply agents in everyday work.
OpenAI acquires AI agent orchestration startup Ona
OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Ona, a startup with a platform for managing long-running artificial intelligence agents. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Developers often run the AI agents they use to write code on their local machines. When a workstation is turned off, th
How Preply combines AI and human tutors to personalize learning
Preply uses OpenAI to launch AI-generated lesson summaries, providing personalised feedback and language learning exercises.
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT's Biggest Transformation Yet
Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI's fastest-growing businesses. Now he's overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.
Before You Cheer The IPO Window, Watch Where The Money Goes
A public SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic would become some of the best-capitalized acquirers on the planet, writes MGV's Marc Schröder, who explains that the bigge
Supporting Europe's work in ensuring a trustworthy AI ecosystem
OpenAI supports the EU Code of Practice on AI content transparency, advancing provenance standards and tools to help people understand AI-generated content.
OpenAI to acquire Ona
OpenAI plans to acquire Ona to expand Codex with secure, persistent cloud environments, enabling long-running AI agents across enterprise workflows.
BBVA puts AI at the core of banking with OpenAI
Learn how BBVA scaled ChatGPT Enterprise to 100,000 employees and partnered with OpenAI to accelerate AI-powered banking transformation worldwide.
Access OpenAI models and Codex through your Oracle cloud commitment
Access OpenAI models and Codex through Oracle Cloud, using existing commitments to build and deploy AI with enterprise security and governance.
PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US
A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about C
From data to decisions: how LSEG is scaling trusted AI
See how LSEG uses OpenAI to scale trusted AI across its global business, accelerating insights, shrinking release cycles, and empowering 4,000 employees.
It's not FAANG anymore. It's MANGOS.
With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords - and a new acronym to m
AI Services And Robotics Lead Diverse Crop Of 29 New May Unicorns As SpaceX, Anthropic And OpenAI Line Up Blockbuster Exits
A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping enterprises
As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman's eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says
Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identity verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.
OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic
The ChatGPT-maker announced it has filed paperwork to go public, just a week after rival Anthropic took the same step.
OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic
The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.
Confidential submission of draft S-1 to the SEC
OpenAI confirms a confidential S-1 submission to the SEC and has not yet determined timing for further action.
"Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
OpenAI to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.
Built to benefit everyone: our plan
A vision for the future of AI, focusing on access, safety, and shared prosperity as OpenAI works to ensure AGI benefits everyone.
Introducing the OpenAI Economic Research Exchange
OpenAI launches the Economic Research Exchange to study AI's impact on jobs, productivity, and the economy. Applications are now open for selected research proj
OpenAI is still working on that 'super app'
"Chat is dead" - at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.
OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks
Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the proce
Microsoft AI chief says company was "set free" from OpenAI to pursue superintelligence
For three years, Microsoft's artificial intelligence story has been inseparable from OpenAI. The partnership - cemented by a cumulative investment exceeding $13
OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren't Picking Sides
"Why wouldn't you want to be in both Pepsi and Coke?" says one venture capitalist. "It's the same here."
OpenAI public policy agenda
OpenAI outlines its public policy agenda for AI, including safety, youth protection, workforce transition, and global standards to ensure AI benefits society.
A blueprint for democratic governance of frontier AI
OpenAI outlines a blueprint for U.S. governance of frontier AI, proposing a federal framework for safety, resilience, and national security.
Microsoft launches MXC, an OS-level sandbox for AI agents, with OpenAI and Nvidia already on board
For the past two years, the technology industry has raced to make AI agents more capable - teaching them to write code, navigate software interfaces, manage fil
OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work
OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banki
Travelers deploys AI-powered claims countrywide with OpenAI
Travelers built an AI-powered Claim Assistant with OpenAI to guide customers through filing claims, provide 24/7 support, and scale operations during peak deman
Advancing youth safety and opportunity through global leadership
OpenAI calls for global action on youth AI safety, proposing an international institute to strengthen safeguards, standards, and opportunities for young people.
OpenAI models and Codex on Amazon Bedrock are now generally available
GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock. Deploy them in production applications and agents today, on Bedrock's high performanc
Building the infrastructure for the Intelligence Age in Michigan
OpenAI breaks ground on a 1GW data center project in Michigan as part of Stargate, building AI infrastructure to expand access, create jobs, and support communi
OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now generally available on AWS, giving enterprises a new path to build with OpenAI through the AWS environments, controls,