OpenAI has rolled out two new GPT-6 tier models, Sol and Luna, to Codex and ChatGPT Work following its earlier release of the flagship GPT-6 Astra model this month. Both models use fewer tokens than their GPT-5.6 equivalents, with Sol aimed at complex coding and agentic tasks and Luna suited to high-volume, focused work. The rollout covers Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu accounts, with Free and Go users able to access Luna via the desktop app, though Enterprise admins must enable access.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-22
404 Media reports that contractors hired to review and critique real ChatGPT conversations to improve OpenAI's models have been terminated for secretly using AI tools to generate their feedback instead of doing it themselves. Multiple contractors told the outlet this is a widespread and frequently punished practice among the thousands of workers doing this human-review work.
404media.co
· 2026-09-22
The Canadian province of British Columbia has sued OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot assisted an individual in planning a mass shooting at a school. The lawsuit claims OpenAI failed to alert law enforcement despite warning signs and points to broader gaps in the product's safety safeguards.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-21
Court documents made public in an ongoing copyright lawsuit reveal internal OpenAI communications in which employees discussed the expense and legality of acquiring books to train early ChatGPT models, with some staff flagging the sourcing as questionable. The messages suggest teams weighed pirated material as a cheaper alternative to licensing content properly.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-19
Newly unsealed documents in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal internal remarks from Microsoft's Brent Hecht, who predicted the public would eventually see large language model training as unprecedented theft of labor. The filing also cites OpenAI's Greg Brockman acknowledging that ChatGPT can reproduce and complete sentences from NYT articles verbatim.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-18
Newly unsealed court documents from The New York Times-led copyright lawsuit reveal internal Microsoft and OpenAI communications acknowledging the risks of scraping news content for AI training. Microsoft's Brent Hecht reportedly called the practice possibly the 'largest theft of labor in human history' and undermined the companies' own fair-use defense, while OpenAI's Nick Turley warned that AI products could pose an 'existential threat' to publishers.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-17
According to a 404 Media report, OpenAI has hired hundreds of contract workers to read and evaluate user prompts, including messages containing sensitive personal details, as part of an internal effort called Project Lily. The reviewers rate and critique ChatGPT's responses to help engineers reduce sycophantic and overly human-like behavior in the chatbot, rather than to moderate content.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-17
Microsoft's Copilot, born from its OpenAI partnership after ChatGPT's 2022 debut, has evolved from Bing Chat and Cortana into an umbrella brand covering AI features in Windows, Edge, Office apps, Teams, GitHub and security tools. In August 2026 Microsoft merged its personal and work AI apps, renaming Microsoft 365 Copilot simply Copilot, with functionality varying by account and subscription. The branding also extends to hardware through Copilot Plus PCs and dedicated Copilot keys on keyboards.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-17
Anthropic is developing a new feature called Claude Money that lets users connect their bank accounts to Claude for analysis of spending and financial planning, according to code spotted in the iOS app. The feature has not been officially announced and appears limited to internal testing, with no confirmed details on supported banks, connection methods, or regional availability.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-16
OpenAI has held early talks with investors about raising fresh capital at a valuation exceeding $1.2 trillion, according to reports. The round would come as the company prepares for a widely expected public listing next year.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-16
Relay, a five-year-old AI workflow automation startup positioned as a Zapier alternative, ceased operations this week. The company struggled to justify its existence as a standalone product once larger platforms like OpenAI and Google began building similar email and task automation directly into their own tools.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-15
NYU mathematician Tristan Buckmaster alleges OpenAI's announcement that its Astra model solved the century-old Navier-Stokes problem came suspiciously soon after he and Anthropic researcher Levent Alpöge developed their own solution using AI tools. Buckmaster says OpenAI scientists approached him to jointly announce the finding and allegedly suggested refusing could hurt his career, while declining to confirm whether their model had access to his research. OpenAI credited Astra with the proof and denied using customer data directly, though it admitted it could not rule out use of anonymized data to improve its models.
science.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-15
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