OpenAI Pushes New ChatGPT Safety Features as Lawsuits Mount

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Today was closing arguments in the Musk v. Altman trial, and I almost feel bad writing about the unbelievable demolition derby I just witnessed. Steven Molo, Musk's lawyer, stumbled over his words. He at one point called Greg Brockman - a co-defendant - Greg Altman. He erroneously claimed that Musk wasn't asking for money and had to be corrected by the judge. He made it clear we've heard from many liars over the past few weeks, but offered little evidence for Musk's actual legal claims. OpenAI's lawyer, Sarah Eddy, countered this by simply arranging the mountain of evidence that the company introduced in chronological order. She didn't spen … Read the full story at The Verge.

The post OpenAI Pushes New ChatGPT Safety Features as Lawsuits Mount appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief OpenAI says ChatGPT can now better spot signs of self-harm or violence during ongoing conversations. The update comes as the company faces lawsuits and investigations over claims that ChatGPT mishandled dangerous conversations. OpenAI said the new safeguards rely on temporary “safety summaries” rather than permanent memory or personalization. OpenAI on Thursday announced new safety features designed to help ChatGPT recognize signs of escalating risk across conversations as the company faces growing legal and political scrutiny over how its chatbot handles users in distress. In a blog post, OpenAI said the updates improve ChatGPT’s ability to identify warning signs tied to suicide, self-harm, and potential violence by analyzing context that develops over time instead of treating each message separately. “People come to ChatGPT every day to talk about what matters to them—fr

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Yesterday, in Musk v. Altman, before the jurors came in, Sam Altman's team passed up what looked - from a distance - like a little league trophy. It was not. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had the lawyers read the inscription aloud for the press: "Never stop being a jackass." It's a commemoration OpenAI employees bought for research scientist Josh Ackiam, who testified yesterday. How exactly did this come up in a trial about nonprofit contract law? Allegedly, when Elon Musk was leaving OpenAI, he talked about wanting to race ahead of Google. Achiam, who worked on AI safety, asked if that was really such a good idea. Musk called him a jackass. Years … Read the full story at The Verge.

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ARLINGTON, Va., May 14, 2026 — Accenture Federal Services and OpenAI today announced a strategic collaboration to help U.S. federal agencies rapidly adopt, migrate, and scale advanced AI. As a key […] The post Accenture Federal Services Expands OpenAI Collaboration for Federal AI Adoption appeared first on AIwire.

OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on your computer, from the ChatGPT app on your phone. Following the surge in popularity for Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI has been working quickly to try and catch up, including by cutting back on "side quests," shutting down projects like the Sora video-generation tool, and focusing on growing its enterprise business. The company's push included the recently released major update for Codex that lets it operate apps on macOS - a potentially major step as part of its ambitions to make a desktop "superapp." Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app lets … Read the full story at The Verge.