OpenAI announced on January 15, 2026 that it is opening an RFP to expand US AI infrastructure. The company said it is prioritizing near-term 100MW+ capacity with pathways to 1GW+ scale and deeper domestic manufacturing support.
OpenAI added Lockdown Mode and standardized Elevated Risk labels to reduce prompt-injection-related exposure in ChatGPT products. The launch starts with enterprise-focused plans and gives admins tighter control over high-risk capabilities.
OpenAI announced on February 9 that it's testing ads in ChatGPT for Free and Go tier users in the US. Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers remain ad-free.
OpenAI disbanded its Mission Alignment team, which communicated the company's mission to the public and employees. The team leader was reassigned as 'Chief Futurist' amid renewed AI safety concerns.
Anthropic raised $30B at a $380B valuation and now leads the enterprise LLM market with 32% share, surpassing OpenAI's 25%.
Major U.S. grocery chain Albertsons joined OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising pilot. The test explores conversational AI ad formats for retail, signaling growing industry interest in AI-native advertising.
Major VCs including Sequoia, Altimeter, and Blackstone break traditional taboos by simultaneously investing in rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, marking a new phase in the AI investment frenzy.
Anthropic's Super Bowl ad declares "Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude," directly challenging OpenAI's plan to insert ads into ChatGPT. The clash signals a new competitive phase in the AI industry.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, the first model to debug its own training and manage deployment. Released with tight security controls due to cybersecurity concerns.
A new study shows OpenAI's GPT-5 model outperformed federal judges in complex legal reasoning tasks.
OpenAI started testing ads in ChatGPT's free and Go tiers. Ads will be clearly marked and visually separated from chatbot answers. In contrast, Anthropic stated it will not include ads in Claude.
OpenAI and Anthropic engaged in a dramatic race to release their latest AI coding models on February 5, with Anthropic moving its announcement 15 minutes earlier and OpenAI responding with GPT-5.3-Codex, the first model that helped build itself.