ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, CEO Sam Altman said on Friday.

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While OpenAI has not released a major ChatGPT upgrade like GPT-5, some people think it might be close to building AGI and superintelligence.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed Friday that Democratic senators had sent him a letter alleging "he has a clear and direct interest in obtaining favors" from Donald Trump and is using his donations "to cozy up" to the incoming administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.

The resulting regulation—or lack thereof—could have repercussions for businesses working on artificial intelligence.

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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has released its "Economic Blueprint" for AI to outcompete China, boost economic prosperity and benefit U.S. education.

OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model sometimes switches to Chinese and other languages as it reasons through problems, and AI experts don't know exactly why.

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CHATGPT maker OpenAI has finalised a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, chief executive officer Sam Altman said on Friday (Jan 17). Read more at The Business Times.