OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research organization founded in 2015. It created AI chatbot ChatGPT. Competitors include other AI research organizations such as DeepMind and Google Brain. OpenAI was founded by Sam Altman, former president of startup accelerator Y Combinator, Greg Brockman, former chief technology officer and third employee of Stripe, and Ilya Sutskever, a former Google expert on machine learning. Microsoft has invested more than $11 billion in the company and is a nonvoting board observer. Current board members are Chair Bret Taylor, a former Salesforce co-CEO, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo.

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Why OpenAI’s Jalapeño Might Sicken Nvidia

By Martin Peers · Aug 25, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Exactly who at OpenAI decided to name the company’s first internally designed chip Jalapeño? That might have seemed like a good idea a few months ago—perhaps OpenAI imagined that name would serve as a subtle indicator that the chip is a hot property. But it’s not ideal right now, when the Food and Drug Administration is warning that products... Exactly who at OpenAI decided to name the company’s first internally designed chip Jalapeño? That...

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ClickHouse’s Recurring Revenue Passes $350 Million as OpenAI, Agent Use Jumps

By Alix Coutures · Aug 25, 2026 6:04am PDT

Excitement for artificial intelligence agents is benefitting businesses whose software manages and monitors the databases that the AI bots use to accomplish their tasks. ClickHouse, which sells a kind of database that can quickly analyze large volumes of data, such as website visitor activity, recently generated more than $350 million in annual... Excitement for artificial intelligence agents is benefitting businesses whose software manages...

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OpenAI Raises the Safety Bar on Anthropic; Anthropic Expands Its Revenue Lead

By Amir Efrati · Aug 19, 2026 7:01am PDT

In the Anthropic-OpenAI horse race, the now-much-smaller OpenAI has been looking to slow down its ascendant rival. That includes undercutting Anthropic’s model prices, as we covered yesterday, and playing nice with federal officials that have gone to war with Anthropic.Another potential avenue is safety. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday... In the Anthropic-OpenAI horse race, the now-much-smaller OpenAI has been looking to slow down its...