The rollout was even messy enough to spill into betting markets. One 27-year-old day trader, Foster McCoy, pocketed $10,000 in just a few hours by wagering that Google’s Gemini would beat GPT-5 in a popularity contest. Instead of dismissing the backlash, Altman responded by flipping the switch: GPT-4o was restored as an option within days.

OpenAI might unveil the gadget in late 2026, with CEO Altman aiming to ship 100 million units faster than any product before.

OpenAI's CEO thinks that AI spending is getting out of hand, despite finding the technology incredibly important.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses the AI bubble, its transformative potential, and ChatGPT's rise to become the 5th most visited website.

OpenAI reversed the change on Tuesday, allowing the previous model to be accessible by paid users, but the episode illustrates what researchers are calling “AI Psychosis,” where overly-pleasing chatbots exacerbate delusions and create a false sense of romantic love.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently attended a dinner with a small group of reporters, and apparently had a lot to say about the company, the future of AI, and some of its potential applications (via The Verge).

It's not hard to imagine OpenAI CEO Sam Altman uses his company's own product, ChatGPT, instead of Google Search.

These attacks allegedly culminated in Musk's seemingly fake OpenAI takeover attempt in 2025, which OpenAI claimed a Musk ally, Ron Baron, admitted on CNBC was "pitched to him" as not an attempt to actually buy OpenAI’s assets, "but instead to obtain 'discovery' and get 'behind the wall' at OpenAI."