ChatGPT agent can get things done for you, like help you buy plane tickets or schedule meetings. Here's how it works.

OpenAI released Agent Mode on Thursday, a welcome distraction from what has otherwise been a rough summer for the AI startup.

OpenAI rolled out its latest entry in the red-hot area of independently operating AI bots, an agent that lets users automate tasks like online shopping and create spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.

OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone. That is the message from an advisory board convened by OpenAI to give it recommendations about its nonprofit structure — delivered in a report released Thursday,

Calvin French-Owen spent a little over a year on OpenAI's technical team. In a blog post he offers an insider's take on everyday life at the company.

While OpenAI has cemented its lead in the U.S., Perplexity is taking a different route — quietly expanding into India to compete in the next phase of AI adoption. The search-focused AI startup is rapidly adding millions of users in the world’s second-largest internet and smartphone market, positioning itself for mass-market scale.

Mistral added deep research capabilities to its Le Chat platform, bringing it in direct competition against ChatGPT and Gemini.

An independent report stresses the need for state oversight and a strong nonprofit arm as the company tries to convert to a more conventional business structure.