All of the updates from OpenAI Dev Day 2025

Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, controversies have swirled over everything: whether Sam Altman should be CEO, chatbot safety, the environmental and power grid impact of AI datacenters, an ongoing feud with Elon Musk, and even how much glaze is too much, or too little for new products like GPT-5. Now, at its Dev Day 2025 event, we’ll be looking for updates on its project to develop consumer AI hardware with Jony Ive, potential changes for the Sora video generator and social app, its rumored browser project, and the next step for ChatGPT after the launch of features like Pulse. All of the news and updates about OpenAI continue below. I’m on the ground at OpenAI’s annual event, DevDay. Fictional characters are (officially) coming to Sora as OpenAI manages copyright chaos Sora provides better control over videos featuring your AI self I’ve fallen into Sora’s slippery slop OpenAI’s ChatGPT parental controls are rolling out — here’s what you should know OpenAI really, really wants you to start your day with ChatGPT Pulse OpenAI might be developing a smart speaker, glasses, voice recorder, and a pin Here’s who is actually using ChatGPT — and how they are using it Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple GPT-5 failed the hype test The head of ChatGPT was “surprised” by how much people were attached to GPT-4o. OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware OpenAI’s next DevDay is set for October. OpenAI’s first AI device with Jony Ive won’t be a wearable OpenAI and Jony Ive’s ‘io’ brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains ChatGPT’s daylong outage is nearly fixed There’s going to be a movie about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ouster (and subsequent rehire). I/O versus io: Google and OpenAI can’t stop messing with each other What in the world are Jony Ive and Sam Altman building? OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google OpenAI names new nonprofit ‘advisors’ OpenAI is building a social network OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model OpenAI will reveal GPT-4.1 this afternoon. OpenAI countersues Elon Musk to stop his attacks and ‘fake takeover bid’ A new petition against OpenAI has been filed to the California AG. Former OpenAI CRO joins competitor. OpenAI and Anthropic are fighting over college students with free AI OpenAI just raised another $40 billion round led by SoftBank ChatGPT’s Ghibli filter is political now, but it always was OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests ChatGPT is turning everything into Studio Ghibli art — and it got weird fast ChatGPT’s new image generator is delayed for free users OpenAI rolls out image generation powered by GPT-4o to ChatGPT OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus ChatGPT accused of saying an innocent man murdered his children What does OpenAI really want from Trump? The questions ChatGPT shouldn’t answer OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model ChatGPT is a terrible, fascinating, and thrilling to-do list app Mira Murati is launching her OpenAI rival: Thinking Machines Lab OpenAI is rethinking how AI models handle controversial topics OpenAI lays out plans for GPT-5 What $200 of ChatGPT is really worth Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut I tested ChatGPT’s deep research with the most misunderstood law on the internet ChatGPT drops its sign-in requirement for search Here’s OpenAI’s new logo SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought ChatGPT’s agent can now do deep research for you OpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT version Sam Altman’s Stargate is science fiction DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race OpenAI and SoftBank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company Las Vegas police release ChatGPT logs from the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion OpenAI’s Sam Altman says ‘we know how to build AGI’ You can now call 1-800-CHATGPT ChatGPT’s AI search engine is rolling out to everyone Sora’s AI video revolution is still a ways off Inside the launch — and future — of ChatGPT iOS 18.2 is rolling out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools OpenAI has finally released Sora Microsoft’s AI boss and Sam Altman disagree on what it takes to get to AGI Sam Altman lowers the bar for AGI OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas’ include Sora and new reasoning model ChatGPT’s search results for news are ‘unpredictable’ and frequently inaccurate Siri’s big ChatGPT upgrade is here — for better and worse OpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by December OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company OpenAI’s for-profit switch could include equity for Sam Altman OpenAI says Iran tried to influence US elections with ChatGPT Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman again OpenAI is making ChatGPT cheaper for schools and nonprofits Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman ChatGPT has a Scarlett Johansson problem ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI’s board after investigation into sudden firing OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model OpenAI says there’s only a small chance ChatGPT will help create bioweapons OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is still chasing billions to build AI chips ChatGPT is winning the future — but what future is that? Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI What happened to Sam Altman? Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI Jony Ive is reportedly developing an AI gadget with OpenAI’s Sam Altman Sam Altman sells superintelligent sunshine as protestors call for AGI pause As conservatives criticize ‘woke AI,’ here are ChatGPT’s rules for answering culture war queries OpenAI announces ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month ChatGPT proves AI is finally mainstream — and things are only going to get weirder OpenAI’s new chatbot can explain code and write sitcom scripts but is still easily tricked