# OpenAI
Latest news and articles about OpenAI
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OpenAI Recruits OpenClaw’s Architect to Close the ‘Usability Gap’ in Personal Agents
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, to lead development of its next‑generation personal agents while converting OpenClaw into an independent non‑profit foundation sponsored by OpenAI. The move aims to close gaps in usability, local execution and multi‑agent coordination that have limited agent adoption, and it escalates competition among major AI players for talent and platform dominance in 2026.
OpenAI Poaches OpenClaw Founder as It Places a Big Bet on Autonomous AI Agents
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, founder of the open‑source AI agent project OpenClaw, and will place OpenClaw under a foundation supported by OpenAI. The move underscores OpenAI’s bet that multi‑agent, action‑oriented systems are the next major product frontier, while rekindling concerns about whether corporate sponsorship will erode open‑source independence.
OpenAI Recruits Creator of OpenClaw, Vows to Keep Viral Agent Open-Source via New Foundation
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, creator of the widely adopted agent framework OpenClaw, and pledged to place the project into a foundation that will keep it open-source and independent while receiving funding and support. The move is a tactical win for OpenAI but raises questions about governance, security and the balance between openness and centralization as agent platforms mature.
OpenAI Linked to Pentagon Bids to Turn Spoken Orders into Drone‑Swarm Commands
NetEase reported that OpenAI is named in competing Pentagon bids to supply voice‑to‑digital translation for drone‑swarm command software, a narrowly defined role that stops short of direct control or targeting. The work is part of a $100m Pentagon prototype challenge to field autonomous swarms, raising technical, ethical and geopolitical questions about the integration of generative AI into weapons systems.
Anthropic’s $30bn War Chest and OpenAI’s Chip Diversification Signal a New Phase in the AI Arms Race
Anthropic has raised $30 billion at a roughly $380 billion valuation to accelerate research and infrastructure, while OpenAI released GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark on Cerebras hardware to lessen its reliance on Nvidia. The moves underscore a shift toward capital‑heavy model development and strategic chip diversification, with Chinese firms simultaneously open‑sourcing large models and pushing robotics and embodied AI.
Mega‑raise and a chip pivot: Anthropic grabs $30bn as OpenAI tests non‑Nvidia silicon
Anthropic has closed a $30 billion Series G at a roughly $380 billion valuation to fund research and infrastructure, while OpenAI has released GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark built to run on Cerebras chips, signalling a strategic push to diversify away from Nvidia. Simultaneous Chinese moves — open‑sourcing large models and new robotics funding — highlight global competition on models, hardware and deployment.
OpenAI’s Voice Models Tapped for Pentagon Drone‑Swarm Challenge, Raising Dual‑Use Concerns
OpenAI has shared an open‑source voice‑to‑instruction model with two Pentagon‑selected defence firms competing in a prize to produce voice‑controlled drone‑swarm prototypes. The move highlights the tension between commercial AI innovation and the risks of rapid diffusion of components that can enable more autonomous and potentially weaponised systems.
US FTC Intensifies Probe into Microsoft’s Cloud and AI Licensing, Raising Antitrust Stakes for Big Tech
The US Federal Trade Commission has escalated an investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to at least six rivals to examine whether licensing and product-bundling practices have impeded competition in cloud computing and AI. The probe targets licensing changes from 2019, questions about bundling AI, security and identity services, and seeks detailed data on AI training costs and data-centre operations.
Microsoft Bets on Homegrown AI, Predicts Rapid Automation of White‑Collar Work
Microsoft is pivoting from heavy reliance on OpenAI to building its own leading large language models, mobilising vast compute and teams and planning roughly $140 billion in AI‑related capital spending. CEO Mustafa Suleyman warned many desk‑based white‑collar tasks could be automated within 12–18 months, a claim that underlines both the opportunity and disruption in Microsoft’s strategy to deploy professional‑grade general AI for enterprises.
AI Insiders Sound the Alarm as U.S. Start‑ups Pivot from Safety to Speed
Senior researchers exiting US AI companies have publicly warned that commercialization and IPO pressures are sidelining safety, risking manipulative or harmful model behaviour. The conflict between monetisation incentives and the need for interpretability, privacy safeguards and robust alignment work has produced real‑world moderation failures and could invite regulatory intervention.
Alphabet Taps Debt Market for $20bn AI War Chest as OpenAI Readies ChatGPT Upgrade
Alphabet plans to raise about $20 billion through dollar bonds, including very long-dated tranches, to fund AI and other growth initiatives. The move coincides with OpenAI reporting renewed user-growth momentum and preparing to release an upgraded chat model, underlining an intensifying AI competition that is reshaping corporate finance decisions.
Claude and the Rise of AI Agents: Is Enterprise SaaS Next on the Chopping Block?
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 and its accompanying developer tools have sharpened AI agents’ ability to write code and run business workflows, prompting investor concern about the fate of standardised SaaS. The technology raises governance and trust questions even as industry figures argue it will augment, not replace, software. The most plausible near‑term outcome is market segmentation: commodity SaaS will be under pressure while outcome‑oriented platforms that offer auditable, domain‑specific value will survive and likely thrive.