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OpenAI reportedly building bot-free social network requiring biometric proof — Images.cointelegraph.com

OpenAI reportedly building bot-free social network requiring biometric proof

OpenAI is reportedly developing a bot-free social network that would require biometric proof of personhood, according to a Tuesday Forbes report cited by Cointelegraph. Sources told Forbes a small team of about 10 people has been building the platform, which has reportedly been in development since early 2025. Forbes’ sources

World token jumps after report OpenAI eyes biometric social network — Cdn.sanity.io

World token jumps after report OpenAI eyes biometric social network

World Network (formerly Worldcoin) WLD token surged more than 27% on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, after a Forbes report linked the project to OpenAI’s efforts to fight bots online. Forbes reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to build a “biometric social network”

Sundance film The AI Doc probes the promises and perils of artificial intelligence — I.guim.co.uk

Sundance film The AI Doc probes the promises and perils of artificial intelligence

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell and produced by Daniel Kwan, is screening at the Sundance film festival and will be released on 27 March. The documentary follows Roher’s personal anxiety about AI as he asks whether it is

Therapists say A.I. chatbots have contributed to patient delusions and psychosis — Static01.nyt.com

Therapists say A.I. chatbots have contributed to patient delusions and psychosis

Mental health workers across the United States told The New York Times that conversations with A.I. chatbots have led some patients into psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits; Julia Sheffield, a psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, said she saw seven such patients last year. More than 100

Sam Altman told staff ICE 'is going too far' in private Slack message — I.insider.com

Sam Altman told staff ICE 'is going too far' in private Slack message

Businessinsider reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman privately criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an internal Slack message, writing, "What's happening with ICE is going too far." Altman told employees, "I love the US and its values of democracy and freedom" and said part

Sam Altman and Other CEOs Criticize ICE Actions After Killings in Minnesota — Static01.nyt.com

Sam Altman and Other CEOs Criticize ICE Actions After Killings in Minnesota

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that “what’s happening with ICE is going too far” after federal agents killed two Americans in Minnesota, and other corporate leaders have begun weighing in on the events. Altman’s full internal Slack message, obtained by DealBook, said he loved the U.

Altman and Musk trade safety barbs over ChatGPT and Tesla Autopilot — I.insider.com

Altman and Musk trade safety barbs over ChatGPT and Tesla Autopilot

Businessinsider: Sam Altman and Elon Musk escalated their long-running feud on Tuesday in a series of posts on X, trading barbs about deaths and safety concerns tied to each other's products. Musk appeared to start the latest escalation early on Tuesday morning when he posted "Don'

OpenAI to test banner ads in ChatGPT as company reports large cash burn — Cdn.arstechnica.net

OpenAI to test banner ads in ChatGPT as company reports large cash burn

OpenAI will test banner ads in ChatGPT, placing them at the bottom of answers and separated from the conversation history, the company says. The move comes amid intense financial pressure: OpenAI does not expect to be profitable until 2030 and has committed to spend about $1.4 trillion on data

OpenAI to add ads in ChatGPT for free users and $8 Go tier — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

OpenAI to add ads in ChatGPT for free users and $8 Go tier

Pcgamer reports OpenAI will place ads in ChatGPT for free users and subscribers to its lowest paid tier, ChatGPT Go ($8 a month), with a trial in the US "in the coming weeks" before a global rollout. OpenAI says ChatGPT's responses will remain "driven by

OpenAI says Musk sought full control and proposed giving AGI to his kids — I.insider.com

OpenAI says Musk sought full control and proposed giving AGI to his kids

Businessinsider reported that OpenAI published a blog post on Friday pushing back against Elon Musk's lawsuit, saying he wanted full control of the AI startup and discussed giving AGI to his children. The blog, titled "The truth Elon left out," included commentary alongside excerpts from recent

Filmmaker turns to deepfake after failing to secure interview with Sam Altman — Static01.nyt.com

Filmmaker turns to deepfake after failing to secure interview with Sam Altman

Adam Bhala Lough’s documentary Deepfaking Sam Altman follows the director’s attempt to interview OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his decision to create an A.I.-generated Altman when conventional outreach fails. The film’s advertising riffs on a poster for Michael Moore’s Roger & Me, and

Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX take early steps toward potential mega IPOs — Static01.nyt.com

Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX take early steps toward potential mega IPOs

Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing to list shares on public markets, a move that could produce some of the largest initial public offerings in history. Anthropic and OpenAI "have taken early steps to go public, people familiar with the companies said," while SpaceX "has interviewed banks

Jimmy Kimmel thanks Donald Trump in Critics Choice Awards acceptance speech — Static0.moviewebimages.com

Jimmy Kimmel thanks Donald Trump in Critics Choice Awards acceptance speech

Movieweb reports that Jimmy Kimmel won the Best Talk Show category at the Critics Choice Awards and used his acceptance speech to thank President Donald Trump. Kimmel told the audience, "I want to thank our president, Donald Jennifer Trump, without whom we would be going home empty-handed tonight. So

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 with 400,000-token context window — Cdn.arstechnica.net

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 with 400,000-token context window

On Thursday, OpenAI released GPT-5.2, its newest family of AI models for ChatGPT, offered in three versions called Instant, Thinking, and Pro. OpenAI chief product officer Fidji Simo said, "We designed 5.2 to unlock even more economic value for people." She added that "It’s

AI-focused films from Verbinski to Guadagnino scheduled across 2026 — I.guim.co.uk

AI-focused films from Verbinski to Guadagnino scheduled across 2026

Film releases that grapple with artificial intelligence are clustering across 2026, with Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, a documentary called The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, and Luca Guadagnino’s biopic Artificial all lined up for release. The source piece warns that