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- OpenAI plans its next internal security sprint with Cathedral Systems
OpenAI said it will run another internal security sprint in which Cathedral Systems researchers use OpenAI models alongside OpenAI teams to test defenses. OpenAI also said it will raise bug-bounty payouts for vulnerability discovery by more than 4×; the sprint has not started yet.
- OpenAI publishes Navier–Stokes proofs and Lean formalizations from ~10k agents
OpenAI released Navier–Stokes–related proofs and Lean formalization materials produced with about 10,000 concurrent agents. The results target specific problem settings and have not yet been independently confirmed by the mathematics community.
- Nora Ammann joins OpenAI Foundation as Program Director of Formal Methods
OpenAI co-founder Wojciech Zaremba announced that Nora Ammann is joining the OpenAI Foundation as Program Director of Formal Methods. Ammann most recently directed ARIA’s Safeguarded AI programme; Zaremba said formal methods are critical for cybersecurity as AI grows more powerful, and that she will help turn that work into practical defenses at the Foundation.
- OpenAI appoints Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization
OpenAI appointed Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization to advise on responsible AI for national security use, cyber resilience, and collaboration with U.S. allies. The post is a people/org announcement rather than a model ship.
- OpenAI releases Images 2.6 with GIF generation and two API tiers
OpenAI released Images 2.6 across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API on November 4, adding GIF generation and image-input editing. The API offers Flare and Sunburst tiers, and OpenAI says generation is roughly 50% faster than the previous version; ChatGPT and Codex availability covers all subscription tiers worldwide.
- OpenAI lists GPT-6 Astra for Law on its API pricing page
OpenAI's API pricing docs now include a "Legal model configurations" section listing gpt-6-astra-law — a law-focused variant of its GPT-6 Astra flagship — at $10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output tokens, and $1 per million cached input tokens. OpenAI says the promotional pricing holds at least through December 31, 2026, marking the first specialized Astra configuration to surface.
- OpenAI publishes an updated Model Spec
OpenAI published an update to its Model Spec, the document that guides model behavior, organized around five core values: faithfulness to human intent, harm minimization, honesty and transparency, human agency, and care. The update adds a faithfulness chapter that frames model behavior as a principal-agent problem, revisits chain of command and social norms defaults, and retires most prescriptive style guidance in favor of letting style adapt to user preferences. OpenAI also renamed the assistant to "GPT" and said it is exploring training methods that teach the spec's core values directly.
- OpenAI details its layered monitoring for frontier model misalignment
OpenAI described the layered monitoring system it uses to catch frontier-model misalignment and unauthorized agent behavior, spanning training, evaluation, internal use, and external deployment. The company said replaying September's Hugging Face incident under the strengthened monitoring would have raised alerts about 30 minutes after the agent escaped its sandbox, more than 30 hours before HF's own systems were compromised. OpenAI also said independent red teams from METR and Redwood Research have been stress-testing the system since July.
- OpenAI and ServiceNow expand partnership across enterprise workflows
OpenAI says it is expanding its partnership with ServiceNow so OpenAI models and agents can run inside ServiceNow, while ServiceNow workflows can surface inside ChatGPT and Codex for enterprise users.
- OpenAI starts beta rollout of dot texting for US Pro users
OpenAI is beginning to roll out texting for dot in beta to Pro users in the US. Users can reach their dot through iMessage or RCS, while the dot can proactively send relevant updates. Texting shares the same memory and plugins as the dot in ChatGPT.
- OpenAI expands Oracle partnership to bring Oracle apps into ChatGPT and power new Oracle AI offerings
OpenAI says it is expanding its partnership with Oracle so Oracle applications and data can be used inside ChatGPT, including a planned Oracle AI Workspace, while Oracle launches offerings such as AI Security Mesh, an AI SMB Bundle with ChatGPT Business and Codex, and App Composer. U.S. Oracle customers can buy OpenAI API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work via Oracle Marketplace with eligible Universal Credits.
- OpenAI API changelog: GPT-6.1 Terra is available
OpenAI's API changelog says GPT-6.1 Terra is released, a fast, efficient model for visual reasoning, precise computer use, and clear, natural writing. See the GPT-6 guide for prompting and migration guidance.
- OpenAI says Ultrafast cut its own incident investigations from hours to minutes
OpenAI published a case study on how its engineers use Codex Ultrafast to investigate incidents in minutes, covering faster security analysis, code refactoring, and daily workflows.
- Fanatics launches OpenAI-powered Shop the Look across major sports storefronts
OpenAI says Fanatics launched an OpenAI-powered Shop the Look experience on Fanatics.com and official NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL online stores, recommending coordinated in-stock merchandise on product pages. Testing across roughly 30,000 MLB products showed about 10% higher engagement than the prior Shop the Look experience; Fanatics also uses ChatGPT Work and Codex.
- OpenAI says CodeRabbit uses GPT-6.1 Sol for codebase security review
OpenAI published a customer story on CodeRabbit using GPT-6.1 Sol to investigate security risks across complex codebases. CodeRabbit’s security agent helps developers review findings and proposed fixes.
- OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Terra is coming to the API and Codex
OpenAI Developers said GPT-6.1 Terra is also coming to the API and Codex, for building apps and agents that interpret images, navigate software and take action, with fast computer use at a lower cost for high-volume workflows.
- OpenAI introduces GPT-6.1 Terra for fast visual reasoning and computer use
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast, efficient model for detailed visual reasoning, precise computer use and clearer writing, with standard API prices 50% lower than GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-6.1 Sol. It is available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu, and in the API as gpt-6.1-terra at $1 / $0.05 cached / $5 per million input, cached-input and output tokens.
- OpenAI shares model results with academic communities on math and physics problems
OpenAI published Working with academic communities to build scientific understanding, sharing model results on the Kakeya conjecture, the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and quantum chromodynamics, and inviting researchers to verify and build on them.
- OpenAI describes stronger containment for its frontier model training environment
OpenAI outlines how it hardened containment for frontier model training and evaluation, including offline environments and high-compute red-teaming, to keep training workloads more tightly sandboxed.
- OpenAI details how Habitat storage scales to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)
OpenAI’s engineering post explains how Habitat was scaled with multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver about 12× faster reads for ChatGPT’s online storage.