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- 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 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 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.
- 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 expands Lenfest Institute program with $5M and software credits
OpenAI is expanding the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program with $5 million in funding plus up to $5 million in software credits and engineering support, per the Lenfest Institute.