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OpenAI3 min read

AI liability

OpenAI's review system flagged the shooter. Its leaders allegedly stayed silent

Thirty new lawsuits from the students, teachers, and principal at the Tumbler Ridge shooting accuse OpenAI and Sam Altman of helping the suspect after its review system flagged his ChatGPT conversations. The suits allege the safety team wanted to contact Canadian authorities; leadership stayed quiet instead.

2026-09-14

OpenAI2 min read

Medical AI accountability

OpenAI's health AI claims to outthink doctors. Then its own lead walked it back.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Health launch pits a VP's bold claim against her own team's caution, and a lawsuit alleging dangerous advice.

2026-07-29

AI1 min read

Voice AI

OpenAI's gpt-live-1 finally stops waiting its turn

OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 voice model can speak and listen at the same time, reducing interruptions and enabling real-time translation. Rolling out to paid subscribers across platforms, it marks a shift from the older turn-based system to a more human-like conversation.

2026-07-10

AI3 min read

Artificial Intelligence

The AI writing generator that made me rewrite this lede three times

AI writing tools are evolving from spell-checkers to co-authors, raising questions about originality, voice, and the value of the human rewrite.

2026-07-09

OpenAIFeatured2 min read

Voice AI race

OpenAI's GPT-Live is racing to make voice chats with AI feel real

OpenAI releases GPT-Live, a new voice model for ChatGPT that aims to make spoken interactions with the AI more fluid and human-like. The update is rolling out now, but key details are still under wraps.

2026-07-09

LLMs & ModelsFeatured4 min read

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI's GPT-Live finally stops waiting for you to finish talking

OpenAI's GPT-Live introduces full-duplex audio so the AI can listen and speak at the same time. It can say 'mhmm', wait during pauses, and hand off complex reasoning to GPT-5.5 in the background, keeping the conversation flowing.

2026-07-01