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Sam Altman

@sama

CEO of OpenAI. The father of ChatGPT.

OpenAI Releases Hugging Face Incident Analysis

According to OpenAI... the company details agent behavior, failed safeguards, and new controls to prevent recurrence in a technical report. (Source)

08-26-2026 20:35
OpenAI Offers Zero Data Retention Option

According to @sama, OpenAI now offers zero data retention for frontier models, reducing enterprise data risk, as reported by OpenAI’s blog. (Source)

08-19-2026 19:48
OpenAI Pauses frontier RL for safety alignment

According to sama, OpenAI paused some frontier RL training to meet alignment, security and monitoring standards amid rapid capability gains. (Source)

08-18-2026 18:53
OpenAI Ultrafast mode boosts GPT-5.6 speed 14x

According to OpenAI... Ultrafast mode previews GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14x speed, first via API to select customers, expanding as capacity grows. (Source)

08-14-2026 03:12
GPT5.6 Cyber Supercharges Defense Workflows

According to @sama, OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Cyber boosts red-teaming and helps patch 0-days in OSS, per OpenAI’s post and Eric Wallace’s release note. (Source)

08-10-2026 18:25
OpenAI CEO praises Anthropic collaboration buzz

According to sama, OpenAI applauds Anthropic wins, highlighting a cooperative AI ecosystem that can boost model safety, research pace, and market growth. (Source)

08-09-2026 15:09
GPT-5.6 Sol boosts ChatGPT with free unlimited chats

According to @sama, OpenAI adds GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro and gives Free and Go users unlimited text chats via GPT-5.6 Luna, improving accuracy. (Source)

08-06-2026 19:56
OpenAI Culture Video Showcases Mission

According to Sam Altman, OpenAI shared a Codex-made video by employee Jason highlighting mission and inclusive culture to attract new hires. (Source)

08-01-2026 14:29
GPT5.6 Luna Slashes Prices 80%

According to @sama, GPT-5.6 Luna drops 80% to $0.20/$1.20 per 1M tokens; Terra falls 20% to $2/$12; Sol adds Fast mode at 2.5x speed for 2x price. (Source)

07-30-2026 17:27
OpenAI Expands free frontier access to 100k researchers

According to Sam Altman, OpenAI will give 10k researchers free frontier model access, expanding to 100k by 2027 to accelerate discovery across fields. (Source)

07-30-2026 00:44
GPT5.6 Sol Tops ARC AGI-3 with 2 Tweaks

According to Sam Altman, GPT‑5.6 Sol leads ARC‑AGI‑3 after two setting changes enabling multi-window reasoning and canonical compaction, per OpenAI. (Source)

07-30-2026 00:41
NVIDIA Backs Open Models, boosts US AI

According to Sam Altman, NVIDIA signed a letter arguing open models enhance safety, speed innovation, and support sovereignty, strengthening US AI leadership. (Source)

07-24-2026 15:55
OpenAI Discloses evaluation security incident

According to sama, OpenAI reports a significant security incident during model evaluations in partnership with Hugging Face, sharing lessons and mitigations. (Source)

07-21-2026 20:13
ChatGPT Memory Upgrades Drive User Wins

According to Sam Altman, June updates significantly improved ChatGPT memory, with users now noticing better recall and consistency. (Source)

07-20-2026 17:34
OpenAI CoLab Offers Silent Version Option

According to @sama, some users want a silent version of OpenAI CoLab hardware, signaling demand for noise-sensitive AI workspaces. (Source)

07-15-2026 20:23
GPT Image powers closet try ons

According to Sam Altman, a user let GPT Image extract clothing from photos and render new outfits on their body, showcasing end to end AI styling. (Source)

07-14-2026 14:29
Claude3 Video teaser sparks buzz

According to sama, Anthropic’s Claude shared a video message, prompting industry chatter on brand identity and model positioning. (Source)

07-14-2026 00:22
ChatGPT Desktop App Drives Explosive Growth

According to Sam Altman, ChatGPT’s desktop app spurred faster user growth in one day than the prior two weeks. (Source)

07-11-2026 20:01
GPT5.6 Surpasses physicians in flaw rates

According to @sama, physicians found fewer flaws in GPT-5.6 responses than doctor-written ones, with Sol leading performance at lower cost, per @thekaransinghal. (Source)

07-11-2026 16:46
GPT5.6 Powers Microsoft 365 Copilot

According to @sama, GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot, signaling upgraded reasoning, speed, and enterprise-grade reliability. (Source)

07-10-2026 14:18