Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
Microsoft makes OpenAI's new open model available on Windows Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight gpt-oss-20b model is now available on Windows […]
Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars
Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today, I’m joined by Hayden Field, The Verge‘s senior AI reporter. We’re talking about the AI talent wars and why some researchers are suddenly getting traded like […]
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August Earlier this year, I heard that Microsoft engineers were preparing server capacity for OpenAI’s next-generation GPT-5 model, arriving as soon as late May. After some additional testing and delays, sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that GPT-5 is now expected to launch as early as next month. […]
Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser
Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser Happy Friday. I’m back from vacation and still getting caught up on everything I missed. AI researchers moving jobs is getting covered like NBA trades now, apparently. Before I get into this week’s issue, I want to make sure you check out my interview with Perplexity […]
Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
Perplexity's CEO on why the browser is AI's killer app Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command Line newsletter. I’m hosting our Thursday episodes while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, we’re talking […]
OpenAI’s open language model is imminent
OpenAI's open language model is imminent OpenAI’s open language model is imminent Microsoft’s complicated relationship with OpenAI is about to take an interesting turn. As the pair continue to renegotiate a contract to allow OpenAI to restructure into a for-profit company, OpenAI is preparing to release an open language AI model that could drive even […]
Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI
Apple's AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI Apple is considering enlisting the help of OpenAI or Anthropic to power its AI-upgraded Siri, according to a report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. As Apple continues to struggle with the development of an upgraded “LLM Siri,” it reportedly asked […]
Meta says it’s winning the talent war with OpenAI
Meta says it's winning the talent war with OpenAI Meta says it’s winning the talent war with OpenAI During a company-wide all-hands meeting on Thursday, some of Meta’s top executives were asked about the “$100 million signing bonuses” that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed they had been offering to poach his employees. “Sam is just […]
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s ‘io’ brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains
OpenAI and Jony Ive's 'io' brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains OpenAI and Jony Ive’s ‘io’ brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains OpenAI has scrubbed mentions of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famous Apple designer Jony Ive, from its website and social media channels. The sudden change closely […]
Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence
Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence At this point, it’s becoming easier to say which AI startups Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t looked at acquiring. In addition to Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence (SSI), sources tell me the Meta CEO recently discussed buying ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab and Perplexity, the […]