In a recent appearance on the Cheeky Pint podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it's 'terrible' to have RAM sitting in personal computers when it could be in data centers. He made the remark while also discussing AI's effect on math. The comment was made when he was asked about the ongoing RAM shortage and supply chain issues.
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Retell says it now handles 100 million calls each month using OpenAI models. In its own testing, GPT-6 Astra topped Retell's voice agent benchmark. The company also credits OpenAI's Codex coding tool for helping it reach a $1.6M annual revenue run rate per employee.
What makes a voice agent feel natural to you on a phone call?
OpenAI has introduced dots, a tool described as an always-on personal assistant for coding tasks. The executive overseeing dots, Alexander Embiricos, has made clear he does not want to schedule meetings with AI agents belonging to other people.
Would you trust an AI assistant that stays on all the time while you code?
OpenAI has released Signals, a dataset tracking 165 work activities across nearly 100 countries, to show how people actually use ChatGPT on the job. The data reveals patterns in which tasks get handed off to the model and how those usage habits shift over time.
Which work task have you found ChatGPT most useful for in your own routine?
OpenAI engineers have been using an internal tool called Codex Ultrafast to shrink investigation from hours to minutes. The tool also speeds up security analysis and code refactoring, and it's now part of their daily workflow.
What part of your dev workflow would you most want an AI assistant to speed up?
OpenAI says its latest AI models showed substantial improvements in working with COBOL, the antique code that still runs critical systems at the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure worldwide. These systems are propped up by code that nobody dares touch, lest everything come crashing down. The company's announcement suggests AI could offer a solution to this code crisis.
OpenAI has removed live internet access from the training process of its most advanced AI models. Instead of pulling fresh data from the live web, these models now only browse and search a cached copy, as the company detailed in a Friday blog post. The decision is based on OpenAI's assessment of current alignment research, monitoring systems, and the security of internet infrastructure.
OpenAI redesigned its storage system, Habitat, to handle over a billion users by adding reliable multi-tenancy and global caching. The upgrade, built with Azure Cosmos DB, delivers 12 times faster read speeds. For a service serving this many people, backend improvements can make a difference.
Have you noticed ChatGPT feeling faster recently, or is it about the same for you?
OpenAI has entered a partnership with NASK to collaborate on AI safety, security, and technical research. The joint effort focuses on strengthening safeguards around AI systems and building a more resilient digital environment.
What kind of AI safety measures would you most want to see prioritized in such partnerships?
A modder known as Sammy Hajhamid, or pepsipu, has reportedly jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 using a method called ns2jb. The jailbreak was reportedly helped by OpenAI's Codex tool. A custom version of Mario Kart World was shown running on the hacked console, featuring new playable characters including Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft. This demonstrate…