The ChatGPT maker is trying to balance closed models and open source efforts, with plans for its first open model since 2019, in a strategic pivot as rivals close in and enterprise demand shifts.

OpenAI plans to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019 as economic pressures mount from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, marking a significant strategic reversal for the company behind ChatGPT.

Large language models are now commodities, making OpenAI's business model vulnerable to the economics of open-source AI such as DeepSeek, says Kai-Fu Lee.

The AI landscape is shifting. Discover how open-source models like DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Baidu are challenging tech giants with powerful, cost-effective alternatives.

All of the news and updates about OpenAI continue below. OpenAI has raised $40 billion in a new investment round led by SoftBank, vaulting the company to a $300 billion valuation. It’s the largest funding round for a private tech company in history, according to CNBC.

OpenAI claims that its new text-to-speech model, “gpt-4o-mini-tts,” not only delivers more nuanced ... that if we’re releasing things in open source, we’re doing it thoughtfully, and ...