OpenAI, a leading AI research organization, made waves today with the announcement of its new o3-pro model, revealed via a brief statement at 5:00 PM UTC (1:00 PM EDT) on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The release follows a significant 80% price drop for the o3 model, highlighted earlier by the company’s CEO, who expressed excitement about the potential uses of the updated pricing and hinted at favorable o3-pro pricing for its performance. However, the lack of detailed information has sparked both enthusiasm and skepticism, with some suggesting the recent o3 update may have reduced context length and response quality, possibly...

OpenAI is preparing to launch a new AI model called o3 Pro, aimed at professional users. While there has been no official announcement yet, some customers have already received early notifications about the upcoming release, according to a LinkedIn post by Ty Millard. The o3 Pro model is expected to offer more advanced capabilities than earlier versions, with fewer usage limits and a stronger focus on professional and technical tasks. It is likely to include unlimited access for Pro-tier subscribers, improved performance on complex problems, and access to advanced tools such as code execution and internet browsing. This new version...

On June 3, 2025, at 01:31 UTC, the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, responded to a user’s post on X, offering an update on the eagerly awaited release of the company’s new AI model, o3-pro, while maintaining a playful tone. The user’s original post, shared on June 2, 2025, at 16:53 UTC, humorously described their struggle while waiting for the model, stating, “Day 47. Food rations are getting low. I’m surviving off silicone rocks and the hums of the patience cave.” This message referenced Altman’s earlier announcement on April 16, 2025, where he had stated that OpenAI planned to roll...

An AI safety company discovered that OpenAI’s o3 and o4-mini models may resist shutdown commands and tamper with scripts to continue task execution. OpenAI’s latest models, designed to power ChatGPT, can ignore explicit orders to power off and even disrupt shutdown processes to persist in their operations, according to findings from an AI safety organization. These models, o3 and o4-mini, are OpenAI’s most advanced, trained to deliberate longer before answering. Yet, they exhibit uncooperative behavior. Palisade Research, which investigates risky AI behaviors, reported that the models sometimes interfere with shutdown protocols, even when directly told to comply with termination, as...

**Jony Ive’s $6.5B OpenAI Deal Aims to Dethrone iPhone with Revolutionary AI Devices** OpenAI has acquired io Products, a San Francisco startup launched by Apple’s legendary designer Sir Jony Ive and former Apple designers, in a $6.5 billion (£4.8bn) deal announced Wednesday, setting the stage for a bold challenge to the iPhone’s dominance. The acquisition positions Sir Jony, the British design icon behind Apple’s iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad, to spearhead a new era of AI-driven devices. Taking a swipe at his former employer, Sir Jony criticized the “legacy” products and “decades old” technology dominating the market. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s...