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OpenAI Daily August 14: OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Ultrafast, Computer History, and New CRO
Created: August 14th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Friday August 14th. Yesterday, OpenAI previewed Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol, saying it can run at up to fourteen times the standard speed. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman both highlighted the announcement overnight, with Brockman calling the speed jump “wild.” The source material does not specify availability, pricing, or the technical tradeoffs behind that headline figure, but the direction is clear: OpenAI is treating latency as a core product capability, not merely an engineering detail. Faster responses could make advanced models more practical for interactive coding, research, and high-volume workplace workflows where waiting interrupts the task.

OpenAI also published “The builder’s guide to GPT-5.6” yesterday. The supplied listing does not include the guide’s contents, so there is no basis to claim new API features or best practices. Still, its release alongside Ultrafast mode signals an effort to help developers choose and deploy GPT-5.6 more effectively as the product family expands. [1]

A separate developer update introduced Computer History for Codex and ChatGPT. Users who opt in can give ChatGPT context from recent work, allowing it to continue tasks, recognize work patterns, and suggest skills or scheduled tasks for repeated activities. The feature is rolling out globally in the ChatGPT Mac desktop app for Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. Business and Enterprise administrators must enable it, while availability in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland is expected in coming weeks. [2]

Finally, OpenAI appointed Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer yesterday. That is a significant organizational move during a period when the company is expanding business products, enterprise distribution, and specialized AI workflows. [3]

The common thread is maturity. OpenAI is investing simultaneously in faster model performance, durable user context, developer guidance, and the commercial organization needed to bring these tools into companies. For users and leaders, the opportunity is to identify workflows where both speed and retained context materially improve outcomes—while making opt-in data practices, administrative controls, and human review central to deployment. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [4]

Source Evidence
  1. OpenAI News
    Switch cards to show MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaThe builder’s guide to GPT‑5.6Applied AIAug 13, 2026Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speedProductAug 13, 2026OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue OfficerCompanyAug 13, 2026How enterprises put AI to workCompanyAug 12, 2026Testing ads in ChatGPTCompanyAug 11, 2026Daybreak models are now available on AWSProductAug 11, 2026What building an AI-native finance function taught meCompanyAug 10, 2026Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026
  2. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...nd will follow in the coming weeks.

If you’re on a Business or Enterprise team, your admin will need to turn it on first.
https://t.co/WljOIKMbeh
Posted: 2026-08-13T20:33:19.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000972807405582
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/customization/computer-history

Codex and ChatGPT can now understand the context of your recent work.

Opt into Computer History to give ChatGPT richer context, so it can pick up where you left off, understand patterns in your work, and suggest skills or scheduled tasks for work you repeat. https://t.co/bWbA7A6QrT
Posted: 2026-08-13T20:33:16.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000960891408677
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000960891408677/video/1

Here's how you can set up automatic syncs:

https://t.co/HtsEsMLJrT
Posted: 2026-08-11T18:20:49.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenA...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/WljOIKMbeh, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000972807405582, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/customization/computer-history, https://t.co/bWbA7A6QrT, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000960891408677, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2088000960891408677/video/1, https://t.co/HtsEsMLJrT, https://x.com/OpenA...
  3. OpenAI News
    Switch cards to show MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaThe builder’s guide to GPT‑5.6Applied AIAug 13, 2026Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speedProductAug 13, 2026OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue OfficerCompanyAug 13, 2026How enterprises put AI to workCompanyAug 12, 2026Testing ads in ChatGPTCompanyAug 11, 2026Daybreak models are now available on AWSProductAug 11, 2026What building an AI-native finance function taught meCompanyAug 10, 2026Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026
  4. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...ety and security work to make Astra broadly available, and get its advanced cyber capabilities into the hands of defenders: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF
Posted: 2026-08-07T19:11:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975

great results in personal finance AI: https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:58:52.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600
Links: https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636

Codex can now perform a security review of every GitHub pull request, leaving findings inline.

Part of an overall initiative to help apply these models to increase the security of code and companies everywhere: https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:42:09.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975, https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600, https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636, https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064, https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
Sources
OpenAI Daily August 13: OpenAI Pushes ChatGPT Work, Codex and Daybreak Into Enterprise Workflows
Created: August 13th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Thursday August 13th. Yesterday, OpenAI published a new company post titled “How enterprises put AI to work.” The source material does not include the article’s specific findings, customer examples, or product announcements, so there is no basis to claim a new feature rollout. But the publication itself is a useful signal of where OpenAI’s attention is moving: from demonstrating what models can do in isolation to helping organizations embed AI into everyday operations. [1]

That direction fits the company’s recent product activity. Over the past several days, OpenAI has expanded its business and developer footprint through ChatGPT Work, upcoming premium ChatGPT Business seats, Linux desktop support, and tools for moving projects and agent context into Codex. It has also made Daybreak security models available through AWS. Yesterday’s enterprise-focused post places those separate moves in a single, practical frame: AI adoption depends on putting capable systems into existing teams, tools, and processes. [2]

For businesses, the question is becoming less “Should we experiment with AI?” and more “Which work should it own, assist with, or stay out of?” The strongest early use cases are likely to be repetitive but high-context workflows—software development, security reviews, financial analysis, research, support, and internal knowledge work. In each case, the model needs access to the right information, while the company needs boundaries around data, permissions, and accountability. [3]

The broader trend is operationalization. OpenAI’s recent announcements suggest that model quality alone is no longer the whole story. Enterprises will judge AI systems on whether they fit their current infrastructure, preserve project context, work across devices, and provide controls appropriate for sensitive data and consequential decisions. [4]

The practical takeaway is to start with a defined workflow and measurable outcome, rather than deploying an assistant with an unlimited mandate. Clear ownership, human review points, and data-access rules may matter as much as the model selected. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow!

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    .../t.co/44zmgC89P2
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:20.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672

GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini will no longer be available for users signed in with ChatGPT starting August 31.

The models will remain available on the OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key.

https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31

See what needs you next.

The new Activity view in the ChatGPT desktop app brings together conversations that need your attention and recent updates across your projects. https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH
Posted: 2026-07-31T20:28:12.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/statu...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672, https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31, https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/statu...
  2. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:20.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672

GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini will no longer be available for users signed in with ChatGPT starting August 31.

The models will remain available on the OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key.

https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31

See what needs you next.

The new Activity view in the ChatGPT desktop app brings together conversations that need your attention and recent updates across your projects. https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH
Posted: 2026-07-31T20:28:12.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/20832886433101...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672, https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31, https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/20832886433101...
  3. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...ills and supports MCP server configurations in a shared format. https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N
Posted: 2026-08-06T16:11:31.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022/video/1

Run keyword research, competitor analysis, content outlines, and distribution through a voice-directed workflow:

https://t.co/fh3oH0irI7
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:21.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068155832201333
Links: https://x.com/JulianGoldieSEO/status/2084685806208528839

Talk to Voice in Codex on your way to class to organize your thoughts, work through what you’re learning, and start building your next experiment:

https://t.co/1gD1IVYoYF
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:18.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068143907746098
Links: https://x.com/UllasSHR/status/2084533900169322562

Use Voice in Co...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022/video/1, https://t.co/fh3oH0irI7, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068155832201333, https://x.com/JulianGoldieSEO/status/2084685806208528839, https://t.co/1gD1IVYoYF, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068143907746098, https://x.com/UllasSHR/status/2084533900169322562
  4. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...: 2026-07-31T21:18:20.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672

GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini will no longer be available for users signed in with ChatGPT starting August 31.

The models will remain available on the OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key.

https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31

See what needs you next.

The new Activity view in the ChatGPT desktop app brings together conversations that need your attention and recent updates across your projects. https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH
Posted: 2026-07-31T20:28:12.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716/p...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672, https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31, https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716/p...
Sources
OpenAI Daily August 12: OpenAI Tests ChatGPT Ads, Brings Daybreak Security Models to AWS
Created: August 12th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Wednesday August 12th. Yesterday, OpenAI announced that its Daybreak models are now available on AWS. The source listing does not include rollout details, pricing, or the specific AWS services involved, but the move is notable because Daybreak has been positioned as part of OpenAI’s security strategy for putting frontier capabilities in the hands of trusted defenders. Availability through AWS could make those tools easier for enterprise security teams to adopt within cloud environments they already use. [1]

Also yesterday, OpenAI began testing ads in ChatGPT. The announcement is brief, so it does not yet establish where ads will appear, which users will see them, or how they may interact with answers and privacy controls. Still, this is an important development to watch. Advertising would represent a potential new business model alongside subscriptions, business seats, and API usage. The central test will be whether OpenAI can introduce commercial messaging without undermining user trust in ChatGPT’s recommendations or conversations.

For developers, OpenAI released a preview of the ChatGPT desktop app for several Linux distributions: Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, with x64 and ARM64 packages. Codex is included in the Linux desktop experience, allowing developers to keep projects, workflows, and supported browser tools together. It is a practical expansion into an operating system widely used by engineers, infrastructure teams, and security professionals. [2]

OpenAI also said users can now import projects, chats, skills, and plugins from other agents into ChatGPT Work and Codex, with optional automatic updates and an import-history view. That feature is currently available in the ChatGPT desktop app. Its significance is portability: teams may be less willing to rebuild their working context every time they try a new AI tool. [3]

The broader trend is that OpenAI is focusing on distribution and workflow continuity as much as model capability. AWS access brings security tools closer to enterprise infrastructure; Linux reaches technical users where they work; and imports reduce switching costs between agents. As AI assistants become embedded in daily work, the competitive advantage may increasingly come from integration, trust, and the ability to preserve a user’s context across tools. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [4]

Source Evidence
  1. OpenAI News
    Switch cards to show MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaTesting ads in ChatGPTCompanyAug 11, 2026Daybreak models are now available on AWSProductAug 11, 2026What building an AI-native finance function taught meCompanyAug 10, 2026Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026Premium seats are coming to ChatGPT BusinessProductAug 10, 2026Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilitiesSecurityAug 7, 2026Your browser does not support the video tag.Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersProductAug 6, 2026OpenAI and APA advance responsible AI for youthCompanyAug 6, 20...
  2. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...: 2026-08-11T18:20:44.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392/video/1

The ChatGPT desktop app is now available in preview for desktop variants of these Linux distributions:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and 26.04 LTS
• Debian 13
• Fedora 43 and 44

Install with .deb or .rpm packages for x64 or ARM64.

https://t.co/ldE9k0uL5z
Posted: 2026-08-11T17:36:56.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231805846102424
Links: https://openai.com/codex/

Build where your code already lives.

Codex is coming to Linux in the ChatGPT desktop app, so you can keep your projects, development workflows, and supported browser tools together.

Available in preview.

https://t.co/3SP1qY9w5l
Posted: 2026-08-11T17:36:53.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231793682694410
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/st...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392/video/1, https://t.co/ldE9k0uL5z, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231805846102424, https://openai.com/codex/, https://t.co/3SP1qY9w5l, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231793682694410, https://x.com/OpenAI/st...
  3. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...tomatic updates in Settings.

Now available in the ChatGPT desktop app. https://t.co/G7OcCIvhj6
Posted: 2026-08-11T18:20:44.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392/video/1

The ChatGPT desktop app is now available in preview for desktop variants of these Linux distributions:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and 26.04 LTS
• Debian 13
• Fedora 43 and 44

Install with .deb or .rpm packages for x64 or ARM64.

https://t.co/ldE9k0uL5z
Posted: 2026-08-11T17:36:56.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231805846102424
Links: https://openai.com/codex/

Build where your code already lives.

Codex is coming to Linux in the ChatGPT desktop app, so you can keep your projects, development workflows, and supported browser tools together.

Available in preview.

https://t.co/3SP1qY9w5l
Posted: 2026-08-11T1...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/G7OcCIvhj6, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087242829076791392/video/1, https://t.co/ldE9k0uL5z, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2087231805846102424, https://openai.com/codex/, https://t.co/3SP1qY9w5l
  4. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...eet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672

GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini will no longer be available for users signed in with ChatGPT starting August 31.

The models will remain available on the OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key.

https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31

See what needs you next.

The new Activity view in the ChatGPT desktop app brings together conversations that need your attention and recent updates across your projects. https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH
Posted: 2026-07-31T20:28:12.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716/photo/1
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672, https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog#codex-2026-07-31, https://t.co/IYqmItGXUH, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083288643310133716/photo/1
Sources
OpenAI Daily August 11: OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber, Expands Daybreak for Defenders
Created: August 11th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Tuesday August 11th. Yesterday, OpenAI’s biggest announcement centered on cybersecurity. The company said it is releasing GPT-5.6-Cyber and expanding Daybreak, an effort aimed at putting frontier AI capabilities into the hands of defenders. OpenAI framed the move against a narrowing cyber-defense window and published several related security updates, including one on placing frontier cyber models with more trusted users and another on responding to critical cyber capabilities. [1]

The central message is not simply that models can find security problems. It is that access, deployment controls, and defensive use cases now matter alongside raw capability. Greg Brockman described the goal as getting frontier intelligence into defenders’ hands, while Sam Altman encouraged organizations to consider using OpenAI’s models to help defend their systems. The company has not provided detailed technical specifications in these source excerpts, but the release signals a more deliberate security-product strategy as coding agents become more powerful. [2]

A second announcement looks inward at business operations. OpenAI published “What building an AI-native finance function taught me.” The available source does not provide the lessons or product specifics, so it would be premature to treat it as a feature launch. Still, its timing reinforces OpenAI’s recent emphasis on applying AI to recurring professional workflows—not just software development, but functions such as finance, planning, and analysis. [3]

Third, OpenAI said premium seats are coming to ChatGPT Business. Details on pricing, eligibility, and capabilities were not included in the source listing. But the announcement suggests a more segmented business offering, potentially allowing organizations to match access and advanced features to different employee roles rather than treating every workplace user the same. [4]

Finally, OpenAI’s developer account highlighted projects built with Codex during Build Week and said winners will be announced soon. That is a small update, but it underscores the company’s continued focus on developer adoption and real-world building. [5]

The larger trend is specialization with safeguards. OpenAI is moving beyond a single general-purpose assistant toward tailored products for security teams, finance work, business users, and developers. As access expands, the differentiator will increasingly be governance: deciding who gets powerful capabilities, what context they can use, and how humans remain accountable for consequential outcomes. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [6]

Source Evidence
  1. OpenAI News
    ...taught meCompanyAug 10, 2026Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026Premium seats are coming to ChatGPT BusinessProductAug 10, 2026Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilitiesSecurityAug 7, 2026Your browser does not support the video tag.Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersProductAug 6, 2026OpenAI and APA advance responsible AI for youthCompanyAug 6, 2026How the world is putting ChatGPT to workCompanyAug 6, 2026Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI modelsSecurityAug 4, 2026
  2. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...ety and security work to make Astra broadly available, and get its advanced cyber capabilities into the hands of defenders: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF
Posted: 2026-08-07T19:11:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975

great results in personal finance AI: https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:58:52.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600
Links: https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636

Codex can now perform a security review of every GitHub pull request, leaving findings inline.

Part of an overall initiative to help apply these models to increase the security of code and companies everywhere: https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:42:09.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975, https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600, https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636, https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064, https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
  3. OpenAI News
    ...ndow NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026Premium seats are coming to ChatGPT BusinessProductAug 10, 2026Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilitiesSecurityAug 7, 2026Your browser does not support the video tag.Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersProductAug 6, 2026OpenAI and APA advance responsible AI for youthCompanyAug 6, 2026How the world is putting ChatGPT to workCompanyAug 6, 2026Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI modelsSecurityAug 4, 2026
  4. OpenAI News
    ...how MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaWhat building an AI-native finance function taught meCompanyAug 10, 2026Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window NarrowsSecurityAug 10, 2026Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted handsSecurityAug 10, 2026Premium seats are coming to ChatGPT BusinessProductAug 10, 2026Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilitiesSecurityAug 7, 2026Your browser does not support the video tag.Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersProductAug 6, 2026OpenAI and APA advance responsible AI for youthCompanyAug 6, 2026How the world is putting ChatGPT to workCompanyAug 6, 2026Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI modelsSecurityAug 4, 2026
  5. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    Winners announcement coming soon. Stay tuned.
Posted: 2026-08-10T16:44:03.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856110083129437

Build Week participants from around the world turned their ideas into real projects with Codex. https://t.co/oRMkDUSwcD
Posted: 2026-08-10T16:44:00.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856098091528301
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856098091528301/video/1

Now in research preview: Codex Security Review

It takes a deeper look at GitHub pull requests for security issues, using repository context to surface actionable findings directly in the PR.

See how...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856110083129437, https://t.co/oRMkDUSwcD, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856098091528301, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2086856098091528301/video/1
  6. Recent tweets from @sama
    ...h such a focus on making sure everyone wins (ranging from stuff like business privacy to low prices to predictable policies to more)
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:09:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2086469875581755696

one of the things i like most about the openai team is how focused they are on our customers and users succeeding, and how much they celebrate it
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:04:28.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2086468661670461671

astra is a powerful model and we are working to make it generally available.

we do not think it is a good strategy to keep powerful models to a chosen few.

given its cyber capabilities, we need a little big longer to do do this safely. but hopefully not too long!
Posted: 2026-08-07T22:54:58.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2085862292311396515

congrats to oklo for achieving criticality!

(less than a year after groun...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/sama/status/2086469875581755696, https://x.com/sama/status/2086468661670461671, https://x.com/sama/status/2085862292311396515
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OpenAI Daily August 10: OpenAI Pushes Codex, ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 Luna for Everyday Tasks
Created: August 10th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Monday August 10th. Yesterday, OpenAI leaders focused less on a single product launch and more on examples of AI becoming useful in ordinary, recurring work. Greg Brockman highlighted a Codex use case for reading contract fine print to help people save money, alongside examples involving ChatGPT Finance and ChatGPT Work. These posts are demonstrations rather than feature announcements, and the underlying product details are limited. Still, together they point to OpenAI’s effort to make its tools practical for decisions people already face: understanding terms, managing money, and continuing work when they are away from a primary computer. [1]

Brockman also shared an anecdote from a colleague whose work laptop was unavailable, but who could still use ChatGPT Work on mobile. That may sound mundane, but it captures a significant product expectation. Workplace AI is moving toward persistent, cross-device assistance, where projects and context can travel with the user. For companies, that convenience makes permission controls, data boundaries, and mobile account security increasingly important. [2]

Sam Altman reinforced the company’s broader strategy yesterday, praising OpenAI’s focus on users and customers succeeding. He specifically cited business privacy, low prices, and predictable policies as ways OpenAI wants “everyone” to benefit from advanced intelligence. It is a statement of direction, not a new policy release, but it aligns with last week’s expansion of unlimited GPT-5.6 Luna text chats for free users and the company’s continuing price-performance push. [3]

One useful takeaway is that the bottleneck may be shifting. As Brockman put it yesterday, it is increasingly about knowing what you want. When capable AI is available at low cost and on more devices, the scarce skill becomes defining the goal, supplying the right context, and deciding what should remain under human review. The organizations that benefit most may be those that turn vague intentions into clear, repeatable workflows—while keeping humans accountable for the decisions that matter. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [4]

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @gdb
    the bottleneck is increasingly knowing what you want
Posted: 2026-08-09T19:11:08.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086530739609407502

Codex for saving money by reading the fine print: https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs
Posted: 2026-08-09T18:13:37.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364
Links: https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338

learn how to use ChatGPT Work: https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:59:38.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111
Links: https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356

ChatGPT Finance for helping you save money: https://t.co/lfGsvCSy1r
Posted: 2026-08-09T08:11:48.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086364812326670454
Links: https://twitter.com/trevin/status/2086241939637...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086530739609407502, https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364, https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338, https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111, https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356, https://t.co/lfGsvCSy1r, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086364812326670454, https://twitter.com/trevin/status/2086241939637...
  2. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...s/2086530739609407502

Codex for saving money by reading the fine print: https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs
Posted: 2026-08-09T18:13:37.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364
Links: https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338

learn how to use ChatGPT Work: https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:59:38.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111
Links: https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356

ChatGPT Finance for helping you save money: https://t.co/lfGsvCSy1r
Posted: 2026-08-09T08:11:48.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086364812326670454
Links: https://twitter.com/trevin/status/2086241939637317896

"thankfully ChatGPT Work on mobile is great" — from a coworker whose work laptop is out of commission
Posted: 2026-08-09T00:21:25.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086246436690350190

GPT-4 finished training...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364, https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338, https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111, https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356, https://t.co/lfGsvCSy1r, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086364812326670454, https://twitter.com/trevin/status/2086241939637317896, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086246436690350190
  3. Recent tweets from @sama
    ...086469085270004106

i would be pretty impressed if the team just made magic intelligence in the sky

but i am extra impressed that they do so with such a focus on making sure everyone wins (ranging from stuff like business privacy to low prices to predictable policies to more)
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:09:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2086469875581755696

one of the things i like most about the openai team is how focused they are on our customers and users succeeding, and how much they celebrate it
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:04:28.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2086468661670461671

astra is a powerful model and we are working to make it generally available.

we do not think it is a good strategy to keep powerful models to a chosen few.

given its cyber capabilities, we need a little big longer to do do this safely. but hopefully not too long!
Posted: 2026-08-...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/sama/status/2086469875581755696, https://x.com/sama/status/2086468661670461671
  4. Recent tweets from @gdb
    the bottleneck is increasingly knowing what you want
Posted: 2026-08-09T19:11:08.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086530739609407502

Codex for saving money by reading the fine print: https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs
Posted: 2026-08-09T18:13:37.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364
Links: https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338

learn how to use ChatGPT Work: https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8
Posted: 2026-08-09T15:59:38.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111
Links: https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356

ChatGPT Finance for helping you save money: https://t.c...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/gdb/status/2086530739609407502, https://t.co/xUINsVFaOs, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086516262491046364, https://twitter.com/sigkitten/status/2086272992019882338, https://t.co/6mUGyRHqV8, https://x.com/gdb/status/2086482546389631111, https://twitter.com/rileybrown/status/2085761931403575356, https://t.c...
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OpenAI Daily August 9: Brockman Promotes ChatGPT Finance, Work Mobile, and GPT-5.6 Luna
Created: August 9th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Sunday August 9th. Today, Greg Brockman spotlighted ChatGPT Finance as a way to help people save money. The post does not describe a new product launch or specific features, so the practical details remain unclear. But it reinforces a growing OpenAI theme: ChatGPT is being promoted less as a general-purpose chatbot and more as an assistant for concrete, high-frequency decisions, including personal financial planning.

A second signal is about where that assistance happens. Just after midnight today, Brockman shared a colleague’s experience using ChatGPT Work on mobile while their work laptop was unavailable. It is only an anecdote, but it illustrates the product ambition behind ChatGPT Work: people should be able to continue planning, analyzing, and completing tasks from whatever device they have available. For businesses, that raises the value of persistent context and mobile access—but also increases the importance of account security, permissions, and clear boundaries around sensitive work data. [1]

Yesterday’s posts kept attention on GPT-5.6 Luna. Brockman called its price-performance exceptional, pointing again to the model’s role as an affordable, capable option for broad use. OpenAI already expanded unlimited Luna text chat to free users earlier this week, so this is not a new rollout. Still, the fresh endorsement suggests that making intelligence inexpensive enough for routine use remains central to the company’s strategy. [2]

Finally, yesterday marked four years since GPT-4 finished training. The anniversary is a reminder of how quickly the focus has shifted: from a landmark chat model to systems designed to take action across coding, workplace tools, finance, and cybersecurity. The practical trend is that AI adoption is becoming less about trying a clever prompt and more about deciding which recurring tasks are safe and valuable to delegate. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow!

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...iew about 10x cheaper.
Posted: 2026-07-30T17:18:26.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878497043923265

The work behind the new prices spans the model, inference stack, and agentic harness, from request routing and token generation to tool use and context management.

Luna and Terra’s lower prices are also reflected in how usage is counted in Codex and ChatGPT Work, so your usage
Posted: 2026-07-30T17:18:23.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878485354438751

Fast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol in the API delivers up to 2.5x the speed of Standard processing at 2x the Standard price, with no change in intelligence.

Existing API requests tagged `priority` will continue to work.
Posted: 2026-07-30T17:18:20.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878473409085654

More intelligence per dollar when you build with GPT-5.6 in the API.

GPT-5.6 models ta...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878497043923265, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878485354438751, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082878473409085654
  2. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...inging unlimited text chats with Luna, a quite capable model, to free users.

We've also released an updated version of Sol https://t.co/BZu4K72c0W
Posted: 2026-08-06T19:07:11.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085442582361039036
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085434712429052386

full house for the team’s talk at Black Hat on the OpenAI-Hugging Face Incident https://t.co/vf52ssLZZc
Posted: 2026-08-05T20:06:28.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243
Links: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243/photo/1

Luna’s price-performance is incredible https://t.co/z1aZyXd9Gd
Posted: 2026-08-04T22:34:45.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2084770040281211043
Links: https://twitter.com/theo/status/2084748639470272972

GPT-Live is a new architecture and stack for realtime audio: https://t.co/VMnq2bkHWc
Posted: 2026-08-03T22:25:53.000Z
Tweet: ht...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/BZu4K72c0W, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085442582361039036, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085434712429052386, https://t.co/vf52ssLZZc, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243/photo/1, https://t.co/z1aZyXd9Gd, https://x.com/gdb/status/2084770040281211043, https://twitter.com/theo/status/2084748639470272972, https://t.co/VMnq2bkHWc
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OpenAI Daily August 8: OpenAI Delays Astra Release Over Advanced Cybersecurity Risks
Created: August 8th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Saturday August 8th. Yesterday, OpenAI published a security update titled “Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities.” While the source listing does not provide the full policy details, the timing is significant: OpenAI is publicly framing advanced cyber capability as an immediate operational challenge, not a distant theoretical risk. The company’s recent work has included third-party cyber evaluations, a Codex tool for reviewing GitHub pull requests for vulnerabilities, and public engagement with the security community at Black Hat. The common direction is clear: as models become better at software engineering, OpenAI is building both defensive products and stronger deployment safeguards. [1]

That message became more concrete yesterday around Astra, OpenAI’s next major model. Greg Brockman said evaluations show significant advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity. Sam Altman called Astra powerful and said OpenAI intends to make it generally available rather than reserving it for a select group. But he also said the company needs more time to prepare for its cyber capabilities safely. In other words, broad access remains the goal, but the path to release is being gated by security work. [2]

A third development is the continuing push to put capable models into everyday hands. In posts early this morning, Brockman highlighted GPT-5.6 Luna’s price-performance and pointed to ChatGPT Work as a tool for removing repetitive toil. This follows Wednesday’s expansion of unlimited Luna text chats for free users. The product story is increasingly about practical availability: models need to be affordable enough, simple enough, and integrated enough to handle recurring work instead of occasional experiments. [3]

The trend is a balancing act between democratization and control. OpenAI is signaling that powerful coding and cyber-capable systems should benefit broadly, especially defenders and everyday knowledge workers. But it is also acknowledging that the more autonomous and useful these systems become, the more deployment decisions must account for misuse, supervision, and security testing. The key question to watch is whether safety measures can mature quickly enough to keep pace with rapidly improving agent capabilities. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [4]

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...ety and security work to make Astra broadly available, and get its advanced cyber capabilities into the hands of defenders: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF
Posted: 2026-08-07T19:11:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975

great results in personal finance AI: https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:58:52.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600
Links: https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636

Codex can now perform a security review of every GitHub pull request, leaving findings inline.

Part of an overall initiative to help apply these models to increase the security of code and companies everywhere: https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:42:09.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975, https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600, https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636, https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064, https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
  2. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...https://twitter.com/adamhfry/status/2085878037216940344

GPT-5.6 Sol for cybersafety: https://t.co/e5y779UN1J
Posted: 2026-08-07T20:05:58.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085819760953192790
Links: https://twitter.com/GregKara6/status/2085748755064647698

Evaluations of our next major model, Astra, indicate significant capability advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity.

Team is doing the safety and security work to make Astra broadly available, and get its advanced cyber capabilities into the hands of defenders: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF
Posted: 2026-08-07T19:11:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975

great results in personal finance AI: https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:58:52.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600
Links: https://twitter.com/ebl...
    Links in excerpt: https://twitter.com/adamhfry/status/2085878037216940344, https://t.co/e5y779UN1J, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085819760953192790, https://twitter.com/GregKara6/status/2085748755064647698, https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975, https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600, https://twitter.com/ebl...
  3. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...ttps://x.com/gdb/status/2085488217030266943
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY

OpenAI is working hard to empower everyone with intelligence that works for them, in the form of great products which get simpler to use over time.

We're bringing unlimited text chats with Luna, a quite capable model, to free users.

We've also released an updated version of Sol https://t.co/BZu4K72c0W
Posted: 2026-08-06T19:07:11.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085442582361039036
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085434712429052386

full house for the team’s talk at Black Hat on the OpenAI-Hugging Face Incident https://t.co/vf52ssLZZc
Posted: 2026-08-05T20:06:28.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243
Links: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243/photo/1

Luna’s price-performance is incredible https://t.co/z1aZyXd9Gd
Posted: 2026-08-04T...
    Links in excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY, https://t.co/BZu4K72c0W, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085442582361039036, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085434712429052386, https://t.co/vf52ssLZZc, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085095110921097243/photo/1, https://t.co/z1aZyXd9Gd
  4. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...ety and security work to make Astra broadly available, and get its advanced cyber capabilities into the hands of defenders: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF
Posted: 2026-08-07T19:11:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975

great results in personal finance AI: https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:58:52.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600
Links: https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636

Codex can now perform a security review of every GitHub pull request, leaving findings inline.

Part of an overall initiative to help apply these models to increase the security of code and companies everywhere: https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ
Posted: 2026-08-06T22:42:09.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064
Links: https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/HTDXV7StQF, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085805983440499060, https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2085801349866729975, https://t.co/RdgY5mnrbZ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085500884239413600, https://twitter.com/ebloch/status/2085490788876849636, https://t.co/BWhJey1crQ, https://x.com/gdb/status/2085496677725860064, https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310...
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OpenAI Daily August 7: OpenAI Expands GPT-5.6 Access, Launches Agent Plugins and Codex Security Review
Created: August 7th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Friday August 7th. Yesterday, OpenAI said it improved GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and expanded access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free users. Sam Altman described Sol as much better in chat, while OpenAI’s leadership emphasized that free users will receive unlimited text chats with Luna. The move extends OpenAI’s recent focus on making capable models cheaper and easier to use at scale. For everyday users, it means fewer limits on using ChatGPT for sustained writing, research, planning, and problem-solving rather than isolated questions. [1]

For developers, OpenAI announced Agent Plugins, an open standard developed with AWS, Cursor, GitHub, Vercel, and others. The format packages Agent Skills and MCP server configurations so a developer can build a plugin once and use it across compatible agentic clients. Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, and Code are listed as compatible at launch. The significance is interoperability: instead of every AI assistant requiring its own custom integration, shared tooling could make useful capabilities portable between agents. [2]

Also yesterday, Codex Security Review entered research preview. The feature examines GitHub pull requests using repository context, then surfaces actionable security findings directly in the pull request. Greg Brockman said Codex can review every pull request and leave findings inline. This follows OpenAI’s recent emphasis on third-party cyber evaluations and public discussion of its Hugging Face incident at Black Hat. The company is increasingly putting security features inside the normal software-development workflow, rather than treating them as a separate final check. [3]

Finally, OpenAI and the American Psychological Association announced work to advance responsible AI for youth. The available announcement title offers few implementation details, but the partnership signals that youth well-being is becoming a more visible product and policy concern as AI reaches broader audiences. [4]

The shared trend is expansion with guardrails: more free access, more agent integrations, and more attention to safety in code and youth-facing use. OpenAI’s challenge now is to make increasingly powerful systems broadly available while retaining clear standards, oversight, and user trust. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [5]

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @sama
    ...er.com/OpenAI/status/2085434712429052386

i would rather be an optimist and work hard than a pessimist posting about why things won't work.

it's much more difficult and the most likely path is failure, but society fails if people don't try.

no amount of "it will never work" essays will drive society forward. https://t.co/951QDCikV2
Posted: 2026-08-04T15:32:05.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2084663673570971990
Links: https://twitter.com/brianryhuang/status/2084522610998878228

team humanity https://t.co/Z75TuFp56E
Posted: 2026-08-01T14:29:51.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2083560847889023219
Links: https://twitter.com/jxnlco/status/2082855170296205719

cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:

connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.

every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/951QDCikV2, https://x.com/sama/status/2084663673570971990, https://twitter.com/brianryhuang/status/2084522610998878228, https://t.co/Z75TuFp56E, https://x.com/sama/status/2083560847889023219, https://twitter.com/jxnlco/status/2082855170296205719
  2. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...0Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1

Compatible agentic clients at launch:
• Codex
• @ChatGPT
• @cursor_ai
• @github Copilot
• @kirodotdev
• @code

https://t.co/gRzzxkhVe8
Posted: 2026-08-06T16:11:32.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398374841532758
Links: https://agent-plugins.org/

Build a plugin once and use it across compatible agent clients.

Introducing Agent Plugins, an open standard developed with @awsdevelopers, @cursor_ai, @github, @code, and @vercel that packages Agent Skills and supports MCP server configurations in a shared format. https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N
Posted: 2026-08-06T16:11:31.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review,, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1, https://t.co/gRzzxkhVe8, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398374841532758, https://agent-plugins.org/, https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373...
  3. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    Now in research preview: Codex Security Review

It takes a deeper look at GitHub pull requests for security issues, using repository context to surface actionable findings directly in the PR.

See how to enable automatic reviews: https://t.co/OUm6Sq2ZaC https://t.co/Ut55Vg3lPO
Posted: 2026-08-06T21:45:03.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1

Compatible agentic clients at launch:
• Codex
• @ChatGPT
• @cursor_ai
• @github Copilot
• @kirodotdev
• @code

https://t.co/gRzzxkhV...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/OUm6Sq2ZaC, https://t.co/Ut55Vg3lPO, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review,, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1, https://t.co/gRzzxkhV...
  4. OpenAI News
    Switch cards to show MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaYour browser does not support the video tag.Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersProductAug 6, 2026OpenAI and APA advance responsible AI for youthCompanyAug 6, 2026How the world is putting ChatGPT to workCompanyAug 6, 2026Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI modelsSecurityAug 4, 2026New ways to learn and teach with ChatGPT Work and CodexProductAug 4, 2026Apple is getting this wrongCompanyAug 3, 2026Continuous voice interaction with GPT LiveEngineeringAug 3, 2026Building abundant intelligenceCompanyJul 31, 2026Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT 5.6ProductJul 30, 2026
  5. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...vs/status/2085482310636560830
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1

Compatible agentic clients at launch:
• Codex
• @ChatGPT
• @cursor_ai
• @github Copilot
• @kirodotdev
• @code

https://t.co/gRzzxkhVe8
Posted: 2026-08-06T16:11:32.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398374841532758
Links: https://agent-plugins.org/

Build a plugin once and use it across compatible agent clients.

Introducing Agent Plugins, an open standard developed with @awsdevelopers, @cursor_ai, @github, @code, and @vercel that packages Agent Skills and supports MCP server configurations in a shared format. https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N
Posted: 2026-08-06T16:11:31.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022
Links: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022/video/1

Run keyword r...
    Links in excerpt: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/security/security-review,, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085482310636560830/video/1, https://t.co/gRzzxkhVe8, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398374841532758, https://agent-plugins.org/, https://t.co/JOQe4sc40N, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085398373511918022/video/1
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OpenAI Daily August 6: OpenAI Showcases Voice in Codex as Brockman Addresses Hugging Face Incident
Created: August 6th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Thursday August 6th. Yesterday, OpenAI’s developer team put the spotlight on how builders are using Voice in Codex. In a series of examples, the company showed people talking through keyword research and content plans, organizing ideas on the way to class, discussing feature concepts and test plans, and turning an unstructured conversation into Linear tickets. One workflow even described a heartbeat-based delegation process for assigning those tasks. [1]

This is a meaningful step beyond voice dictation. The examples present speech as the starting point for software and business workflows: talk through a problem while away from the keyboard, then hand the resulting context to a Codex session to plan, build, and coordinate work. OpenAI is emphasizing that coding agents can carry an idea from conversation through implementation and review, rather than simply generating a snippet of code on request. [2]

The second fresh development came from Black Hat, where Greg Brockman said yesterday that OpenAI’s team had a full house for its talk on the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident. The company previously disclosed that a security incident occurred during model evaluation and said it would share what it had learned. The fresh update does not add technical findings, but the packed presentation suggests significant security-community interest in the case. [3]

That attention is notable as AI systems gain stronger coding, tool-use, and automation capabilities. Security evaluation is increasingly part of the product conversation, not something kept separate from it. For organizations, the question is not only whether an agent can perform a task, but how its access is scoped, how its actions are monitored, and how failures are reported.

The trend connecting these stories is a move toward AI that is both more ambient and more accountable. Voice lowers the friction of giving an agent direction, while public security discussion reflects the need for stronger safeguards as those agents become embedded in real workflows. The winning experience may be one where people can speak naturally, delegate confidently, and still clearly see—and control—what the system does next. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow! [4]

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...mplementation, and the final pull request:

https://t.co/BMQyFzrrl9
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:15.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068131920396795
Links: https://x.com/reyhanmerekar/status/2084603094772453573

Turn a brain-dump conversation into @Linear tickets that Codex assigns through a heartbeat-based delegation workflow:

https://t.co/ITeYYd3dlM
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068120088248431
Links: https://x.com/TimothyReavis/status/2084790168637329880

Builders are finding new ways to build out loud with Voice in Codex.

Talk through an idea, start a new Codex session when it takes shape, and check in on your other threads along the way:
https://t.co/8UDBqYAyGe
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:10.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068107958411518
Links: https://x.com/j_everso/status/20847843571226708...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/BMQyFzrrl9, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068131920396795, https://x.com/reyhanmerekar/status/2084603094772453573, https://t.co/ITeYYd3dlM, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068120088248431, https://x.com/TimothyReavis/status/2084790168637329880, https://t.co/8UDBqYAyGe, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068107958411518, https://x.com/j_everso/status/20847843571226708...
  2. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    ...lans, validation, implementation, and the final pull request:

https://t.co/BMQyFzrrl9
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:15.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068131920396795
Links: https://x.com/reyhanmerekar/status/2084603094772453573

Turn a brain-dump conversation into @Linear tickets that Codex assigns through a heartbeat-based delegation workflow:

https://t.co/ITeYYd3dlM
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:13.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068120088248431
Links: https://x.com/TimothyReavis/status/2084790168637329880

Builders are finding new ways to build out loud with Voice in Codex.

Talk through an idea, start a new Codex session when it takes shape, and check in on your other threads along the way:
https://t.co/8UDBqYAyGe
Posted: 2026-08-05T18:19:10.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068107958411518
Links: https://x.com/j_everso/statu...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/BMQyFzrrl9, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068131920396795, https://x.com/reyhanmerekar/status/2084603094772453573, https://t.co/ITeYYd3dlM, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068120088248431, https://x.com/TimothyReavis/status/2084790168637329880, https://t.co/8UDBqYAyGe, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2085068107958411518, https://x.com/j_everso/statu...
  3. Recent tweets from @sama
    ...both in open source and proprietary models, and i am glad to see this https://t.co/fkYFw30437
Posted: 2026-07-24T15:55:45.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2080683363174945065
Links: https://twitter.com/JensenHuang/status/2080643682408321103

let us know what you think of pro-ultra-superhard https://t.co/df2WxqXsIx
Posted: 2026-07-24T15:54:47.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2080683119959757243
Links: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/2080515937803886872

we had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models. we are sharing what we have learned so far. thanks to @huggingface for the partnership on this.

https://t.co/2o2VfR6PIa
Posted: 2026-07-21T20:13:46.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2079661132302995790
Links: https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/

it is good now! https://t.co/eiG0VDwrTe
Posted:...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/fkYFw30437, https://x.com/sama/status/2080683363174945065, https://twitter.com/JensenHuang/status/2080643682408321103, https://t.co/df2WxqXsIx, https://x.com/sama/status/2080683119959757243, https://twitter.com/emollick/status/2080515937803886872, https://t.co/2o2VfR6PIa, https://x.com/sama/status/2079661132302995790, https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/, https://t.co/eiG0VDwrTe
  4. Recent tweets from @sama
    ...ke a full-stack site where the 9 of us can coordinate on what we would want to do in
Posted: 2026-07-26T15:10:41.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2081396796174282900

i want the US to win in AI both in open source and proprietary models, and i am glad to see this https://t.co/fkYFw30437
Posted: 2026-07-24T15:55:45.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2080683363174945065
Links: https://twitter.com/JensenHuang/status/2080643682408321103

let us know what you think of pro-ultra-superhard https://t.co/df2WxqXsIx
Posted: 2026-07-24T15:54:47.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/sama/status/2080683119959757243
Links: https://twitter.com/emollick/status/2080515937803886872

we had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models. we are sharing what we have learned so far. thanks to @huggingface for the partnership on this.

https://t.co/2o2VfR6PIa
Posted: 2026-07-2...
    Links in excerpt: https://x.com/sama/status/2081396796174282900, https://t.co/fkYFw30437, https://x.com/sama/status/2080683363174945065, https://twitter.com/JensenHuang/status/2080643682408321103, https://t.co/df2WxqXsIx, https://x.com/sama/status/2080683119959757243, https://twitter.com/emollick/status/2080515937803886872, https://t.co/2o2VfR6PIa
Sources
OpenAI Daily August 5: OpenAI Cuts Luna Costs 80%, Expands ChatGPT Learning Tools
Created: August 5th, 2026 - 05:20 PT
Script

Here is today's OpenAI Daily for Wednesday August 5th. Yesterday, OpenAI published “New ways to learn and teach with ChatGPT,” a product update spanning both ChatGPT Work and Codex. The source listing does not spell out the features, but the timing and product categories are telling: OpenAI is continuing to position its tools not only as answer engines, but as environments for creating lessons, supporting instruction, and building educational experiences. That extends a theme from recent days, where leaders have highlighted people using ChatGPT to build interactive learning tools without needing to be traditional software developers. [1]

OpenAI also released a security-focused post yesterday titled “Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models.” The available source material does not provide findings or methodology, so it would be premature to draw conclusions about the results. Still, the emphasis on third-party evaluation is meaningful. As models become more capable at coding, automation, and agentic work, independent security testing is becoming a central part of earning trust—not just a compliance exercise after launch. [2]

For developers, OpenAI Devs reiterated yesterday that GPT-5.6’s efficiency gains have been passed through to customers. Luna’s model costs are down 80 percent, while Terra’s are down 20 percent. Those reductions were initially announced last week, but the fresh message underscores the company’s core strategy: lower the cost of running capable models so they can be used more often, in more persistent workflows. Greg Brockman also called Luna’s price-performance “incredible,” reinforcing that OpenAI sees economics as a product feature, not simply infrastructure plumbing. [3]

The broader signal is a three-part push: make AI more useful for learning, more trustworthy in high-stakes settings, and cheap enough to operate continuously. Sam Altman’s post yesterday added the philosophy behind that strategy, arguing for optimism and effort over dismissing ambitious technology as impossible. The practical test will be whether OpenAI can pair rapidly cheaper intelligence with the safeguards, oversight, and user control needed for it to become everyday infrastructure. Thank you for listening to OpenAI Daily from The Daily FM. See you tomorrow!

Source Evidence
  1. Recent tweets from @gdb
    ...status/2084054616946176324

codex for customer feedback -> roadmap https://t.co/CEffEeGzKA
Posted: 2026-08-03T00:29:27.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2084074129930772953
Links: https://twitter.com/Kappaemme1926/status/2083957246674042890

chatgpt for building interactive educational tools https://t.co/vg3M2bqrDs
Posted: 2026-08-02T15:13:56.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2083934330146197989
Links: https://twitter.com/thebuggeddev/status/2083884856531177942

chatgpt for empowering your dad to build: https://t.co/ONfgyjDMx8
Posted: 2026-08-02T04:35:04.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2083773552793465087
Links: https://twitter.com/khloyakafe/status/2083707803265286193

ask chatgpt work to do any recurring task https://t.co/5ue4E7cD9l
Posted: 2026-08-02T03:03:41.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/gdb/status/2083750556062093745
Links: https://twitter.com/brttbmn/s...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/CEffEeGzKA, https://x.com/gdb/status/2084074129930772953, https://twitter.com/Kappaemme1926/status/2083957246674042890, https://t.co/vg3M2bqrDs, https://x.com/gdb/status/2083934330146197989, https://twitter.com/thebuggeddev/status/2083884856531177942, https://t.co/ONfgyjDMx8, https://x.com/gdb/status/2083773552793465087, https://twitter.com/khloyakafe/status/2083707803265286193, https://t.co/5ue4E7cD9l, https://x.com/gdb/status/2083750556062093745, https://twitter.com/brttbmn/s...
  2. OpenAI News
    Switch cards to show MediaSwitch cards to hide MediaThird-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI modelsSecurityAug 4, 2026New ways to learn and teach with ChatGPT Work and CodexProductAug 4, 2026Apple is getting this wrongCompanyAug 3, 2026Continuous voice interaction with GPT LiveEngineeringAug 3, 2026Building abundant intelligenceCompanyJul 31, 2026Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT 5.6ProductJul 30, 2026How enabling two settings tripled our scores on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmarkResearchJul 29, 2026Accelerating scientific discovery with ChatGPT for Academic ResearchersCompanyJul 29, 2026How GPT-5.6 fuses frontier intelligence with frontier efficiencyEngineeringJ...
  3. Recent tweets from @OpenAIDevs
    https://t.co/FrTGH4QFAV
Posted: 2026-08-04T20:02:24.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2084731700106711209
Links: https://x.com/i/article/2084706411951669248

ICYMI: We passed on GPT-5.6 efficiency gains, reducing model costs by 80% for Luna and 20% for Terra.

https://t.co/44zmgC89P2
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:20.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105
Links: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672

GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini will no longer be available for users signed in with ChatGPT starting August 31.

The models will remain available on the OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key.

https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt
Posted: 2026-07-31T21:18:17.000Z
Tweet: https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831
Links: https://learn.chatgpt.c...
    Links in excerpt: https://t.co/FrTGH4QFAV, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2084731700106711209, https://x.com/i/article/2084706411951669248, https://t.co/44zmgC89P2, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301257566159105, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2082878156483219672, https://t.co/kZYJU0UqBt, https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2083301245390143831, https://learn.chatgpt.c...
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