OpenAI hit the brakes. Now what?

The Verge
By Robert HartAug 19, 2026, 1:10 pm130 ptsTrending
With a looming IPO, intense competition from Anthropic, and Chinese and open-weight rivals nipping at its heels, OpenAI has plenty of reasons to move fast. Instead, it hit the brakes. On Tuesday, the company said it had slowed the pace of some AI development while it tightened security and safeguards. That…

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