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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

OpenAI Appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India MD for ChatGPT’s Second-Largest Market

Prabhjeet Singh has been appointed Managing Director for India, where he will lead OpenAI's operations as the company expands in its second-largest ChatGPT market after the United States.

Singh, former Uber India and South Asia President, will report to OpenAI’s Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Kiran Mani, and lead the company’s India operations as OpenAI expands its presence in India, home to more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.

OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic Back RAISE US for AI Workforce Transition

RAISE US, backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon and Anthropic, aims to help the U.S. workforce transition to an AI economy through training, career support and workforce programs.

The nonprofit will seek private and philanthropic funding to support training and career transitions for U.S. workers adapting to the AI economy.

Cerebras Shares Fall 10% on Earnings Debut, with Margins Below AI Chip Rivals

Cerebras reported 94% revenue growth in the first quarter, but shares fell 10% after investors focused on margins that remain below those of larger AI chip rivals.

Cerebras nearly doubled first-quarter revenue and narrowed its net loss in its first earnings report as a public company, driven by growing demand for AI inference infrastructure. The company is expanding its footprint through a multi-year OpenAI agreement valued at more than $20 billion and a partnership with Amazon Web Services.

Maharashtra Partners with Google to Train over 400,000 Teachers in AI Skills

Teacher and students surrounded by AI-powered learning tools in a digital education environment.

The programme will use a ‘master-trainer’ model to reach schools across Maharashtra and focus on enhancing AI literacy and digital skills among educators.

AI Pioneer Noam Shazeer Joins OpenAI After Landmark Career at Google

AI Engineer Noam Shazeer joines OpenAI after quittting Google

Noam is widely recognized for his 2017 seminal paper “Attention is All You Need” that introduced transformer models.

UNICRI, OpenAI Fund AI Literacy Drive to Train Teachers Across EMEA

UNICRI's Centre for AI and Robotics is one of 12 recipients of OpenAI's €500,000 EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant. Image: OpenAI / UNICRI

The programme will support institutions across the EMEA region,which are developing practical tools, research, and initiatives aimed at ensuring AI is safe, responsible, and beneficial for young people

OpenAI Invites Researchers to Apply for New Economic Research Exchange

Researchers analyze economic data, reflecting the focus of OpenAI's new Economic Research Exchange.

The program aims to support research on how artificial intelligence is reshaping workers, firms, institutions, and the wider economy, with a focus on generating rigorous, real-world evidence.

UK Sets Up AI Economics Institute, Partners with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Microsoft

U.K. government has established the AI Economics Institute (AIEI) that will build the data infrastructure, analytical capability and external relationships needed to assess AI’s economic impacts

The UK government has established the AI Economics Institute (AIEI) to study and track AI’s economic impacts on labor markets, productivity and growth.

OpenAI Launches Biodefense Program for Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness

DNA strands symbolize the biological research and biosecurity applications supported by OpenAI's Rosalind Biodefense program.

OpenAI has launched Rosalind Biodefense, a program that aims to help developers build biodefense and pandemic-preparedness tools using its GPT-Rosalind AI model. The company is also expanding access for select public-health and biodefense partners.

Exclusive: Civil Disobedience Against AI- The Misdemeanor of Wynd Kaufmyn

Anti AI Activist Wynd Kaufmyn is facing misdemeanor charges.

Wynd Kaufmyn, an organizer with the activist group Stop AI, is standing trial for chaining shut the entrance to OpenAI’s headquarters in February 2025.