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OpenAIOpenAI

Introducing GPT-5.2-Codex

GPT-5.2-Codex advances agentic coding and cybersecurity capabilities with improved long-context understanding, large-scale code management, and enhanced safeguards for responsible deployment.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Introducing GPT-5.2-Codex

GPT-5.2-Codex is an advanced agentic AI model optimized for complex software engineering and enhanced defensive cybersecurity, featuring improved long-horizon coding, large-scale code changes, native Windows support, and stronger safeguards for responsible deployment.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability

This blogpost presents a framework and 13 evaluations to quantify chain-of-thought monitorability and its scaling with test-time compute, reinforcement learning, and pretraining, highlighting when chain-of-thought monitoring can serve as a load-bearing control layer for safer AI.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Updating our Model Spec with teen protections

The update to the Model Spec introduces U18 Principles to ensure ChatGPT provides safe, age-appropriate interactions for teens, incorporating expert guidance, enhanced safeguards, parental controls, and ongoing improvements through research and partnerships.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

AI literacy resources for teens and parents

Comprehensive AI literacy resources empower teens and parents to use ChatGPT responsibly, understand AI limitations, and foster healthy digital habits together.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Deepening our collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy

OpenAI and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate scientific discovery by integrating frontier AI models with national lab research and advanced computing resources.

12/18/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability

Introduces a comprehensive framework and evaluations to systematically measure and preserve the monitorability of chain-of-thought reasoning in large language models across scaling, reinforcement learning, and increased inference compute.

12/18/2025
StripeStripe

Stripe Atlas startups in 2025: Year in review

A data-driven look at how Stripe Atlas startups in 2025 accelerated time-to-revenue, expanded internationally, and leaned into AI agents.

12/18/2025
MIT AIMIT AI

Guided learning lets “untrainable” neural networks realize their potential

MIT CSAIL researchers demonstrate that brief alignment, or guidance, between neural networks enables traditionally untrainable networks to learn effectively by transferring internal structural knowledge rather than outputs, revealing hidden architectural biases and improving performance.

12/18/2025
Google CloudGoogle Cloud

Announcing advanced governance capabilities for Vertex AI Agent Builder

Vertex AI Agent Builder introduces advanced governance, enhanced development tools, and scalable managed services to empower organizations to build, govern, and deploy AI agents with enterprise-grade security and efficiency.

12/18/2025
Google CloudGoogle Cloud

Achieve near-100% accurate text-to-SQL for your agentic apps

Leverage the AlloyDB AI natural language API to achieve near-perfect accuracy in converting natural language queries to SQL for secure, explainable, and business-relevant agentic applications.

12/18/2025
Google CloudGoogle Cloud

How Google Public Sector and Google DeepMind can power the Genesis Mission and a new era of scientific discovery

Google Public Sector and DeepMind's Gemini for Government platform leverages advanced AI and cloud technology to accelerate federally-funded scientific discovery, enabling autonomous workflows, multimodal reasoning, and secure collaboration across National Labs for the Genesis Mission.

12/18/2025