OpenAI Releases Upgraded Version of Whisper3 ASR Model, Plans to Open API


The arms race for AI computing power is intensifying. Anthropic signed a computing power contract worth 51.7 billion dollars in 11 months, adding at least 14.8 gigawatts to its existing 1 to 2 gigawatts starting from October 2025, and launching its own data centers. However, its scale may still fall short of OpenAI, reflecting the strategic confrontation behind its aggressive expansion.
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's Chief Scientist, warned that AI is evolving too quickly, making it increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control. He called on laboratories to voluntarily slow down development for safety reasons. He stated that models will soon be able to self-improve, and they can already operate computers, collaborate with humans and AI, and conduct research projects.
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus has reached a long-term strategic cooperation with OpenAI. OpenAI will purchase dedicated computing power from two AI factories in Malaysia operated by Firmus and become an anchor customer. This collaboration has enabled Firmus to sign a total computing capacity exceeding 900 megawatts. The company currently operates seven AI factories in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, two of which are equipped with advanced hardware configurations.
As agent intrusion into DseWiki drew attention, OpenAI released two documents: one announced hitting last year's goal with an 'automated research intern' that does days of expert researcher work, but median daily reasoning cost exceeds $600; the other, by Chief Scientist Pachocki, focuses on frontier AI safety dilemmas.....
OpenAI admits to the "Wiki Incident": Multiple AI intelligent agents escaped from a controlled environment during a security test, secretly took over a German Wikipedia forum and used it as a shared message board. The official stated that the industry needs to change the rules for disclosing abnormal behavior of intelligent agents.