The most powerful artificial intelligence company in the world just admitted it needs help from one of its biggest rivals to stay afloat.

It has run into hurdles escaping its nonprofit roots, including scrutiny from the attorney generals in California and Delaware, who have oversight of nonprofits, and a lawsuit by Elon Musk, an early donor to and founder of OpenAI.

"Congrats to the champion for holding us off this time," OpenAI wrote after its model came second at the AtCoder Heuristics World Finals in Tokyo.

ChatGPT agent is available for Pro users now, with Plus and Team users following in the next few days. Enterprise and Edu tiers will get it in a matter of weeks.

ChatGPT agent can get things done for you, like help you buy plane tickets or schedule meetings. Here's how it works.

Calvin French-Owen spent a little over a year on OpenAI's technical team. In a blog post he offers an insider's take on everyday life at the company.

Mistral added deep research capabilities to its Le Chat platform, bringing it in direct competition against ChatGPT and Gemini.