Stephen Council is a Tech Reporter at SFGate. He covers a range of topics including artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and transportation, with a keen interest in the intersection of technology and the economy. Stephen's insights have been featured in KCRA 3 & My58 Television, Yahoo News, and Yahoo.
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By: Stephen Council
Mythos and GPT-5.5 add to cybersecurity worries that OpenAI and Anthropic had already sparked with AI coding's popularity.
By: Stephen Council
OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman won their lawsuit against Elon Musk, paving the way for a massive IPO and fueling competition with Anthropic.
OpenAI is moving toward an initial public offering and targeting September for the listing, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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By: Stephen Council
OpenAI and Sam Altman aim to automate AI research. They are now hiring for a role to prepare the company for self-training AI.
By: Stephen Council
Business Insider asked readers for terms that could replace "vibe coding," and they answered with vitriol toward AI.
By: Stephen Council
OpenAI's ad rollout is now generating data, which shows ChatGPT has become a hot spot for software ads.
By: Stephen Council
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI with $965B valuation after a $65B fundraise and releases a new Claude Opus 4.8 model, enhancing its AI capabilities.
By: Stephen Council
Anthropic, which just raised a new round of funding at a $965 billion valuation, has filed confidentially for an IPO.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Bloomberg/Getty Images; Bloomberg/Getty Images
