Overview

• Simo, in her first media interview since becoming CEO of Applications in August, called heavy compute outlays the “new reality” needed to serve growing usage.
• OpenAI has begun rolling out parental controls and is developing age detection to deliver less‑permissive models to adolescents.
• The company launched Sora 2 to generate short videos from text, a release that drew both enthusiasm and irony.
• To support workforce transitions, OpenAI is offering AI certifications and has introduced a jobs platform to connect people with new opportunities.
• Simo points to a shift toward agent‑style capabilities that act on users’ goals, while European commentators advocate coupling innovation with trust and traceability.