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OpenAI released Prism, a free LLM-powered tool that embedded GPT-5.2 in a LaTeX-based editor to assist scientists with drafting papers, managing citations, summarizing literature, converting whiteboard photos into equations or diagrams, and other research tasks.

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OpenAI announced that it had planned to roll out automatic age-prediction for ChatGPT, stating that accounts predicted to belong to users under 18 would receive additional content filters and that users could verify their age via third-party services such as Persona by submitting a selfie or government ID.

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Allen AI launched SERA, a set of open coding agents that could be trained on private code repositories with reported training costs as low as $400, enabling smaller teams to develop custom AI coding tools.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that he had broken his own security rule by granting full access to the Codex model after two hours and warned that convenience was leading practitioners to give AI agents excessive control without adequate security infrastructure.

References

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/27/1131793/openais-latest-product-lets-you-vibe-code-science/

OpenAI’s latest product lets you vibe code science

Prism is a ChatGPT-powered text editor that automates much of the work involved in writing scientific papers.

technologyreview.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/26/1131726/why-chatbots-are-starting-to-check-your-age/

Why chatbots are starting to check your age

Confirming which users are kids is politically fraught and a technical nightmare. Here’s what moves from OpenAI and the FTC tell us.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/allen-ais-sera-brings-open-coding-agents-to-private-repos-for-as-little-as-400-in-training-costs/

Allen AI's SERA brings open coding agents to private repos for as little as $400 in training costs

Allen AI's new SERA coding agents can be trained on private code bases for as little as $400, putting custom AI development tools within reach for small teams.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-ceo-altman-admits-he-broke-his-own-ai-security-rule-after-just-two-hours-says-were-all-going-yolo/

OpenAI CEO Altman admits he broke his own AI security rule after just two hours, says we're all about to YOLO

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns that convenience is leading us to give AI agents too much control without the necessary security infrastructure in place. He admits he broke his own resolution not to give OpenAI's Codex model full access after just two hours.

the-decoder.com

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