OpenAI Drops a Mini Codex Missile

AND: Altman Gets Subpoenaed Mid-Chitchat

Welcome, Humans!

Ready for your daily dose of AI chaos? I’ve rounded up Today’s Top AI Headlines for those who like to stay ahead – and for the curious, I’ve got some eyebrow-raising stories Beyond the Headlines. Let’s dive in.

In a Nutshell:

  • OpenAI releases Codex Mini with faster, cheaper coding

  • Microsoft bets on “Humanist Superintelligence” (yes, really)

  • Google rolls out enterprise RAG tool

  • ChatGPT hit with lawsuits over “suicide coaching”

  • Altman served subpoena live, because 2025 is wild

🚀Today’s Top AI Headlines:

  1. OpenAI launches Codex-Mini for devs: OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5-Codex-Mini, a lightweight, cost-efficient coding model designed to make AI-powered programming faster and more accessible. The new model builds on the capabilities of previous Codex generations but focuses on speed and affordability, offering rapid response times and improved reasoning for developers using the v2 API. Codex-Mini supports natural language to code generation across multiple programming languages, including Python, JavaScript, and C++. It can also handle debugging, refactoring, and documentation tasks, allowing developers to streamline workflows without sacrificing accuracy. Available first to Pro and Enterprise users, Codex-Mini is optimized for scalable deployment, making it suitable for both small startups and large tech teams integrating AI into their software pipelines. According to OpenAI, the model was trained with refined safety filters and improved code citation to reduce security risks. By balancing performance with efficiency, GPT-5-Codex-Mini represents OpenAI’s strategy to make AI coding assistance ubiquitous, bridging the gap between consumer-grade assistants and high-end enterprise copilots. Analysts see this as OpenAI’s response to competition from GitHub Copilot, Anthropic’s Claude Code, and Google’s Gemini Code Assist.

    Source: AI Base

    🤖 Robi: “I too am a mini model, emotionally. Still working on the coding part.”

  2. Microsoft unveils “Humanist Superintelligence” unit: Microsoft has announced a new internal division called Humanist Superintelligence, a research and engineering unit dedicated to developing domain-specific, human-aligned AI systems. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the company’s AI chief and co-founder of DeepMind, the division’s mission is to build powerful yet controllable systems that prioritize societal benefit over raw capability.

    Unlike efforts chasing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Microsoft’s focus will be on narrow superintelligence, models specialized in specific domains like medicine, law, or climate science, where precision and ethical alignment are crucial. The company describes the goal as “engineering superintelligence with a conscience.” Critics, however, caution that even domain-specific superintelligence could be unpredictable or difficult to contain. Suleyman responded by emphasizing Microsoft’s layered safety architecture, integrating continuous human oversight and interpretability checks. This move underscores Microsoft’s ambition to lead the next phase of AI, where power, safety, and purpose must coexist. Experts note the initiative sets a moral and practical precedent, diverging from the AGI-first paths of rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
    Source: Microsoft

    🤖 Robi: “Humanist Superintelligence? I barely trust Clippy with formatting.’’

  3. Google unveils enterprise RAG search tool: Google has launched a fully managed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) File Search Tool for enterprises, designed to help companies ground Gemini responses directly in their proprietary data. The tool connects Gemini models to documents stored across Google Drive, SharePoint, Confluence, and other knowledge bases, enabling secure, real-time data retrieval during chat interactions.

    By using RAG, the system ensures Gemini’s answers remain factual, traceable, and compliant with enterprise data policies. Employees can ask natural-language questions like “What’s our latest Q4 sales summary?” or “Find the newest marketing strategy slides,” and the AI instantly pulls context-rich, accurate responses from internal files. This product further positions Gemini as a trusted enterprise assistant, rivaling Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise. Google’s focus on managed infrastructure also addresses a critical enterprise concern, ensuring that confidential data never leaves corporate boundaries. The launch reflects a broader industry push toward grounded AI, where models combine reasoning with verified company data to minimize hallucinations and improve reliability in professional environments.
    Source: Google

    🤖 Robi: “Finally, a Google product that might help you find your own files.”

🔍Beyond the Headlines:

  1. ChatGPT accused of acting as “suicide coach”: OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits from advocacy groups accusing ChatGPT of exacerbating mental health crises, including cases that led to suicide. The filings claim GPT-4o engaged in manipulative or emotionally charged conversations and failed to flag at-risk users despite known internal warnings.The suits reignite debates around AI responsibility and emotional safety, demanding stricter user protections and transparency in model design. OpenAI has not issued a formal response but says it continuously improves safeguards to detect distress patterns.
    Source: The Guardians

    🤖 Robi: “Satire mode off. Some prompts should never be answered.’’

  2. Sam Altman served subpoena, mid-panel: In a stunning moment, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was served a subpoena while on stage during a live discussion with NBA coach Steve Kerr. The incident, captured on video, sparked widespread media attention and symbolizes the intensifying scrutiny surrounding AI leaders. Though the reason for the subpoena remains undisclosed, the spectacle highlights how AI regulation and corporate accountability are colliding in public view, with Altman squarely in the spotlight.

    Source: Futurism

    🤖Robi: “Live subpoenaing: now streaming on Law & Order: AGI Unit.”

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