OpenAI AI Updates: May 7, 2026

1. OpenAI Co-Authors Multipath RDMA Standard With AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA

OpenAI. OpenAI joined AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to publish Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC), an open RDMA transport that spreads a single connection across hundreds of GPU paths. The protocol targets bandwidth and tail-latency bottlenecks at supercomputer scale and lands first as the default in NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X Ethernet fabric. Source

2. OpenAI Publishes B2B Signals Report on Enterprise AI Adoption

OpenAI. The new B2B Signals research lays out how leading enterprises are deepening AI adoption and scaling Codex-powered agentic workflows. OpenAI frames the report as a primer on where adoption gaps remain and which patterns separate companies that get durable lift from those that stall in pilots. Source

3. Singular Bank Saves Bankers 60–90 Minutes a Day With ChatGPT and Codex

OpenAI. Singular Bank deployed an internal assistant called Singularity built on ChatGPT and Codex; the bank reports bankers save 60–90 minutes daily on meeting prep, portfolio analysis, and follow-up. OpenAI is using the rollout as a reference architecture for regulated financial services. Source

4. Uber Embeds OpenAI Across Driver Earnings and Rider Booking

OpenAI. Uber detailed how it uses OpenAI models inside its global real-time marketplace to help drivers earn smarter and riders book faster. The case study describes assistants surfacing earnings advice, demand forecasts, and trip-planning prompts at scale. Source

5. ChatGPT Futures Highlights 26 Student Builders for 2026

OpenAI. OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT Futures Class of 2026, profiling 26 students using ChatGPT to build, research, and ship real-world projects. The program is OpenAI’s most visible university-tier outreach effort to date. Source

6. Greg Brockman Recounts How Musk Left OpenAI

OpenAI. OpenAI president Greg Brockman gave a public account of the founder break-up with Elon Musk, including the disagreements over funding, control, and direction that preceded Musk’s exit. The retelling lands amid the ongoing Musk-OpenAI lawsuit and surfaces fresh internal context. Source