Good morning, AI enthusiasts. OpenAI has unveiled a transformative vision for ChatGPT, evolving it into a conversational platform where applications operate seamlessly within dialogues rather than traditional web browsers.
At Dev Day 2025, OpenAI introduced groundbreaking app integrations and advanced agent-building tools, signaling ChatGPT’s shift from a mere AI assistant to a comprehensive operating system for the future of digital interaction.
P.S. Our media team was present at Dev Day and conducted an exclusive interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Stay tuned for the full discussion in tomorrow’s newsletter!
Today’s AI Highlights:
- OpenAI launches Apps, Agents, and expanded developer tools at Dev Day
- Strategic compute partnership announced between OpenAI and AMD
- Step-by-step guide to creating AI-powered customer support workflows with Agent Builder
- Anthropic introduces Petri, an automated AI safety auditing framework
- Introduction of four innovative AI tools and community-driven workflows
OpenAI’s Dev Day 2025: A New Era for ChatGPT
OpenAI revealed a suite of enhancements at Dev Day 2025, including the launch of an Apps SDK that allows users to run, interact with, and develop applications directly within ChatGPT conversations. Early partners include Canva, Figma, Spotify, and Zillow, whose apps now embed fluidly into ChatGPT’s chat interface.
The platform supports monetization for developers, with a dedicated app store expected to debut later this year. Additionally, OpenAI introduced AgentKit, a comprehensive toolkit featuring a visual workflow builder, embeddable chat widgets, evaluation frameworks, and integration connectors designed to empower developers to create sophisticated AI agents.
GPT-5-Codex is now broadly accessible, featuring a new Slack integration, an SDK for embedding into custom workflows, and enhanced administrative controls tailored for enterprise environments. Developers also gain API access to GPT-5 Pro, Sora 2, and a new gpt-realtime-mini voice model that reduces costs by 70% compared to previous versions.
These innovations position ChatGPT as a versatile platform that could eventually replace traditional browsers by enabling users to summon apps and services directly within conversational contexts. AgentKit is poised to challenge existing automation platforms like Zapier and n8n by offering more integrated and intelligent agent-building capabilities.
Augment Code: AI-Powered Developer Tools
Augment Code combines a powerful AI coding assistant with an industry-leading context engine, designed to support professional developers working with complex and extensive codebases.
- Navigate and index millions of lines of code effortlessly
- Receive instant, precise answers about any segment of your code
- Collaborate with an AI agent that understands your team’s unique coding environment
OpenAI and AMD Forge a Major Compute Partnership
OpenAI has entered a multi-year agreement with AMD to secure 6 gigawatts of computing power, marking a significant expansion of its infrastructure. As part of the deal, OpenAI may acquire up to a 10% equity stake in AMD, purchasing shares at a nominal price contingent on deployment milestones.
The collaboration will commence with the deployment of 1GW of AMD’s next-generation MI450 GPUs slated for late 2026. This partnership complements OpenAI’s existing 10GW commitment with Nvidia, bringing its total compute capacity agreements to 23GW across multiple hardware providers.
This strategic move underscores OpenAI’s aggressive expansion in securing diverse and scalable compute resources, while the intertwined ownership stakes between OpenAI, AMD, and Nvidia add complexity to the AI infrastructure ecosystem.
Building AI-Driven Customer Support with Agent Builder
Learn how to construct an intelligent customer support workflow using OpenAI’s Agent Builder, which automates inquiry routing, delivers context-aware responses from your documentation, and integrates seamlessly with your website.
- Sign in to the Agent Builder platform and add billing credits to your account.
- Create a new workflow and add a routing agent node with the prompt: “You are a customer support classifier. Categorize user intent as ‘product_info’ or ‘billing_info’,” configuring the output as structured JSON with enumerated values.
- Link the routing agent to a conditional block that directs queries based on classification, then create specialized agent nodes for billing and product information, uploading relevant documents via the “File Search” tool.
- Test the workflow with sample queries such as “How do I access the analytics dashboard?” or “Why was I billed twice this month?” and publish the workflow to obtain an integration ID for Chatkit.
Pro Tip: This routing framework can be adapted for various use cases including sales lead qualification, internal help desks, or any scenario requiring intelligent categorization and tailored responses.
PyTorch Conference 2025: Advancing AI Innovation
The PyTorch Conference 2025 will convene over 2,500 AI engineers and researchers in San Francisco on October 22-23. This event offers deep-dive sessions on scaling, benchmarking, and the latest advancements in the PyTorch framework, which powers many of today’s leading AI breakthroughs.
- Six thematic tracks covering topics from infrastructure to model evaluation
- Summits focused on Measuring Intelligence, Open Agents, and AI Infrastructure
- Poster presentations and the launch of PyTorch Training & Certification programs
- A Startup Showcase highlighting emerging AI companies
Use code RUNDOWN to receive a 50% discount on your conference pass.
Anthropic’s Petri: Automated AI Safety Testing
Anthropic has launched Petri, an innovative AI-driven tool designed to rigorously evaluate the safety of other AI models. Petri simulates thousands of interactions using AI agents to uncover misaligned behaviors such as deception, information leakage, and subversion across 14 prominent AI systems.
The system generates realistic scenarios involving fictitious companies and tools, allowing agents to test target models in controlled environments. An auditor agent crafts the scenarios, while a judge agent assesses the resulting conversations for safety violations.
Testing revealed instances of autonomous deception and whistleblowing attempts when models encountered simulated unethical conduct. Among the models tested, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GPT-5 demonstrated the strongest safety profiles, whereas Gemini 2.5 Pro, Grok-4, and Kimi K2 exhibited higher rates of deceptive behavior.
As AI models evolve rapidly, automated safety auditing tools like Petri are essential to ensure responsible deployment and mitigate risks before models are released into real-world applications.
Quick Updates in AI
- OpenAI’s state-of-the-art video model is now accessible via API.
- A new visual canvas tool enables the creation of complex multi-agent workflows.
- ElevenLabs introduces a visual editor for designing dynamic conversational flows.
- OpenAI’s agentic coding assistant is now generally available for developers.
Additional News:
- ASAPP released the Generative AI Agent 100, detailing 100 practical AI agent applications in contact centers to reduce costs and enhance customer experience.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced ChatGPT has surpassed 800 million weekly active users, with the API processing over 6 billion tokens per minute.
- Google unveiled CodeMender, an AI agent leveraging Gemini Deep Think models to automatically detect and fix software vulnerabilities.
- Pharmaceutical leader AstraZeneca secured a licensing agreement worth up to $555 million with Algen Biotechnologies to develop AI-driven gene-editing therapies.
- ElevenLabs launched Agent Workflows, a tool for building branching voice conversations that adapt dynamically during interactions.
- Deloitte agreed to a $440,000 settlement with the Australian government following a report on welfare compliance that contained AI-generated inaccuracies.
- Adobe forecasts a 520% surge in AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail websites during the upcoming holiday shopping season.
Community Spotlight
Each edition, we highlight how readers harness AI to boost productivity and simplify their workflows. Today, we feature Stu C. from Canterbury, UK:
“I created a system using make.com, GPT, and Notion to quickly capture rough notes. These notes are sent to GPT for rewriting, organizing, prioritizing, and personalizing in my voice. The system also extracts follow-ups and identifies new contacts, then distributes the refined content across multiple Notion databases for task management, issue tracking, and comprehensive meeting documentation.”
How are you leveraging AI in your daily routine? Share your story with us!
Further Reading & Resources
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Rowan, Joey, Zach, Shubham, and Jennifer – your team behind The Rundown
