Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

Launched amid fierce competition from Google's new agent, this update aims to make AI more useful, reliable, and impactful for everyday users, developers, and enterprises alike.

OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, claiming significant gains in the AI model’s ability to complete real-world business tasks to an “expert level” compared to GPT-5.1, released in November. The new model, available in Instant, Thinking, and Pro performance tiers, offers major improvements across a range of benchmarks, the company said.

GPT-5.2 is here, and with it, OpenAI wants “to unlock even more economic value for people,” Fidji Simo, the company’s CEO of Applications, told reporters in a Thursday briefing. She said it’s been in the works for “many, many months.”

In interviews with Ars Technica this week, OpenAI employees revealed the extent to which the company now relies on its own AI coding agent, Codex, to build and improve the development tool. “I think the vast majority of Codex is built by Codex,

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Executive Director Christina Salerno said there are no plans to use AI in its live performances.

OpenAI said its new model outperforms those from rivals Google and Anthropic across a wide range of evaluations.

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI is diving into California’s competitive world of ballot measure politics for the first time to counter another kids’ AI safety proposal with its own plan for reining in the very technology it develops.