OpenAI’s Infrastructure Bet, GPT-5.5 Gates, and SQL Evaluation | UpNext AI – May 1, 2026
OpenAI is making a major push to build the physical backbone of the AI era. The company says it has already secured 10 gigawatts of U.S. compute capacity by 2029 and added more than 3 gigawatts in the last 90 days—signaling that infrastructure, not just models, is becoming the key battleground in AI.
At the same time, access to the most powerful capabilities is tightening. OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5 Cyber to a limited group of vetted cybersecurity professionals, highlighting the growing tension between openness and misuse risk.
In research, we look at a new approach to evaluating…
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