Compute Hunger, ChatGPT Workflows, and a New Way to Test AI Safety | UpNext AI – July 15, 2026
Today on UpNext AI: a billion-dollar compute deal shows how intense the infrastructure race has become, OpenAI pitches ChatGPT Work for data-science teams, and a new research paper argues safety evals should measure whether a model recognizes danger before it ever speaks.
Covered in this episode:
- Reflection AI signs a reported $1 billion compute deal with Nebius
- OpenAI publishes a guide for how data science teams can use ChatGPT Work
- New research on danger recognition and jailbreak evaluation
- Simon Willison spots customizable animated “pets” in Codex Desktop
- Bloomberg report via The…
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