By Deepa Seetharaman, Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Microsoft and OpenAI announced a restructuring deal on Tuesday that frees the ChatGPT maker to move away from its nonprofit roots and likely go public so it can finance CEO Sam Altman's ambitious plans to develop data centers and cutting-edge technology.

OpenAI says it has improved ChatGPT’s ability to recognize and respond to users expressing thoughts of suicide or self-harm.

OpenAI said it's working with mental health professionals to improve ChatGPT's responses. The AI chatbot has 800 million weekly active users.

ChatGPT Atlas is a free internet browser that can regurgitate browser history, provide writing help and complete basic ordered tasks.

OpenAI has since gone on a deal spree with a host of other major tech players leading to speculation that an AI bubble may be in the offing. The revised deal extends Microsoft's rights to OpenAI's AI models through to 2032 but excludes consumer hardware. OpenAI brought AI to the mainstream user in 2022 with the introduction of ChatGPT.

The ruling greenlights lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft by authors Martin, Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sarah Silverman, and others.

OpenAI has officially rolled out ChatGPT Go, a new low-cost subscription tier designed to make advanced artificial intelligence tools more accessible to users in emerging markets. The launch marks a major shift in OpenAI’s pricing strategy, offering a bridge between the free version and the premium ChatGPT Plus plan.

OpenAI is exploring a plan to bring paid advertising into ChatGPT for the first time, according to a report from The Information.