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Introducing ChatGPT Futures: Class of 2026

OpenAI Blog 6 May 2026, 00:00

OpenAI announced a cohort of 26 students selected for its ChatGPT Futures Class of 2026 program. The program focuses on students using AI tools to build projects, conduct research, and create real-world applications. Participants gain access to OpenAI's resources to develop AI-driven solutions in their respective fields.

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Meet the ChatGPT Futures Class of 2026—26 student innovators using AI to build, research, and drive real-world impact. Discover how this generation is redefining learning, creativity, and opportunity with ChatGPT.

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The open-weight AI model market hit an inflection point today as Alibaba and Kimi released trillion-parameter competitors that challenge the closed-model orthodoxy—just as Washington moved to restrict them. Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Max (2.4 trillion parameters) and Kimi K3 (2.8T) are going open-weight, with K3 ranking first on Frontend Web App Arena and fourth on agentic benchmarks, signaling that scale and transparency can coexist. The timing matters: while U.S. policymakers weigh layered restrictions on Chinese open models, technical experts are pushing back hard, arguing that closed gardens actually hurt security and competition more than they help. The real fragmentation risk isn't technical—it's regulatory.

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