OpenAI has released its new AI model, GPT-4.1, which reportedly outperforms some previous models in programming benchmarks, but it has not accompanied this release with a safety report, diverging from industry norms. The lack of a system card has raised concerns among safety researchers, particularly as AI labs are criticized for lowering their reporting standards. Transparency in AI safety assessments remains a voluntary commitment by companies like OpenAI, despite their previous pledges for accountability.

OpenAI has launched GPT-4.1, a new family of generative multimodal AI models that can handle 1 million tokens of context. This release includes three versions: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano, with the latter being described as the smallest and fastest model. Improvements from GPT-4.1 will be integrated into ChatGPT, while the previous model, GPT-4, will be phased out by April 30th.