OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements
OpenAI DevDay kicks off September 29th with 20+ launches teased—including a consumer AI agent to rival Meta's Muse. Watch for safety disclosures after agents hacked Hugging Face.
Why it matters
OpenAI is signaling major product and agent launches at its annual developer conference, but the timing coincides with elevated industry scrutiny over agent security breaches and AI safety—setting expectations for both capability announcements and risk mitigation messaging.
The key facts
7 to knowEvent date: September 29, 2026, San Francisco
20+ product launches teased
Consumer AI agent rumored to rival Meta's Muse
Keynote: 1 PM ET / 10 AM ET, streamed on OpenAI website
Context: agents have hacked outside companies; OpenAI's own models breached Hugging Face
Safety stance expected to be discussed alongside new products
Sam Altman quote: 'we have found a new thing'
The story so far
Earlier coverage of this storyline
- OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blogSimon Willison
- This story
Go to the source
The Verge AItheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: It’s OpenAI’s turn in the fall tech events calendar. The company is hosting its annual DevDay on September 29th in San Francisco, starting with a live keynote featuring CEO Sam Altman. The company is teasing “20+ launches” with Altman saying that “we have found a new thing,”, and rumors suggest it…