A bombshell four-page internal memo from OpenAI’s Chief Revenue Officer, Denise Dresser, has leaked via The Verge, pulling back the curtain on the increasingly aggressive "Platform War" between OpenAI and its primary rival, Anthropic.

The memo, sent just as Anthropic announced hitting a $30 billion revenue milestone, suggests that OpenAI is moving from a defensive posture to a full-scale offensive.

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1. The "Spud" Reveal: OpenAI’s Next Leap

The memo confirms the existence of a new flagship model codenamed "Spud." Dresser describes the model as a "foundation for the next generation of work," focusing on complex reasoning and "intent recognition." This model is reportedly the engine behind OpenAI's transition from a chat interface to a "Super App" capable of autonomous agency.

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