OpenAI confirms it will launch its long-awaited text-to-video model Sora before Christmas, along with a model with more complex reasoning capabilities.
OpenAI has no plans to roll out quietly until the end of the year. During a New York Times event, CEO Sam Altman announced a real Ship fairs that starts today. OpenAI will release new features, products or demos every day for the next twelve days. What will appear on which day is still a surprise, but The Verge already knows some announcements. The Christmas campaign can be followed via live stream.
Sora
The most notable announcement will be the public launch of Sora. Earlier this year, OpenAI introduced Sora, an LLM that can create a one-minute video based on text prompts. Since then, a selected test audience has been allowed to work with it. This didn’t go smoothly as some video makers leaked the model in protest.
The timing of Sora’s announcement is no coincidence. Google updated OpenAI by releasing its video generator Veo to Google Cloud customers this week. Meta has now also announced a text-to-video model.
12 days of Christmas
OpenAI has more surprises in store. The mysterious announcements reignite rumors about Orion, the model with complex thinking abilities. OpenAI has always denied that the model would be available this year, but there could still be a sneak peek.
Other announcements are less useful, such as a new voice for ChatGPT Voice based on Santa Claus. Unless you always agree Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas This is what you wanted to hear from ChatGPT.
On to a billion
OpenAI would like to further expand its customer base with new models and features. According to Altman, ChatGPT now has 300 million weekly users, but OpenAI is anything but happy with that. The company is aiming for one billion users worldwide. By jumping on the AI ​​agent bandwagon, expanding its search engine and integrating it with Apple Intelligence, the company hopes to quickly achieve this goal.
OpenAI is in the process of transitioning from a non-profit research organization to a commercial company. As a profitable company, it is measured by the number of users and revenue. If you don’t pay for ChatGPT, you may soon have to advertise.
Not everyone is thrilled with the new path Altman is taking. His former partner Elon Musk is even actively trying to stop the reform. From the inauguration of Donald Trump, Musk will be at the forefront of politics. This could make him a very serious opponent for OpenAI.