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Daily Livestream Details
OpenAI kicks off an ambitious livestream series today December 5th, 2024, promising daily reveals of new AI technologies and features through December 18, 2024. The “12 Days of OpenAI” events will stream weekdays at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on OpenAI’s website and YouTube channel, with pre-stream links posted on their X account.
Major Announcements Expected
Among the most anticipated announcements is Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generator. Following exclusive testing since February, including extensive “Red Team” evaluation for vulnerabilities and biases, Sora’s development suggests a significant leap in AI video generation capabilities. Former CTO Mira Murati has indicated a potential public release by year’s end.
The series will also spotlight the O1 reasoning model, designed for complex project planning and enhanced mathematical computation. According to ZDNet, this could represent a major advancement in AI’s analytical capabilities.
Additional Features and Coverage
CEO Sam Altman has hinted at additional reveals, including AI agents and what CTOL Digital describes as “next-generation” updates. The company’s Orion model, trained on synthetic datasets from advanced O1-series systems, represents another significant development, though its release timeline extends beyond December.
Business Standard reports that smaller updates will include holiday-themed ChatGPT interfaces and improvements to web-based information retrieval. Altman characterized these as “stocking stuffers” – modest but useful enhancements to existing tools.
Real-time coverage and analysis will be available through Tom’s Guide’s live blog, with recordings of each session posted to YouTube immediately after broadcast.
This series marks a significant shift in OpenAI’s approach to product launches, moving from sporadic announcements to a concentrated series of reveals during the holiday season.
