What are the ’12 days of OpenAI’?
OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has announced a 12-day event series called "12 Days of OpenAI" to celebrate the holiday season. The event started on December 5 and will run until December 16, with a live stream featuring a launch or demo each day.
What has been dropped so far?
Here’s a summary of the releases so far:
Tuesday, December 10
- Canvas is now available to all web users, regardless of plan, in GPT-4o.
- Canvas has been built into GPT-4o natively, allowing users to call on Canvas instead of going to the toggle on the model selector.
- The Canvas interface is the same as what users saw in beta in ChatGPT Plus, with a table on the left-hand side showing the Q&A exchange and a right-hand tab showing the project, displaying all edits as they go, as well as shortcuts.
- Canvas can also be used with custom GPTs. It is turned on by default when creating a new one, and there is an option to add Canvas to existing GPTs.
- Canvas also has the ability to run Python code directly in Canvas, allowing ChatGPT to execute coding tasks such as fixing bugs.
Monday, December 9
- OpenAI teased the third-day announcement as "something you’ve been waiting for" and dropped its video model, Sora.
- Sora is known as Sora Turbo and is smarter than the February model that was previewed.
- Access is coming in the US later today; users need only ChatGPT Plus and Pro.
- Sora can generate video-to-video, text-to-video, and more.
- ChatGPT Plus users can generate up to 50 videos per month at 480p resolution or fewer videos at 720p. The Pro Plan offers 10x more usage.
- The new model is smarter and cheaper than the previewed February model.
Friday, December 6
- On the second day of "shipmas," OpenAI expanded access to its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program.
- The Reinforcement Fine-Tuning program allows developers and machine learning engineers to fine-tune OpenAI models to "excel at specific sets of complex, domain-specific tasks," according to OpenAI.
- OpenAI encourages research institutes, universities, and enterprises to apply to the program, particularly those that perform narrow sets of complex tasks, could benefit from the assistance of AI, and perform tasks that have an objectively correct answer.
- Spots are limited; interested applicants can apply by filling out this form.
- OpenAI aims to make Reinforcement Fine-Tuning publicly available in early 2025.
Thursday, December 5
- OpenAI started with a bang, unveiling two major upgrades to its chatbot: a new tier of ChatGPT subscription, ChatGPT Pro, and the full version of the company’s o1 model.
- The full version of o1:
- Will be better for all kinds of prompts, beyond math and science
- Will make major mistakes about 34% less often than o1-preview, while thinking about 50% faster
- Rolls out today, replacing o1-preview to all ChatGPT Plus and now Pro users
- Lets users input images, as seen in the demo, to provide multi-modal reasoning (reasoning on both text and images)
- ChatGPT Pro:
- Is meant for ChatGPT Plus superusers, granting them unlimited access to the best OpenAI has to offer, including unlimited access to OpenAI o1-mini, GPT-4o, and Advanced Mode
- Features o1 pro mode, which uses more computing to reason through the hardest science and math problems
- Costs $200 per month
Where can you access the live stream?
The live streams are held on the OpenAI website, and posted to its YouTube channel immediately after. To make access easier, OpenAI will also post a link to the live stream on its X account 10 minutes before it starts, which will be at approximately 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET daily.
What can you expect?
The releases remain a surprise, but many anticipate that Sora, OpenAI’s video model initially announced last February, will be launched as part of one of the bigger drops. Since that first announcement, the model has been available to a select group of red teamers and testers and was leaked last week by some testers over grievances about "unpaid labor," according to reports.
Conclusion
The "12 Days of OpenAI" event series has been an exciting ride, with daily releases that have left the AI community eager for more. With the possibility of Sora and other rumored releases on the horizon, it’s clear that OpenAI is committed to pushing the boundaries of AI technology. As the event continues, it’s exciting to see what the future holds for this innovative company.
FAQs
Q: What is the "12 Days of OpenAI" event series?
A: The "12 Days of OpenAI" event series is a 12-day event series where OpenAI will host live streams and release new features, models, and updates.
Q: What has been released so far?
A: Canvas, Sora, Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program, and two major upgrades to its chatbot: ChatGPT Pro and the full version of the company’s o1 model.
Q: What is Sora?
A: Sora is a video model that can generate video-to-video, text-to-video, and more, and is smarter than the February model that was previewed.
Q: How can I access the live stream?
A: The live streams are held on the OpenAI website, and posted to its YouTube channel immediately after. A link to the live stream will also be posted on OpenAI’s X account 10 minutes before it starts.
Q: What can I expect from the rest of the event?
A: The releases remain a surprise, but many anticipate that Sora and other rumored releases, including a new, fuller version of the company’s o1 LLM with more advanced reasoning capabilities, and a Santa voice for OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, will be launched as part of the bigger drops.
