The 12 Days of OpenAI: A Guide to the Live Streams and New Features
What are the ’12 days of OpenAI’?
OpenAI, a leading AI research organization, has launched a 12-day live stream event series, starting on December 5, to showcase new features and updates to its AI models. The event, called "12 days of OpenAI," promises to reveal a variety of exciting updates, including new features, demos, and more.
What has been dropped so far?
Here’s a summary of the drops:
Monday, December 16
- Search in ChatGPT is now available to all users, including free users who are signed in.
- Search experience upgrades, including image-rich visual results, are now available on mobile devices.
- Search is integrated into Advanced Voice mode, allowing users to search as they talk to ChatGPT.
Friday, December 13
- The new "Projects" feature is now available, allowing users to organize and customize their conversations in ChatGPT.
- Projects can include a title, a customized folder color, relevant project files, instructions for ChatGPT, and more.
- The feature is rolling out to Plus, Pro, and Teams users, with free users to follow.
Thursday, December 12
- Advanced Voice Mode now includes screen-sharing and visual capabilities, allowing users to share their screen with ChatGPT.
- A new "Santa" voice is available, allowing users to access a festive voice mode.
Wednesday, December 11
- Apple released iOS 18.2, which includes integrations with ChatGPT across Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence.
- Siri can now recognize when a user asks a question outside its scope that can be answered by ChatGPT and offer to process the query using ChatGPT.
- Visual Intelligence allows users to point their camera at something and search the web with Google or use ChatGPT to learn more about what they’re viewing.
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 access it directly.
- Canvas can also be used with custom GPTs.
Monday, December 9
- Sora, a new video model, is now available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users.
- Sora can generate video-to-video, text-to-video, and more.
- Users can generate up to 50 videos per month at 480p resolution or fewer videos at 720p.
Friday, December 6
- OpenAI expanded access to its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program.
- The program allows developers and machine learning engineers to fine-tune OpenAI models to excel at specific sets of complex, domain-specific tasks.
Thursday, December 5
- OpenAI unveiled two major upgrades to its chatbot: a new tier of ChatGPT subscription, ChatGPT Pro, and the full version of the o1 model.
- The full version of o1 is better for all kinds of prompts, beyond math and science, and makes major mistakes 34% less often than o1-preview.
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.
Conclusion
The 12 days of OpenAI have brought a flurry of exciting updates to the world of AI. From new features to live demos, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a power user or just curious about AI, OpenAI’s 12 days of events have something to offer.
FAQs
Q: What is the 12 days of OpenAI?
A: The 12 days of OpenAI is a live stream event series showcasing new features and updates to OpenAI models.
Q: What can I expect from the live streams?
A: The live streams will feature demos, updates, and more, including new features, model improvements, and behind-the-scenes insights.
Q: How can I access the live streams?
A: The live streams are held on the OpenAI website and posted to its YouTube channel immediately after. A link will also be shared on OpenAI’s X account 10 minutes before the live stream starts.
Q: What kind of features can I expect?
A: You can expect new features, model improvements, and more, including search, projects, advanced voice mode, and more.
Q: Is the 12 days of OpenAI free?
A: Yes, the live streams are free and open to anyone.
