What are the ’12 days of OpenAI’?
OpenAI has announced a campaign called the "12 days of OpenAI" to celebrate the holiday season. Starting on December 5, the company will host 12 days of live streams and release "a bunch of new things, big and small." The live streams will feature launches or demos, with some being "big ones" and others being "stocking stuffers."
What has been dropped so far?
Monday, December 9
OpenAI teased the third-day announcement as "something you’ve been waiting for," followed by the much-anticipated drop of its video model, Sora.
- Sora Turbo is a video model that is smarter and cheaper 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.
- Sora features an explore page where users can view each other’s creations. Users can click on any video to see how it was created.
- A live demo showed the model in use. The demo-ers entered a prompt and picked aspect ratio, duration, and even presets. I found the live demo video results to be realistic and stunning.
- OpenAI also unveiled Storyboard, a tool that lets users generate inputs for every frame in a sequence.
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."
- Reinforcement Fine-Tuning refers to a customization technique in which developers can define a model’s behavior by inputting tasks and grading the output. The model then uses this feedback as a guide to improve, becoming better at reasoning through similar problems, and enhancing overall accuracy.
- 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" is an exciting campaign that will bring new and innovative products to the market. With each day’s release, users can expect to see more advanced AI capabilities and new features that will revolutionize the way we interact with technology.
FAQs
Q: What is the "12 days of OpenAI"?
A: The "12 days of OpenAI" is a campaign where OpenAI will host 12 days of live streams and release "a bunch of new things, big and small."
Q: What can I expect from the live streams?
A: The live streams will feature launches or demos, with some being "big ones" and others being "stocking stuffers."
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. To make access easier, OpenAI will also post a link to the live stream on its X account 10 minutes before it starts.
Q: What is Sora, and what can it do?
A: Sora is a video model that can generate video-to-video, text-to-video, and more. It features an explore page where users can view each other’s creations and can click on any video to see how it was created.
Q: What is Reinforcement Fine-Tuning, and how does it work?
A: Reinforcement Fine-Tuning is a customization technique in which developers can define a model’s behavior by inputting tasks and grading the output. The model then uses this feedback as a guide to improve, becoming better at reasoning through similar problems, and enhancing overall accuracy.
Q: How can I apply to the Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program?
A: Interested applicants can apply by filling out this form.
