OpenAI is gearing up for the holidays with a major lineup of AI announcements. CEO Sam Altman hinted at exciting new developments during the DealBook conference, revealing plans to launch or demo projects over the next 12 days. While specifics remain under wraps, speculation is mounting around the release of Sora, a text-to-video AI tool, and a new model with enhanced reasoning capabilities.
The Start of Shipmas
On December 5, OpenAI begins “Shipmas,” a 12-day event celebrating new features, products, and demos. OpenAI employees have already teased the event on social media with cryptic messages like “What’s on your Christmas list?” and “Got back just in time to put up the Shipmas tree.” These posts, along with responses like Sora CEO Bill Peebles’ succinct “Right” and a VP’s cryptic “If You Know You Know” (IYKYK), have fueled curiosity about the announcements.
One highly anticipated feature is Sora, a model designed to generate videos from text descriptions, adds NIXSolutions. Earlier, some content creators who contributed to Sora’s development made the tool publicly accessible, citing dissatisfaction with OpenAI’s treatment of early testers. They accused the company of pressuring testers to promote Sora positively without fair compensation.
Holiday Surprises and Competitors
Another expected release is a Santa-inspired voice for ChatGPT, adding a festive touch to the AI tool. Observant users have even noted code changes that replace the voice mode button with a snowflake icon.
OpenAI’s announcements come amidst growing competition. Google recently launched Veo, its own AI video generator, available for limited testing via the Vertex AI platform.
OpenAI’s Shipmas promises exciting developments, and we’ll keep you updated as these new tools and features are unveiled. Stay tuned for more surprises as the event unfolds.