OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas’ include Sora and new reasoning model

OpenAI's 'shipmas' involves 12 days of AI announcements, featuring Sora and a new reasoning model.

: OpenAI begins its 'shipmas' on December 5th, with a series of AI-related presentations over 12 days. This includes the anticipated release of Sora, a text-to-video tool, and a new reasoning model. CEO Sam Altman hinted at surprises during The New York Times’ DealBook conference. Social media teasers from OpenAI staff have heightened anticipation for this festive period of innovations.

OpenAI is poised to begin its 'shipmas' festivities, a marathon of AI announcements starting on December 5th and running for 12 consecutive days. These announcements promise to introduce new features, including the much-awaited text-to-video AI tool, Sora, and a novel reasoning model, enticing the tech community with daily reveals of their advancements.

CEO Sam Altman, during his appearance at The New York Times’ DealBook conference, confirmed these plans, though he kept specific details under wraps. The OpenAI team has been hyping the 'shipmas' period through social media, with comments like 'What's on your Christmas list?' and 'Got back just in time to put up the shipmas tree,' building excitement and anticipation for the upcoming launches.

The introduction of Sora comes amid controversy, as it follows weeks after artists allegedly leaked the model in protest against using their work for unpaid research and development. Despite this, hundreds of artists were granted access to an invite-only research preview for alpha testing, making them integral to the tool's development process. Meanwhile, Google has released its own video AI model, Veo, for businesses, drawing further attention to the burgeoning field of AI innovations.

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