12 Days of OpenAI: The complete guide to daily AI breakthroughs and launches

In a festive twist on traditional tech announcements, OpenAI has launched its “12 Days of OpenAI” event, hoping to turn the end of 2024 into an AI innovation showcase. Each day at 10am PT, the company behind ChatGPT and DALL·E will unveil new developments that are reshaping the artificial intelligence landscape. As the event unfolds, we’ll be documenting each day’s releases here, providing you with comprehensive coverage of OpenAI’s latest releases.

Day 1:

• OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro, a $200/month plan offering unlimited access to its most advanced models and enhanced productivity tools. This subscription is designed for researchers and professionals looking to push the boundaries of AI tools.
• OpenAI launched the full version of its advanced reasoning model, o1, now capable of processing both images and text. The updated o1 boasts faster speeds—completing tasks in under half the time—and a 34% reduction in error rates.
• OpenAI then released the o1 System Card, detailing safety measures like external red teaming and risk evaluations for o1 and o1-mini. The scorecard rates key risks, allowing deployment only for models scoring “medium” or below post-mitigation.

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Day 2:

• OpenAI launches the Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program, offering alpha access to developers, researchers, and enterprises to customize models for complex, domain-specific tasks in fields like Law, Healthcare, and Engineering. Participants will shape this new technology by providing feedback and datasets, ahead of its public release in early 2025.

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Day 3:

• OpenAI has launched Sora, their groundbreaking video generation model that can create realistic videos from text descriptions and is now available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. The new version, called Sora Turbo, is significantly faster than the version previewed in February and allows users to generate videos up to 1080p resolution and 20 seconds long in various aspect ratios. The platform includes built-in safeguards like C2PA metadata and visible watermarks by default, while offering features like a storyboard tool for precise frame control and the ability to blend existing assets with AI-generated content.

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Day 4:

• Check back here for our next recap.