OpenAI plans to launch its next-generation AI model, codenamed Orion, in-house by December this year, The Verge reported on Thursday. Unlike previous releases, the company reportedly plans to roll out the model gradually to trusted partners before rolling out more broadly via ChatGPT.
An OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch that the report was inaccurate but would not elaborate further.
The Verge writes that it’s unclear what OpenAI will ultimately call the model, but Microsoft engineers expect to receive access to Orion as early as November. The o1 series models were codenamed “strawberry” within OpenAI for several months prior to their release.
There is a lot of interest in the release of OpenAI’s next frontier model. The AI startup just raised $6.6 billion in funding at a $157 billion valuation, and investors expect OpenAI to continue releasing increasingly capable models to lead the tech world.
