OpenAI is in the holiday spirit, it seems. The ChatGPT creator announced “12 Days of OpenAI,” a series of reveals that will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. PT for the next 12 weekdays. Day one of the event saw the launch of ChatGPT Pro, OpenAI’s $200 per month subscription plan, and the full version of its “reasoning” o1 model. While we don’t know what else is in store, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company event will feature announcements ranging from new demos to product launches, and even “stocking stuffers.” It’s possible we could see updates to its Advanced Voice Mode, or maybe a public release date for its long-awaited text-to-video generator Sora, among other surprises. Below, you can find out how to watch the event along with us.
OpenAI considers ditching provision that would prevent AGI from being used for commercial gain
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is considering ditching a provision that would shut Microsoft, a major partner and investor, out of its most advanced technology when OpenAI achieves artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Exactly when OpenAI creates AGI, which the startup defines as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work,” is to be determined by OpenAI’s board of directors, under the current provision. Removing the provision would enable Microsoft to continue accessing — and investing in — OpenAI’s tech after AGI is achieved.
A final decision by the board hasn’t been made yet, according to the Financial Times.
The provision was intended to prevent AGI, assuming it arrives in some form eventually, from being misused for commercial gain. It’d hand ownership of the tech to OpenAI’s nonprofit board, and it would carve AGI out of all of OpenAI’s licensing agreements.
