Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has made significant announcements about its artificial intelligence capabilities. From releasing its full o1 model to demoing various AI features, the company’s rapid pace has raised eyebrows in the industry.
On December 5, OpenAI released the o1 model, which offers improved performance and reduced errors compared to its preview version. The new model provides enhanced image analysis capabilities, allowing users to upload and receive detailed explanations of visual content. Plans include expanding this feature to support web browsing and file uploads in ChatGPT, with API access coming soon.
Industry competitors like Google have been making their own AI releases, fueling the intensifying competition in the field. The compressed nature of OpenAI’s announcements has left users and developers scrambling to process the rapid updates as 2025 begins.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/12-days-of-openai-the-ars-technica-recap