OpenAI Wraps '12 Days of OpenAI' with o3 Model Preview and Major Updates

The campaign showcased new reasoning models, expanded features, and integrations, signaling a shift toward advanced AI capabilities.

OpenAI concluded its '12 Days of OpenAI' event by unveiling the o3 and o3-mini reasoning models, which promise significant performance gains in coding, math, and conceptual reasoning benchmarks.
The o3 models are currently undergoing safety testing with select researchers, with the o3-mini expected to launch in January 2025 and the full o3 model following shortly after.
Key announcements included expanded multimodal capabilities, such as video generation with Sora, and the rollout of Advanced Voice Mode with video and screen-sharing features.
Integration with Apple Intelligence, new desktop app functionalities, and tools like Canvas and Projects aim to improve user productivity and developer customization.
OpenAI emphasized safety advancements with deliberative alignment, a method for embedding human-written safety specifications directly into its models to enhance responsible AI use.