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OpenAI disables new Sora sign-ups due to high demand
Looks like a lot of people want to try Sora. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that due to higher than expected demand, they are pausing new sign-ups for its video generator Sora and that video generations will be slower for the time being.
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OpenAI releases tutorials for how to get started with Sora
After launching its long-awaited video model, Sora, OpenAI has put together a slew of tutorials to showcase how to use the tool on its YouTube channel. The short videos highlight how to use Sora’s storyboard, loop, blend, recut, and remix features.
You can also check out examples of what users have created with Sora right here.
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OpenAI releases Sora
OpenAI’s day three announcement is a big one: the long-awaited release of the company’s text to video model, Sora. The model can generate videos up to 20 seconds long in 1080p based on text prompts or uploaded images, and can be “remixed” through additional user prompts. Sora will be available to users in the U.S. and abroad (except in the EU) to ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers starting today. They also confirmed a faster version of the model called Sora Turbo.
CEO Sam Altman said that ChatGPT Plus members will get 50 video generations a month, while ChatGPT Pro users will get unlimited generations in their “slow queue mode” and 500 “normal” generations per month.
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Day 3 of OpenAI’s end of the year event starts soon
Give it up for day three! OpenAI’s third installment of its “12 Days of OpenAI” event will be streamed on its YouTube channel today at 10 a.m. PT. As a reminder, these are intended to be short product announcements and demos each weekday until December 23. So far, we’ve seen the launch of the full version of OpenAI’s “reasoning” o1 model, the new $200 per month subscription tier, and the introduction of “Reinforcement Fine-Tuning” for o1. We’ll keep you updated on the latest announcements when they happen, so stay on this page — and follow us on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and Threads — to stay up to date.
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That’s a wrap on day 2
OpenAI’s second reveal for their 12 day livestream event had fewer reveals than yesterday — and 100% less Sam Altman. Today’s stream featured demos for “Reinforcement Fine-Tuning,” which OpenAI describes as the ability to fine-tune its o1 model on users’ own data sets. If you missed it, you can check out the livestream replay on their YouTube channel.
We’ll be back on Monday at 10 a.m. PT to cover the next week of product reveals and whatever else OpenAI has in store for us, so come back to see the third day of OpenAI reveals as it happens.
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Open AI’s second day of reveals
Day two of OpenAI’s surprise reveal event is upon us. Yesterday, we saw the launch of the full version of OpenAI’s “reasoning” o1 model and the company’s new $200 a month subscription for ChatGPT power users. Today’s event will be streamed on OpenAI’s YouTube channel at 10 a.m. PT, and could it bring a release date for its text-to-video model Sora? We’ll update you here — as well as on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and Threads — on all of the news and announcements that come out of the event. Stay tuned!
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OpenAI’s Roman Empire is…the Roman Empire
On Day 1 of 12 Days of OpenAI, Sam Altman and OpenAI team members put o1 and o1-preview to the test to see the difference in response times. Naturally, the model was asked to list the Roman Emperors of the second century and what they were known for.
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OpenAI announces $200 monthly ChatGPT Pro subscription — and full version of o1
During its 12 Days of OpenAI event, the company announced a new subscription plan for ChatGPT — and it’s very expensive. Dubbed ChatGPT Pro, the new $200-per-month subscription tier provides unlimited access to all of OpenAI’s models.
The tier also includes the full version of its o1 “reasoning” model, which was released as a preview in September. An OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch that users can expect “a faster, more powerful, and accurate reasoning model that is even better at coding and math.” o1 can also now reason about image uploads and has been trained to be “more concise in its thinking” to improve response times.
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Live Updates: 12 Days of OpenAI ChatGPT announcements and reveals
OpenAI’s end of the year event is here. The company is hosting “12 Days of OpenAI,” a series of daily livestreams with demos and product announcements through December 20. Follow along live with us to see all the reveals below.
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