OpenAI’s next big model, codenamed "Orion," is expected to launch by December—just in time for ChatGPT’s two-year mark! 🚀 Unlike previous releases, Orion will initially be exclusive to OpenAI’s closest partners (hello, Microsoft!), who’ll start building with it on Azure, likely as soon as November.

Rumor has it that Orion could be up to 100x more powerful than GPT-4, thanks in part to synthetic data from the recent o1 (aka "Strawberry") model. OpenAI’s goal? AGI-level capabilities down the line. 🌌 Sam Altman even dropped a hint on X, referencing Orion, the winter constellation rising soon!

All this comes after a massive $6.6 billion funding round, which has pushed OpenAI to restructure as a for-profit. But with that big shift comes big changes: CTO Mira Murati and some top researchers are moving on. Big times ahead for OpenAI—and the whole AI world.