Sam Altman slams ChatGPT-5 model rumor as ‘fake news’
Orion won’t be sparkling in the sky anytime soon
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OpenAICEO Sam Altman has slammed a media report about the imminent release of Orion, which is effectivelyChatGPT-5, with a terse tweet on X.com. He described the report as “fake news out of control”, quashing rumors of a new version ofChatGPTbefore December.
fake news out of controlOctober 25, 2024
Thereportby The Verge quotes ‘sources’ as claimingMicrosoftis planning to host Orion, the successor to ChatGPT-4 on its servers in November, pointing towards a release for the new LLM in time for ChatGPT’s 2nd birthday next month.
ChatGPT’s 2nd birthday
Altman, who has a history of posting cryptic messages on X.com that hint at upcoming product releases in a coded way, posted on 21 October “Whoa ChatGPT’s 2nd birthday is next month!”, followed up by a tweet saying, “What should we give it for a birthday present…”
whoa ChatGPT’s 2nd birthday is next month!October 21, 2024
Many users took this to mean a new product launch was imminent around the time of ChatGPT’s 2nd birthday (ChatGPT was released on 30 November 2022). Altman’s latest X.com post however would seem to remove any ambiguity around the event.
In a previous cryptic post on 14 September, Altman wrote “I love being home in the midwest. the night sky is so beautiful. excited for the winter constellations to rise soon; they are so great.”
i love being home in the midwest.the night sky is so beautiful.excited for the winter constellations to rise soon; they are so great.September 14, 2024
Since the Winter constellation Orion is most visible in the night sky from November to February, this was taken as another hint about a possible release date for Orion.
Most popular by far
ChatGPT is the most widely usedchatbotin the US with a whopping 24.9 million searches for the term each month, according toSuperside,which puts it a long way ahead of the next most searched-for AI chatbot, Google’sGeminion 1.5 million searches. You can use ChatGPT for several useful tasks like planning a trip, researching subjects for a school project, or simply coming up with a plan to get your next business idea off the ground.
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ChatGPT will be integrated into an upcoming version ofApple Intelligence, running on compatibleAppledevices, and become accessible through theSiri virtual assistant. ChatGPT is also accessible via a stand-alone mobile app that features anAdvanced Voice modeon mobile, which enables you to chat with the AI just as you would chat with a human being.
We contacted OpenAI for comment on this story but they simply referred us to Altman’s tweet, saying “The best response is Sam’s tweet, which sums it up!”
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Graham is the Senior Editor for AI at TechRadar. With over 25 years of experience in both online and print journalism, Graham has worked for various market-leading tech brands including Computeractive, PC Pro, iMore, MacFormat, Mac|Life, Maximum PC, and more. He specializes in reporting on everything to do with AI and has appeared on BBC TV shows like BBC One Breakfast and on Radio 4 commenting on the latest trends in tech. Graham has an honors degree in Computer Science and spends his spare time podcasting and blogging.
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