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OpenAI Cancels o3 Model in Favor of Unified GPT-5 Release
OpenAI has canceled its planned o3 AI model release, instead incorporating its technology into an upcoming GPT-5 release that aims to unify various capabilities including voice, canvas, search and reasoning. CEO Sam Altman announced that before GPT-5, the company will release GPT-4.5 (Orion) in the coming weeks, which will be OpenAI's last non-chain-of-thought model as the company fully embraces reasoning models.
Skynet Chance (+0.06%): OpenAI's shift toward unified models with integrated reasoning capabilities represents a significant step toward more autonomous and capable AI systems that can better check their own work, potentially reducing some safety risks while increasing others related to emergent capabilities and decision-making autonomy.
Skynet Date (-4 days): The accelerated release schedule in response to competition and the focus on unified, reasoning-capable models suggests OpenAI is moving more quickly toward advanced AI systems than previously indicated, potentially bringing forward the timeline for systems with increased autonomy and capability.
AGI Progress (+0.11%): The shift toward unified models with integrated reasoning capabilities represents a substantial architectural advancement toward AGI by combining multiple modalities (voice, vision, text) with improved reasoning, moving closer to systems capable of general intelligence across domains.
AGI Date (-5 days): OpenAI's decision to accelerate releases due to competitive pressure and focus on unified reasoning models suggests a significantly compressed timeline for developing AGI-level capabilities, with the company explicitly moving faster toward more capable systems than previously planned.