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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has announced a significant strategic shift by planning to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019. This move comes amidst mounting economic pressures from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, whose open-source models are increasingly gaining traction. CEO Sam Altman revealed the plans on X, stating that the new model will have reasoning capabilities and allow developers to run it on their own hardware, departing from OpenAI's cloud-based subscription model.

This decision marks a notable change for OpenAI, which has historically defended closed, proprietary models. The company is now looking to gather developer feedback to make the new model as useful as possible, planning events in San Francisco, Europe and Asia-Pacific. As models improve, startups and developers increasingly want more tunable latency, and want to use on-prem deplouments requiring full data control, according to OpenAI.

The shift comes alongside a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, which has catapulted OpenAI's valuation to $300 billion. SoftBank will initially invest $10 billion, with the remaining $30 billion contingent on OpenAI transitioning to a for-profit structure by the end of the year. This funding will help OpenAI continue building AI systems that drive scientific discovery, enable personalized education, enhance human creativity, and pave the way toward artificial general intelligence. The release of the open-weight model is expected to help OpenAI compete with the growing number of efficient open-source alternatives and counter the criticisms that have come from remaining a closed model.

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References :

• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI to launch its first ‘open-weights’ model since 2019
• techxplore.com: In shift, OpenAI announces open AI model
• venturebeat.com: OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
• THE DECODER: OpenAI plans to release open-weight reasoning LLM without usage restrictions
• www.theguardian.com: OpenAI raises up to $40bn in record-breaking deal with SoftBank
• Fello AI: OpenAI Secures Historic $40 Billion Funding Round
• THE DECODER: SoftBank and OpenAI announced a major partnership on Monday that includes billions in annual spending and a new joint venture focused on the Japanese market.
• www.techrepublic.com: Developers Wanted: OpenAI Seeks Feedback About Open Model That Will Be Revealed ‘In the Coming Months’
• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI bags $40B in funding, increasing its post-money valuation to $300B
• techstrong.ai: OpenAI has secured up to $40 billion in a record new funding round led by SoftBank Group that would give the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer a whopping $300 billion valuation as it ramps up AI research, infrastructure and tools.
• WIRED: OpenAI is preparing to launch its first open-source language model in recent years.
• Charlie Fink: OpenAI Raises $40 Billion, Runway AI Video $380 Million, Amazon, Oracle, TikTok Suitors Await Decision

Classification:

• HashTags: #OpenAI #OpenSource #AIModels
• Company: OpenAI
• Target: AI Community
• Product: ChatGPT
• Feature: Open Source AI
• Type: AI
• Severity: Informative