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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.


References :

• Data Science at Home: Is DeepSeek the next big thing in AI? Can OpenAI keep up? And how do we truly understand these massive LLMs?
• venturebeat.com: OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
• WIRED: Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
• Fello AI: OpenAI has closed a $40 billion funding round, boosting its valuation to $300 billion.
• www.theguardian.com: OpenAI said it had raised $40bn in a funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300bn.
• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI to launch its first ‘open-weights’ model since 2019
• techxplore.com: OpenAI says it raised $40 bn at valuation of $300 bn
• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI bags $40B in funding, increasing its post-money valuation to $300B
• techxplore.com: OpenAI says it raised $40 bn at valuation of $300 bn
• www.tomsguide.com: OpenAI is planning on launching its first open-weight model in years
• THE DECODER: OpenAI plans to release open-weight reasoning LLM without usage restrictions
• www.it-daily.net: OpenAI raises 40 billion dollars from investors
• bsky.app: OpenAI has raised $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation. For context, Boeing has a $128 billion market cap, Disney has a $178 billion market cap, and Chevron has a $295 billion market cap. So, OpenAI has been valued at something like Boeing plus Disney, or just some $5 billion more than Chevron.
• The Tech Portal: OpenAI has closed a record-breaking $40 billion private funding round, marking the…
• bdtechtalks.com: Understanding OpenAI’s pivot to releasing open source models
• techstrong.ai: OpenAI to Raise $40 Billion in Funding, Release Open-Weight Language Model
• Charlie Fink: OpenAI Raises $40 Billion, Runway AI Video $380 Million, Amazon, Oracle, TikTok Suitors Await Decision
• Charlie Fink: Runway’s Gen-4 release overshadows OpenAI’s image upgrade as Higgsfield, Udio, Prodia, and Pika debut powerful new AI tools for video, music, and image generation.

Classification:

• HashTags: #OpenAI #AIStrategy #AGI
• Company: OpenAI
• Target: Collaboration
• Product: AI
• Feature: OpenSource
• Type: AI
• Severity: Major