OpenAI’s recent GPT-5 roadmap

Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Sam Altman just dropped OpenAI’s recent model roadmap and scrapped the standalone release of o3 — but something much larger is taking its place.

With a brand new plan to unify the corporate’s tools and models under an upcoming GPT-5 umbrella, could the times of the fragmented AI ecosystem finally end?

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In today’s AI rundown:

• Sam Altman details GPT-5 roadmap, scraps o3 launch

• Adobe launches IP-safe AI video generator

• Repurpose video transcripts across platforms

• OpenAI expands Model Spec with deal with mental freedom

• 4 recent AI tools & 4 job opportunities

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🗺️ Sam Altman details GPT-5 roadmap, scraps o3 launch

The Rundown: CEO Sam Altman just posted a roadmap update for OpenAI’s upcoming models, canceling its anticipated o3 release in favor of an integrated GPT-5 system that may unify and simplify the businesses’ AI offerings.

The small print:

• GPT-5 will incorporate o3’s capabilities alongside other OpenAI tech, with a tiered system offering different intelligence levels at no cost, Plus, and Pro users.

• Before GPT-5, the corporate will release GPT-4.5 (codenamed “Orion”) as its final non-chain-of-thought model in the approaching weeks.

• Free users can have unlimited access to GPT-5 at “standard intelligence,” while paid tiers unlock higher performance and advanced tools.

• Altman provided an ETA of ‘weeks’ for 4.5 and ‘months’ for five, with o3 now not being released as a standalone model.

Why it matters: The model landscape (and naming conventions) have change into increasingly difficult to follow, making for a poor user experience. This recent unified structure seems like GPT-5 will routinely select the perfect models and tools for a particular task, potentially reshaping how intelligence is packaged and delivered to users.

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ADOBE

🎨 Adobe launches IP-safe AI video generator

The Rundown: Adobe just released its Firefly Video Model in public beta, positioning it because the industry’s ‘first commercially protected AI video generation tool’ — together with recent pricing tiers starting at $9.99 for its expanded Firefly creative application suite.

The small print:

• The brand new system can generate 1080p video clips from text or images, with precise camera control, shot framing, and motion graphics capabilities.

• The model is trained on licensed Adobe Stock and public domain content, and the corporate emphasizes that it’s going to never be trained on customer generations.

• Adobe is launching two recent subscription tiers: Standard ($9.99/month for 20 videos) and Pro ($29.99/month for 70 videos).

• Other upgrades include Translate and Lip Sync for audio, Scene to Image for 3D structure references, and broader integrations with other Adobe platforms.

Why it matters: There isn’t any shortage of competition for the AI creative suite, but few firms have focused directly on being commercially protected — a differentiator that might make Firefly the go-to selection for brands and agencies that need legally protected AI-generated content at scale.

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📝 Repurpose video transcripts across platforms

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OPENAI

📋 OpenAI expands Model Spec with deal with mental freedom

The Rundown: OpenAI just released an expanded Model Spec that outlines how models should handle controversial topics, emphasizing truth, user customization and mental freedom while maintaining key safety guardrails.

The small print:

• The 63-page specification introduces a “chain of command” where platform rules precede developer and user preferences.

• After feedback requesting a “grown-up mode,” OpenAI is exploring ways to permit varieties of adult content while maintaining strict bans on harmful material.

• The corporate is combatting ‘AI sycophancy’ by training models to offer honest feedback as an alternative of empty praise and avoiding agenda-seeking responses.

• The Model Spec is released under a CC0 license, allowing other AI firms to adopt and modify these guidelines for their very own systems.

Why it matters: One other common critique of OpenAI is the frequent restrictions around controversial topics or conversations. With open source and unfiltered models like Grok gaining in popularity, it appears ChatGPT is taking place the less restrictive, ‘truth-seeking’ route — a move even Elon Musk should ideologically approve of.

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📰 Every little thing else in AI today

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that Apple is exploring humanoid and non-humanoid robots for its smart home ecosystem, though mass production is not expected before 2028.

Sam Altman said that OpenAI is planning to increase access to its Deep Research tool to all ChatGPT tiers, with 2 uses per 30 days at no cost users and 10 for Plus users to start out.

Thomson Reuters secured a landmark AI copyright legal victory, with a judge ruling that Ross Intelligence’s use of copyrighted content for AI training constituted infringement.

Midjourney founder David Holz teased that the corporate has two hardware projects currently in development, with ‘one which goes on you’ and ‘one that you simply go within.’

AI infrastructure startup fal secured a $49M Series B to expand its video-focused generative media platform, which already processes over 100M every day inference requests for enterprise customers including Quora and Canva.

Glean launched Glean Agents, a brand new platform allowing enterprises to construct and deploy custom assistants with access to company and web data.

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Rowan, Joey, Zach, Alvaro, and Jason—The Rundown’s editorial team