OPENAI PLANS O3 AND O4-MINI RELEASE BEFORE GPT-5, ALTMAN SAYS

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OpenAI will release intermediate models o3 and o4-mini before GPT-5. This staggered release is due to technical complexities with GPT-5, allowing improvement and better handling of expected demand. The shift comes as competitors like Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro advance in the AI field. OpenAI has just secured a $40 billion funding round.