NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- OpenAI is preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence model that it said is capable of more advanced human-like reasoning than its current offerings, ratcheting up the competition with rivals such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
The new o3 model, which is set to be unveiled during a livestreamed event on Friday, spends more time computing an answer before responding to user queries with the goal of solving more complex multi-step problems. The company will also introduce a smaller version of the model called o3-mini.
On the livestream, OpenAI plans to share some early details of how o3 bests o1, the reasoning model it introduced in September, when answering complicated questions related to topics such as coding.
OpenAI will also ask safety and security researchers to apply to test the models as part of its process before launching new software. The San Francisco-based startup plans to release the o3 models early next year, Bloomberg News cited a spokesperson. ■