OpenAI denies it's releasing a model called 'Orion' this year

The Verge noted this week that OpenAI is reportedly planning to release its next frontier AI model, code-named Orion, by December. An OpenAI spokesperson denied the claim to TechCrunch, saying, “We don’t have plans to release a model code-named Orion this year.” But what that means is anybody’s guess and leaves OpenAI substantial wiggle room.