OpenAI says that it doesn't intend to release an AI model code-named Orion this year, countering recent reporting from The Verge.

An exclusive media story reported Orion will launch in December and be 100x more powerful than ChatGPT-4. OpenAI's CEO dismissed the story as “fake news.”

OpenAI is expected to improve Orion’s capabilities in terms of reducing errors and ensuring accurate responses.

Orion is viewed internally as a successor to GPT-4, though it is unclear whether its official name will be GPT-5 when released. An OpenAI executive has reportedly hinted that Orio

Update: An OpenAI spokesperson got back to us with more info after this was published. Read the latest here. OpenAI is reportedly planning to release its

OpenAI has officially stated that it does not plan to release an AI model code-named "Orion" this year, despite recent reports suggesting otherwise.

As the US tech publication The Verge reports, citing anonymous sources within the company, the successor to GPT-4 could be launched in December. However, OpenAI boss Sam Altman immediately called the report "fake news out of control" on the social network X and an "arbitrary fantasy" – without going into further detail.

The startup’s next flagship model, codenamed Orion, is slated to arrive around the two-year anniversary of ChatGPT.

OpenAI is gearing up for something big and, according to some industry reports, will release its next generation GPT-5 AI model (codenamed Orion) in December. The model is expected to deliver ground-breaking new features,

A new report suggests OpenAI is gearing up to ship a next-gen frontier AI model codenamed Orion in December, but Sam Altman says it's a hoax and "fake news."