OpenAI's 12 Days of "Shipmas": Day 0 - What to Expect
Ellis Crosby
AI Expert & Incremento AI Lead
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Starting December 5th 2024 at 10 AM Pacific (6 PM UK / 2 AM Singapore), OpenAI is dropping a new innovation every day for 12 straight days. Here at Incremento, we're going all in on technology updates and coverage that actually helps you understand and use these new AI tools. Here's what's likely coming and how we'll help you make the most of it.
How We'll Cover Each Release of new AI tools
Every day, we'll bring you:
-A clear breakdown of what's new in OpenAi (minus the tech jargon)
-Real business applications and use cases, quick-start tips and best practices
-A demo or mini-project you can play with yourself
-Templates and prompts you can copy and adapt
We're building small test projects for each major release so you can experiment before committing your resources. Think of it as your daily AI workshop - practical, hands-on, and focused on what actually works.
What to Expect for Shipmas ?
The Big AI technology update: Sora Finally Arrives
The worst-kept secret in AI is probably going to be OpenAI's headline announcement. Sora, their text-to-video tool, has been in private testing all year, and multiple sources indicate it's ready for prime time. When this OpenAI innovation drops, we'll test different prompt structures and share what works, build a simple web tool for trying different video generation approaches, and show you how to adapt it for product demos, social content, and training materials.
A New Brain: The o1 Reasoning Update
There's strong speculation about a major AI update to OpenAI's o1 reasoning model, which has been in preview since earlier this year. This isn't just another chat upgrade - it's potentially a major leap in how AI understands and solves problems. The preview version already showed impressive abilities in step-by-step reasoning and complex problem-solving. A full release during Shipmas could be a game-changer for businesses needing more reliable analytical capabilities.
We'll be testing it with real business data analysis scenarios, complex problem-solving tasks, customer service automation, and decision-making frameworks.
What Not to Expect during OpenAi's Shipmas
While the hype is real, let's keep it realistic. We probably won't see GPT-5 (recent reports suggest all major AI companies are hitting technical hurdles with next-gen models) or the rumored AI Agents that can control your computer (likely too early for this).
Note: While OpenAI typically handles pricing changes separately, they occasionally adjust pricing alongside major feature releases, so keep an eye out for potential updates there.
Our AI innovation Coverage Plan
Each day, after OpenAI's announcement, we'll publish a comprehensive breakdown including a clear explanation of the new feature or product, practical applications and business use cases, a working demo or MVP you can try yourself, and templates and starting points for your own implementation.
What Makes Our Shipmas Coverage Different
We're not here to just relay the news about technology updates. Every piece of content we publish will include step-by-step implementation guides, real working examples, code snippets and templates where relevant, actual test cases from different business scenarios, and clear explanations of the business value. A full OpenAI product analysis!
Stay Tuned for our next AI technology insights
The announcements start tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific (6 PM UK / 2 AM Singapore). Bookmark our blog or follow us on X/Twitter for daily updates. Each day's coverage will give you everything you need to start experimenting with the new features in your business.
Got specific use cases you'd like us to test with the new releases? Reach out to @elliscrosby on X/Twitter to request something!
This is Day 0 of our OpenAI Shipmas series. Check back tomorrow for our hands-on coverage of the first announcement.