This past week has been the most eventful week of AI news this year, and I’ve compiled all the important announcements for you.

OpenAI’s 12 Days of Announcements:

On December 4th, OpenAI announced their “12 Days of OpenAI.” Each weekday, they will live stream a launch or demo of new features and models. Here’s what we know so far:

• ChatGPT Pro: A new $200 per month plan for ChatGPT.
• OpenAI 01 Pro: An upgraded version of the 01 model, now available for $20 per month in the Plus tier.

Other Announcements:

• Google:
  • Released the Spotify Rap Podcast, which uses AI to analyze your listening habits from Spotify.
  • Unveiled the new Gemini model, currently leading the chat arena leaderboard.
  • Showcased Gemini 2, a vision language model for generating detailed image captions.
  • Announced GenCast, which predicts weather forecasts up to 15 days in advance.
  • Enhanced Pixel phones with AI features like personalized assistance, improved app support, and call answering capabilities.
  • Introduced Genie 2, a large-scale foundation language model that generates interactive 3D worlds.

• B_L_E_S_ World Labs:

  • Developed a tool that allows users to generate interactive 3D worlds from a single photo.

• Grove:

  • Made the Grove chatbot available to everyone without a premium subscription.

• Meta:

  • Unveiled LLaMA 3.3, an updated version of their LLaMA model, with improved performance in coding and math.

• Microsoft:

  • Rolled out Co-Pilot Vision preview, which integrates AI into Windows to assist with tasks based on what’s happening on the computer screen.
  • Released Vilica, a small language model designed to run locally on computers.

• Amazon:

  • Announced Amazon Nova, a suite of foundational models, including:
    • Nova Micro (text-only)
    • Nova Light (multimodal)
    • Nova Pro (highly capable multimodal)
    • Nova Premiere (most capable for complex reasoning)
    • Nova Canvas (image generation)
    • Nova Real (video generation)
  • Introduced Amazon Connect, a generative AI model for customer service.
  • Partnered with Anthropic to build a supercomputer.
  • Collaborated with Luma AI to bring the Luma video and image generation models to Amazon Bedrock.

• Huo AI:

  • Released Huo 12 V1 Live, an image-to-video model that transforms static art into dynamic videos.

• Tencent:

  • Unveiled Hon Video, an open-source video generation model.

• Leonardo AI:

  • Introduced Flow State, a feature that allows for collaborative image generation by scrolling through and selecting preferred images, narrowing down to the desired result.

• 11 Labs:

  • Enhanced the podcast feature, enabling podcast generation from articles and PDFs directly in the web app and allowing for podcast downloads.
  • Introduced Conversational AI, a feature for creating custom AI chatbots trainable on personal knowledge.

• Hume AI:

  • Released Voice Controls, giving developers precise control over 10 voice dimensions, allowing for reproducible voice modifications.

• Perplexity:

  • Expanded its publisher program with new members, including AddWeek, Blavity, and more.

• Elon Musk and OpenAI:

  • Elon Musk filed an injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company, alleging wrongful disclosure of competitive information and conflicts of interest.

• David Sacks:

  • Appointed as the new AI and crypto czar for Donald Trump’s administration, focusing on making America a global leader in these fields and safeguarding online free speech.

• Humane:

  • Released an operating system for cars and other devices, enabling AI-powered actions and integrations.

• Clone Robotics:

  • Unveiled a concept design for a highly realistic Android with a skeletal structure and muscles, resembling a Westworld-like creation.