OpenAI Open-Weights Model Delayed: CEO Sam Altman Says Research Team Did Something Unexpected, Asks Users To Wait Later This Summer, Not in June
OpenAI's open-weight models will not launch in June, company's CEO Sam Altman confirmed. He said the research team achieved something unexpected and amazing, requiring more time. Sam Altman asked users to wait for launch later this summer and said it would be worth the wait.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced it would take the company a little more time to launch the 'open-weight models' to the users. Sam Altman said these new models would be launched later in the summer but not in June. He said that the team did something unexpected and quite amazing. However, he added, "...we think it will be very very worth the wait, but needs a bit longer". OpenAI o3 Model Price Reduced by 80% As Company Launches o3 Pro in API, Says o3-Serving Inference Stack Optimised, Just Cheaper.
Sam Altman Said OpenAI Open-Weights Models Launching in Later in Summer but Not in June
we are going to take a little more time with our open-weights model, i.e. expect it later this summer but not june.
our research team did something unexpected and quite amazing and we think it will be very very worth the wait, but needs a bit longer.
— Sam Altman (@sama) June 10, 2025
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