- OpenAI is hosting a surprise ‘Spring Update’ launch event on May 13th, where they are expected to preview a new AI voice assistant with capabilities like recognizing objects and images.
- The event will be streamed live on OpenAI’s website and YouTube, and viewers can set a reminder on YouTube to get notified before the event starts.
- While OpenAI has dismissed rumors of launching a Google Search rival, the new AI assistant is rumored to be a cloud-based system aimed at improving customer service agents initially, though it could pave the way for a more human-like virtual assistant in the future.
OpenAI has decided to gazump Google IO 2024 with its own surprise ‘Spring Update’ launch event. The latest rumors suggest we could be seeing a preview of a next-gen AI voice assistant.
Event Details
The OpenAI event kicks off on Monday, May 13 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST. For Australia, it’s on Tuesday, May 14 at 3am AEST.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed rumors of a new Google search rival, but hinted at “new stuff” that “feels like magic.” This points to a possible AI assistant reveal.
How to Watch
The event will stream live on OpenAI’s website and YouTube. We’ve embedded the YouTube video above so you can watch here. You can also set a reminder on YouTube to get a notification when it starts.
While the event description seems underwhelming, the latest rumors predict something more exciting than just ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates.
What to Expect
Early reports of an OpenAI Google search competitor were shot down by Altman. However, rumors now point to a demo of a new multimodal AI assistant.
According to The Information, this assistant can talk using voice and text, and recognize objects and images. This could be the engine behind recent AI products like the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin. It may bring us a step closer to the AI assistant in the movie Her.
The new AI tool will likely be too large to run locally. Expect a cloud-based system aimed more at customer service than personal use, at least initially.
Either way, it will be interesting to see how Google responds at its upcoming Google I/O 2024 conference.
Conclusion
Make sure to tune into the big OpenAI launch event on Monday, May 13 at 10am PT. We could get an exciting sneak peek at the future of AI voice assistants.
