OpenAI Weighs Open Sourcing o3-Mini Amid DeepSeek Competition

OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to open source a new large language AI model. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has sought public input on whether the organization should focus on releasing an 'o3-mini' model, which is small but requires GPUs, or a model optimized for phone-sized devices. The open-source community has shown strong support for the o3-mini model, suggesting that it could be distilled or quantized into a smaller phone-compatible version. This move appears to be influenced by competitive pressures from other AI models, such as those from DeepSeek. The announcement was labeled as 'JUST IN' by some sources.