@kimmonismus and @Mr_Salio: three unreleased OpenAI models spotted

Three model names, aurora-red, aurora-green and aurora-blue alpha, briefly appeared in OpenAI's systems and are being tested on Design Arena. @kimmonismus first guessed a new flagship to compete with Anthropic, then said they look like image models; @Mr_Salio also thinks they're image generators. OpenAI hasn't confirmed anything, so treat this as a rumour.

Why it mattersNothing to act on yet, but a new OpenAI image model could be close. If you make marketing visuals with AI, keep an eye out this week.

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