OpenAI will livestream updates on ChatGPT and GPT-4 on Monday afternoon at 1 pm Eastern Time. In a tweet on Friday, CEO Sam Altman denied reports that OpenAI would be releasing a search engine or GPT-5 during the event. However, Altman announced that ChatGPT will be getting something "magical."

OpenAI's surprise event on Monday will take place the day before Google I/O. This timing is likely not a coincidence and may be an attempt to overshadow Google's announcements. Monday also marks the first event in approximately six months where OpenAI will provide updates on GPT-4 and ChatGPT, following the release of GPT-4 Turbo during Developer Day.

To watch the event, you can visit OpenAI's homepage before 1 pm Eastern Time on Monday, May 13th, where you can learn about updates to the world's most popular AI models. The event is expected to last approximately one hour.

There have been many speculations about what OpenAI will announce on Monday. While Altman advised against expecting a search engine or GPT-5, rumors about the event continue to circulate.

Many believe that this event is related to the gpt2-chatbots that Altman has been mentioning for the past month. Some speculate that OpenAI may release a smaller AI model, similar to Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku, for simpler queries.

Altman previously mentioned to an audience at Harvard University that these anonymous chatbots with GPT-4-level capabilities have caught the attention of the AI community, but they are not GPT-5. However, he did not rule out OpenAI's involvement with these bots.

Reuters previously reported that this event is about a search product competing with Google and Perplexity. The Information also reported that OpenAI is preparing a search product, while The Verge reported that OpenAI is actively poaching Google employees to form a team aiming to launch a product soon. Others speculate that GPT-5 is on the horizon, but it seems we will be getting something else.