OpenAI says that it doesn’t intend to release an AI model code-named Orion this year, countering recent reporting on the company’s product roadmap. “We don’t have plans to release a model code-named Orion this year,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch via email. “We do plan to release a lot of other great technology.” The Verge reported on Thursday that Orion, which is expected to be OpenAI’s next frontier model, would launch by December, and that trusted partners would be the first to preview it ah...