New Developments in AI: Ollama Upgrade and OpenAI Open Source Models

AI tooling and model availability are evolving at breakneck speed—and two of the most significant recent updates are the new version of Ollama and the release of open-source models by OpenAI. These changes open new possibilities for local AI development and model experimentation.

In this session, we’ll walk through what’s new in Ollama, explore the capabilities of OpenAI’s open-source models, and how to integrate both in your workflow.

### 🧭 What We’ll Cover

• What’s new in the latest Ollama release—and why it matters
• How to run and manage open-source models locally with Ollama
• Overview of OpenAI’s new open-source model family
• Live demo: pulling, running, and testing the models

### What We’ll Learn

• How to install and configure the latest version of Ollama
• How to run OpenAI’s open-source models locally and in the cloud (using Ollama turbo)