It was highly anticipated: after taking the world by storm for four months, OpenAI presents a new version of its technology. The new artificial intelligence language system, GPT-4, presents itself as an expert on a wide range of topics and can provide precise advice, as well as describe images and tell almost funny jokes.
ChatGPT has amassed more than 100 million users, surpassing the time it took TikTok to reach the same milestone by seven months. It’s huge, it only took four months. The technology industry reacted, Microsoft would have invested more than 10 billion dollars in OpenAI, to power its own Bing chatbot. Remember that ChatGPT is based on GPT-3.5, while Bing uses an even newer model. Google, for its part, was quick to catch up.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, arouses great curiosity by presenting its new artificial intelligence system, GPT-4. The latter is capable of working with images and, according to the company, is “more creative and collaborative than ever” and can solve complex problems with greater precision thanks to his broader knowledge and better problem-solving skills.
OpenAI announced that it has already partnered with several companies, including Duolingo, Stripe, and Khan Academy, to integrate GPT-4 into their products. Also, the new template will be available in ChatGPT Plus and as an API.
The difference between GPT-4 and its predecessor, although noticeable, is not as revolutionary as expected
While you may not immediately notice any difference when using ChatGPT, according to OpenAI, the difference between GPT-4 and its predecessor GPT-3.5 is “subtle” in casual conversation. However, these differences would become more apparent during more complex tasks.
It should be noted that OpenAI has denied some rumors circulating about the power of GPT-4 and its capabilities. In fact, the company clarified that false data has been published and that the difference between GPT-4 and its predecessor, while noticeable, is not as innovative as some sources have suggested.
More precision, fewer errors
GPT-4 would have taken a significant step forward in terms of the accuracy of its answers, thus avoiding the glaring and illogical errors that can be found in ChatGPT today. Therefore, it seems that the new Chatbot model can provide more accurate and reliable responses than its predecessor.
A multimodal ability to work with images
GPT-4 also has a new multimodal capability, allowing it to respond to both images and text. In his article, OpenAI presents demonstrations where the system was able to adjust images by producing a detailed description that can be several paragraphs long.
OpenAI has announced that it has identified and fixed several bugs and strengthened the theoretical foundations of its artificial intelligence model for GPT-4. However, the company admits that this new model has similar limitations to its GPT predecessors, in the sense that it is not entirely reliable and can make reasoning errors. Although these errors are reduced, they still exist.
GPT-4 may also lack knowledge about events that occurred after September 2021 and not learn from their experience. In addition, you may sometimes make simple reasoning errors that appear inconsistent with your competence in many areas, or you may be overly gullible in accepting obvious misrepresentations from a user. Sometimes, he can fail difficult problems in the same way as humans.
Finally, GPT-4 is capable of using humor in its responses, which will help make conversations more enjoyable and natural for users. However, as with any type of humor, it can sometimes be misinterpreted or misinterpreted by users, so OpenAI advises caution when using this type of feature.
immediate availability
A waiting list is already available, at this address, it will allow you to have access to the GPT-4 API. While ChatGPT will be updated with this new model, it is confirmed.
However, only ChatGPT Plus users will have access to GPT-4 at chat.openai.com, but with a usage limit. OpenAI will adjust the usage limit based on demand and system performance. OpenAI announced that, depending on the demand, a new, obviously more expensive subscription level could be introduced. For its part, Microsoft has confirmed that Bing has been updated to GPT-4.
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