- OpenAI on Monday introduced a new AI model and a desktop version of its popular chatbot, ChatGPT.
- The new model is called GPT-4o.
- “This is the first time we've really made a big step forward in terms of ease of use,” Mira Murati, head of OpenAI technology, said during a livestream event.
OpenAI on Monday announced new AI models and a desktop version of ChatGPT, along with a new user interface.
The update brings GPT-4 to all users, including OpenAI's free users, head of technology Mira Murati said in a livestream event. She added that her new model, the GPT-4o, is “much faster” and has improved text, video and audio capabilities.
“This is the first time we've really taken a big step forward in terms of ease of use,” Murati said.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI is valued by investors at more than $80 billion. Founded in 2015, the company is under pressure to stay on top of the generative AI market while finding ways to make money, as it spends huge amounts on processors and infrastructure to build and train models. I am.
The new model also improves the quality and speed of ChatGPT, which supports 50 different languages and is also available through OpenAI's API, so developers can start building applications using the new model today, Murati said. says Mr. Murati says the GPT-4o is twice as fast as his GPT-4 Turbo and half the cost.
OpenAI team members also demonstrated the new model's audio capabilities and asked for help calming down before taking to the streets. OpenAI researcher Mark Chen said the model has the ability to “recognize emotions”, adding that the model can also respond to user intervention.
Mr. Chen demonstrated the models' ability to tell bedtime stories, asking them to change the tone of their voices to be more dramatic or robotic. He even asked it to sing a story.
For OpenAI, this is one of the company's biggest announcements since August, when it introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, the business layer of its AI chatbots. OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC at the time that the tool was developed in “less than a year” and involved more than 20 companies of various sizes and industries.
OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are leading the generative AI gold rush as companies across all industries race to add AI-powered chatbots and agents to their core services to avoid being left behind by competitors. . Earlier this month, OpenAI rival Anthropic announced its first enterprise product and free iPhone app.
According to PitchBook, a record $29.1 billion was invested in nearly 700 generative AI deals in 2023, an increase of more than 260% year over year. Market revenue is predicted to exceed $1 trillion within 10 years.
Some in the industry have expressed concerns about the speed with which untested new services are brought to market, and academics and ethicists are concerned that the technology tends to propagate bias. .
Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has broken the record at the time as the fastest growing consumer app in history and now has approximately 100 million weekly active users. According to OpenAI, more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies use its platform.
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