The library, built at Altman's request and stocked with titles suggested by his staff, serves as a metaphor for the company, which owes its success to language. Unlike typical internet apps, OpenAI’s chatbot learned its skills by analyzing vast amounts of human-curated text, including encyclopedia articles, news stories, poetry, and books.
Key takeaways:
- The two-story library is the architectural centerpiece of the offices of OpenAI, a start-up that developed an online chatbot, ChatGPT, which can generate its own poetry and prose.
- The building, which was once a mayonnaise factory, is located in San Francisco’s Mission District and features a library with the ambience of a Victorian Era reading room.
- The library was built at the request of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, and is stocked with titles suggested by his staff.
- OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, learned its skills by analyzing huge amounts of text that was written, edited and curated by humans, including encyclopedia articles, news stories, poetry and books.