The San Francisco-based start-up aims to advance AI technology faster than its competitors, while also addressing concerns about the potential dangers of AI, such as spreading disinformation, job displacement, and threats to humanity. The company's GPT-4, released in March 2023, allows chatbots and other software apps to answer questions, write emails, generate term papers, and analyze data. An updated version, unveiled this month but not yet widely available, can generate images and respond to questions and commands in a highly conversational voice.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has begun training a new flagship artificial intelligence model that would succeed the GPT-4 technology that drives its popular online chatbot, ChatGPT.
- The new model is expected to bring the next level of capabilities and will be used for A.I. products including chatbots, digital assistants, search engines and image generators.
- OpenAI is creating a new Safety and Security Committee to explore how it should handle the risks posed by the new model and future technologies.
- OpenAI aims to advance A.I. technology faster than its rivals, while also addressing concerns about the potential dangers of the technology, such as spreading disinformation, replacing jobs and threatening humanity.