ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced Monday that it is releasing a new AI model called GPT-4o. This is the latest move to gain an edge in the race to dominate emerging technologies, allowing for realistic voice conversations and interaction via text and visuals.
New voice capabilities allow users to speak to ChatGPT and get real-time responses without delay, as well as interrupt ChatGPT mid-conversation, both of which are realistic and never before seen in AI voice chatbots. OpenAI researchers announced in March 2016 that this is a characteristic of conversation.be live stream event.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI faces increasing competition and pressure to grow the user base of ChatGPT, a popular chatbot product that has wowed the world with its ability to create human-like written content and top-notch software code. facing.
OpenAI said it will be rolling out new AI models over the coming weeks. Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, said at the event that the new GPT-4o model is more efficient than the company’s previous models and will therefore be provided free of charge.
OpenAI researchers showed off new voice assistant features for ChatGPT. In one demo, the ChatGPT voice assistant was able to read bedtime stories in a variety of voices, emotions, and tones.
In the second demonstration, the ChatGPT voice assistant used its vision capabilities to solve mathematical equations written on paper.
The researchers also demonstrated the real-time language translation capabilities of the GPT-4o model.
GPT-4o’s paid users have larger capacity limits than the company’s free users, Murati said.
Shortly after its release in late 2022, ChatGPT was said to be the fastest application to reach 100 million monthly active users. But global traffic to ChatGPT websites has been on a roller coaster over the past year, and is finally returning to its May 2023 peak, according to the analytics firm. similar web.
Providing ChatGPT with search engine-like functionality that accesses and links to up-to-date, accurate web information is an obvious next step, and industry experts say it is difficult to do with the current version of ChatGPT. I am.
OpenAI made the announcement a day before Alphabet is scheduled to host its annual Google developer conference. There, the company is expected to unveil its new AI-related features.
Alphabet shares were down 0.3% Monday afternoon, after falling nearly 3% earlier in the day. Microsoft stock was flat.
