In a significant development, OpenAI has released a more powerful and efficient version of its artificial intelligence technology that powers the popular ChatGPT tool, now available free of charge to users. This upgrade marks a major milestone in the AI industry, as OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of language and image generation. The enhanced GPT-4o model enables seamless text and image input, with voice and video capabilities set to be rolled out in the coming weeks. The announcement comes just ahead of Google’s anticipated unveiling of its own AI tool, Gemini, setting the stage for an intense rivalry between the two tech giants in the burgeoning field of generative AI. At a highly anticipated launch event in San Francisco, OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer, Mira Murati, expressed the company’s enthusiasm for making GPT-4o accessible to all free users. Over the next few weeks, the new model will be integrated into OpenAI’s suite of products. Murati and engineers from OpenAI showcased the capabilities of GPT-4o during the virtual event, demonstrating its ability to answer complex questions, interpret facial expressions, and perform advanced mathematical equations. The event underscores the ongoing AI arms race, with Microsoft, backed by OpenAI, recently surpassing Apple in market capitalization. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are locked in a fierce competition to establish themselves as the dominant players in generative AI, while Facebook-owner Meta and Anthropic are also making significant strides. Amidst the race for technological supremacy, the issue of generative AI’s high costs, primarily driven by the use of Nvidia’s powerful GPU semiconductors, remains a pressing concern. Currently, less advanced versions of OpenAI and Google’s chatbots are available for free, raising questions about the public’s willingness to pay for subscription-based access to these advanced technologies. Additionally, content creators are demanding compensation for their works used in training AI models, potentially adding to the overall expense. OpenAI has entered into partnerships with media organizations such as the Associated Press, Financial Times, and Axel Springer, but also faces legal challenges from the New York Times and lawsuits from artists and authors over copyright infringement claims. Despite these challenges, OpenAI has teased audiences with glimpses of realistic-looking video clips generated by its Sora video generator, currently in the testing phase.
OpenAI Unleashes More Powerful Version of ChatGPT, Free for All
