25 stories of OpenAI's relentless AI pursuit
Learn about OpenAI's recent activities and achievements
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OpenAI brought generative AI to the public domain with the launch of ChatGPT. It captured everyone’s attention like nothing in humanity’s history.
However, OpenAI isn’t just sitting on its laurels after the ChatGPT launch. It’s constantly bringing in new features, products, and ideas to optimize AI for the future.
Here’s a quick rundown of OpenAI’s recent activities and achievements.
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ChatGPT-4 diagnosed a 1 in 100,000 condition in seconds
Dr. Isaac Kohane, a physician and computer scientist at Harvard, has tested the newest artificial intelligence model, GPT-4, in a medical setting. According to his findings, GPT-4 performs better than many doctors, as it can answer medical exam licensing questions correctly more than 90% of the time, translate information for patients, and give doctors helpful suggestions about bedside manner.
Kohane tested GPT-4 on a real-life case and found that it could correctly diagnose a rare condition just as he would with all his years of experience. However, GPT-4 isn't always reliable, and his latest book ‘The AI Revolution in Medicine’ is filled with examples of its blunders, ranging from clerical errors to math mistakes.
Kohane is both impressed and horrified, as he cannot figure out how to guarantee or certify that GPT-4's advice would be safe or effective.
Yokosuka, Japan makes history as the first to employ AI-powered Chatbot in its municipal offices
Yokosuka becomes the first Japanese municipality to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT in municipal offices, as part of a one-month trial involving 4000 employees aimed at improving administrative tasks. With a declining population and limited employees, the city is hoping to use AI tools to free up human resources for tasks that require personal attention.
The hope is to use ChatGPT to assist in tasks like summarization, marketing copy ideation, drafting administrative documents, and perfecting easy-to-understand language. The move comes as the Japanese government is exploring AI's potential use for government administrative tasks.
The House of Representatives gets 40 ChatGPT Plus subscriptions to experiment with AI
Congressional offices have started experimenting with AI. The House of Representatives' digital service has obtained 40 Licenses for ChatGPT Plus, which were distributed earlier this month. The House recently created a new AI working group for staff to test and share AI tools in the congressional office environment.
According to an internal AI Working Group email, the AI tool is expected to be used for various day-to-day tasks and key responsibilities. Some potential applications include generating drafts for constituent responses and press documents, summarizing text in speeches, drafting policy papers or even bills, and creating logos or graphical elements for branded office resources.
OpenAI releases Shap·E, a generative AI tool that produces 3D Outputs in seconds!
OpenAI has released a new project called Shap·E, a conditional generative model designed to generate 3D assets using implicit functions that can be rendered as textured meshes or neural radiance fields.
Shap·E was trained using a large dataset of paired 3D assets and their corresponding textual descriptions. An encoder was used to map 3D assets into the parameters of an implicit function, and a conditional diffusion model was used to learn the conditional distribution of the implicit function parameters given the input data. It has demonstrated remarkable performance in producing high-quality outputs in just seconds.
ChatGPT Plus, with superpowers of web browsing & 70+ Plugins
The latest release notes of ChatGPT highlight various updates and new features added to the model, such as the ability to turn off chat history, export data, and use AI plugins. In addition, there are updates on the model's performance, factuality, and mathematical capabilities.
ChatGPT Plus subscribers get early access to experimental features, such as the ability to choose between different versions of ChatGPT and new experimental models that can browse the internet and use third-party services.
ChatGPT in your pocket: OpenAI brings ChatGPT to iPhone
OpenAI has released the ChatGPT app for iOS that allows users to have engaging and personalized conversations with an AI language model. It will sync your conversations, support voice input, and bring the latest model improvements to your fingertips. Also, ChatGPT Plus subscribers get exclusive access to GPT-4’s capabilities, early access to features, and faster response times, all on iOS.
They have started the rollout in the US and are expected to enter additional countries in the coming weeks. OpenAI said: “Android users, you're next!”
OpenAI to grant $1,000,000 to democratize AI
OpenAI has announced a program to award ten $100,000 grants for experiments aimed at developing democratic processes to govern the rules and behaviors of AI systems.
Recognizing the far-reaching impact of AI technologies on society, OpenAI encourages applicants to create innovative proof-of-concepts for a system that incorporates diverse perspectives and is shaped by public interest. The program is specifically designed to address questions about AI behavior, such as the conditions under which AI should criticize public figures or how it should represent disputed views.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals by June 24, 2023, and may choose from a list of policy questions or propose their own.
Open AI’s latest idea can help models do math with 78% accuracy
Even SoTA models today are prone to hallucinations, which can be particularly problematic in domains that require multi-step reasoning. To train more reliable models, OpenAI trained a model by rewarding each correct step of reasoning (“process supervision”) instead of simply rewarding the correct final answer (“outcome supervision”).
It was found that process supervision significantly outperforms outcome supervision for training models to solve problems from challenging MATH datasets. The model in the experiment solved 78% of problems from a representative subset of the MATH test set.
Additionally, process supervision also has an important alignment benefit: it directly trains the model to produce a chain-of-thought that is endorsed by humans.
OpenAI announces $1M Cybersecurity Grant Program to boost AI-powered security
OpenAI is launching the Cybersecurity Grant Program—a $1M initiative to boost and quantify AI-powered cybersecurity capabilities and to foster high-level AI and cybersecurity discourse. The goal is to work with defenders across the globe to change the power dynamics of cybersecurity through the application of AI and the coordination of like-minded individuals working for collective safety.
OpenAI has also shared a few general project ideas while sharing the news. Moreover, it will prioritize projects intended to be licensed or distributed for maximal public benefit and sharing.
OpenAI’s massive update on GPT-3.5 & GPT-4 APIs
OpenAI announced exciting updates, including more steerable API models, function calling capabilities, longer context, and lower prices.
Function calling is now available to enable LLMs to work more effectively and efficiently interact with your programs/tools.
The latest GPT-3.5-Turbo model is available with support for 16K context (~20 pages of text)
25% cost reduction on input tokens for gpt-3.5-turbo
75% cost reduction on the embeddings model
The data privacy and security assurances implemented on March 1 remain consistent across all models. The user’s API data will not be utilized for training purposes
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ChatGPT builds robots: New research
Microsoft Research presents an experimental study using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for robotics applications. It outlines a strategy that combines design principles for prompt engineering and the creation of a high-level function library that allows ChatGPT to adapt to different robotics tasks, simulators, and form factors.
The study encompasses a range of tasks within the robotics domain, from basic logical, geometrical, and mathematical reasoning to complex domains such as aerial navigation, manipulation, and embodied agents.
Microsoft also released PromptCraft, an open-source platform where anyone can share examples of good prompting schemes for robotics applications.
OpenAI’s Superalignment - The next big goal!
OpenAI has launched Superalignment, a project dedicated to addressing the challenge of aligning artificial superintelligence with human intent. Over the next four years, 20% of OpenAI's computing power will be allocated to this endeavor. The project aims to develop scientific and technical breakthroughs by creating an AI-assisted automated alignment researcher.
This researcher will evaluate AI systems, automate searches for problematic behavior, and test alignment pipelines. Superalignment will comprise a team of leading machine learning researchers and engineers open to collaborating with talented individuals interested in solving the issue of aligning superintelligence.
OpenAI makes GPT-4 API and Code Interpreter available
GPT-4 API is now available to all paying OpenAI API customers. GPT-3.5 Turbo, DALL·E, and Whisper APIs are also now generally available, and OpenAI is announcing a deprecation plan for some of the older models, which will retire beginning of 2024.
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Moreover, OpenAI’s Code Interpreter will be available to all ChatGPT Plus users over the next week. It lets ChatGPT run code, optionally with access to files you've uploaded. You can also ask ChatGPT to analyze data, create charts, edit files, perform math, etc.
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OpenAI enters partnership to make ChatGPT smarter
The Associated Press (AP) and OpenAI have agreed to collaborate and share select news content and technology. OpenAI will license part of AP's text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI's technology and product expertise. The collaboration aims to explore the potential use cases of generative AI in news products and services.
AP has been using AI technology for nearly a decade to automate tasks and improve journalism. Both organizations believe in the responsible creation and use of AI systems and will benefit from each other's expertise. AP continues to prioritize factual, nonpartisan journalism and the protection of intellectual property.
OpenAI doubles GPT-4 message cap to 50
OpenAI has doubled the number of messages ChatGPT Plus subscribers can send to GPT-4. Users can now send up to 50 messages in 3 hours, compared to the previous limit of 25 messages in 2 hours. And they are rolling out this update next week.
ChatGPT will now remember who you are & what you want
OpenAI is rolling out custom instructions to give you more control over how ChatGPT responds. It allows you to add preferences or requirements that you’d like ChatGPT to consider when generating its responses.
ChatGPT will remember and consider the instructions every time it responds in the future, so you won’t have to repeat your preferences or information. Currently available in beta in the Plus plan, the feature will expand to all users in the coming weeks.
Worldcoin by OpenAI’s CEO will confirm your humanity
OpenAI’s Sam Altman has launched a new crypto project called Worldcoin. It consists of a privacy-preserving digital identity (World ID) and, where laws allow, a digital currency (WLD) received simply for being human.
You will receive the World ID after visiting an Orb, a biometric verification device. The Orb devices verify human identity by scanning people's eyes, which Altman suggests is necessary due to the growing threat posed by AI.
OpenAI is rolling out new updates to improve ChatGPT
OpenAI is shipping out a bunch of small updates over the next week to improve the ChatGPT experience. Here’s a tl;dr
1. Prompt examples: At the beginning of a new chat, you will now see examples to help you get started.
2. Suggested replies: ChatGPT will suggest relevant ways to continue your conversation.
3. GPT-4 by default: When starting a new chat as a Plus user, ChatGPT will remember your previously selected model – no more defaulting back to GPT-3.5.
4. Upload multiple files: Now, ChatGPT can analyze data and generate insights across multiple files.
5. Stay logged in: You’ll no longer be logged out every 2 weeks!
6. Keyboard shortcuts: Work faster with shortcuts, like ⌘ (Ctrl) + Shift + ; to copy last code block. Try ⌘ (Ctrl) + / to see the complete list.
ChatGPT’s emotional awareness is more than humans'. What?
A study found that ChatGPT has higher emotional awareness than humans. The machine was subjected to a standardized test measuring human emotional awareness and scored significantly higher. The test required participants to show empathy in fictional scenarios.
ChatGPT outperformed humans in all categories, achieving an overall score of 85 compared to 56 for men and 59 for women. The researchers suggest that ChatGPT could be helpful in psychotherapy, cognitive training, and diagnosing mental illness. Previous studies have shown that people perceive ChatGPT's responses as more empathetic than medical professionals.
OpenAI launches a web crawler to train ChatGPT
Called GPTBot, the crawler will comb through the internet to train and enhance AI's capabilities. It can be identified by the following user agent and string.
Web pages crawled with the GPTBot user agent may potentially be used to improve future models and are filtered to remove sources that require paywall access, are known to gather personally identifiable information (PII), or have text that violates our policies.
Moreover, OpenAI also revealed how websites can prevent GPTBot from accessing their sites, either partially or by opting out entirely.
GPT-4 to replace content moderators
OpenAI aims to use its GPT-4 to solve the challenge of content moderation at scale. Also, they already used GPT-4 to develop and refine their own content policies. It provides three major benefits: consistent judgments, faster policy development, and improved worker well-being. However, perfect content moderation remains elusive, as both humans and machines make mistakes, particularly in handling misleading or aggressive content.
GPT-4 can interpret complex policy documentation and adapt instantly to updates, reducing the cycle from months to hours. This AI-assisted approach offers a positive future for digital platforms, where AI can help moderate online traffic and relieve the burden on human moderators.
GPT-4 Code Interpreter masters math with self-verification
OpenAI's GPT-4 Code Interpreter has shown remarkable performance on challenging math datasets. This is largely attributed to its step-by-step code generation and dynamic solution refinement based on code execution outcomes.
Expanding on this understanding, new research has introduced the innovative explicit code-based self-verification (CSV) prompt, which leverages GPT4-Code’s advanced code generation mechanism. This prompt guides the model to verify the answer and then reevaluate its solution with code.
The approach achieves an impressive accuracy of 84.32% on the MATH dataset, significantly outperforming the base GPT4-Code and previous state-of-the-art methods.
OpenAI enables fine-tuning for GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI has launched fine-tuning for GPT-3.5 Turbo. Fine-tuning lets you train the model on your company's data and run it at scale. Early tests have shown a fine-tuned version of GPT-3.5 Turbo can match, or even outperform, base GPT-4-level capabilities on certain narrow tasks. Here are the fine-tuning steps:
OpenAI also said that none of fine-tuning data, input or output, will be used to train models outside of the client company. And that fine-tuning support for GPT-4 will arrive sometime later this fall.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise, the most powerful ChatGPT version yet
Open has launched ChatGPT Enterprise, the most powerful version of ChatGPT yet. It offers enterprise-grade security and privacy, features for large-scale deployments, unlimited higher-speed GPT-4 access, 32K context for faster processing of longer inputs, advanced data analysis capabilities, customization options, and much more. OpenAI is also working on more features and will launch them soon.
OpenAI's ChatGPT enters classrooms
OpenAI has released a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom. This guide includes suggested prompts, explanations about ChatGPT's functionality and limitations, as well as insights into AI detectors and bias.
The company also highlights stories of educators successfully using ChatGPT to enhance student learning and provides prompts to help teachers get started. Additionally, their FAQ section offers further resources and answers to common questions about teaching with and about AI.
Example prompts to get you started
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