OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
The new model can respond to images, such as providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, as well as writing captions and descriptions.
It can also handle up to 25,000 words, about eight times as many as ChatGPT.
Millions of people have used ChatGPT since its launch in November 2022.
Popular requests for it include writing songs, poetry, marketing copy, computer code, and helping with homework — although teachers say students shouldn’t use it.
ChatGPT answers questions in natural, human-like language and can also mimic other writing styles such as songwriters and authors, using the internet as a knowledge base like in 2021.
There are concerns that it could one day take over many of the jobs currently done by humans.
OpenAI said it spent six months working on security features for GPT-4 and training it on human feedback. However, it warned that it could still be vulnerable to the sharing of disinformation.
GPT-4 will initially be available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers who pay $20 per month for premium access to the service.
It already supports Microsoft’s Bing search engine platform. The tech giant has invested $10 billion in OpenAI.
In a live demo, it generated an answer to a complicated tax question – although there was no way to verify its answer.
Like ChatGPT, GPT-4 is a type of generative artificial intelligence. Generative AI uses algorithms and predictive text to create new content based on prompts.
GPT-4 has “more advanced thinking abilities” than ChatGPT, OpenAI said. For example, the model can find available meeting times for three schedules.
OpenAI also announced new partnerships with language learning app Duolingo and Be My Eyes, an application for the visually impaired, to develop AI chatbots that can assist their users in using natural language.
However, like its predecessors, OpenAI has warned that GPT-4 is still not fully reliable and can “hallucinate” – a phenomenon where AI makes up facts or makes mistakes in reasoning.
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