OpenAI has launched a new artificial intelligence model called GPT-4o, which will revolutionize the service provided by ChatGPT.
During an event held this Monday, Muri Murati, CTO of OpenAI, announced that GPT-4o has intelligence equivalent to the GPT-4 model but has been enhanced to expand its capabilities in handling text, audio, and vision.
This improvement translates into a notable reduction in response latency, allowing nearly instantaneous interactions with users.
This update promises to be “smarter and faster” than its predecessors, marking a milestone in the evolution of the company’s machine learning technologies, led by Sam Altman.
ChatGPT. What’s new with GPT-4o?
Among the prominent new features, GPT-4o offers instant translation. Users can ask the model to translate conversations in real-time into different languages, such as from Italian to Spanish, facilitating communication between speakers of different languages.
Additionally, this model can analyze images. Users can show it a photo or screenshot and obtain detailed information about it, from identifying car models to detecting errors in programming codes.
- Voice interaction: Users will be able to converse with ChatGPT using only their voice, receiving audio responses in a human-like response time.
- Image and video analysis: GPT-4o is capable of processing and maintaining conversations about visual content shared by users.
- Free for everyone: Unlike GPT-4, this new version will be available for free to all users, both on mobile devices and computers.
- New applications: OpenAI has launched a new specific application for Mac and PC, in addition to the existing ones for iOS and Android.
How does GPT-4o work?
GPT-4o maintains the basic functions of ChatGPT, responding to user questions and requests, but now also through voice. During the presentation, it was demonstrated how the AI can tell stories, adapt to user requests, and even change its tone of voice.
What does multimodality imply?
Multimodality allows users to interact with ChatGPT in a more natural and versatile way, whether through text, voice, or images. This opens up a range of possibilities for its use in different areas, from education to entertainment.
GPT-4o is expected to help keep ChatGPT at the forefront of the chatbot market, boosting its growth and usage. Additionally, there are rumors that OpenAI might be negotiating with Apple to integrate this technology into Siri, the voice assistant for iPhones.
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When will it be available?
The GPT-4o model will be available to all ChatGPT users, including those using the free version. This democratizes access to the latest in AI technology, allowing a greater number of people and businesses to benefit from these advanced capabilities.
Why is it called GPT-4o?
Through its website, OpenAI indicates that the ‘o’ stands for Omni. In this regard, the leading company in Artificial Intelligence states:
GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”) is a step towards much more natural human-computer interaction: it accepts as input any combination of text, audio, and image, and generates any combination of text, audio, and image outputs.
It can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, with an average of 320 milliseconds, which is similar to human response time (opens in a new window) in a conversation.
It matches GPT-4 Turbo performance on text in English and code, with significant improvement on text in non-English languages, while also being much faster and 50% cheaper in the API. GPT-4o is especially better at understanding vision and audio compared to existing models.
