OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to announce new ChatGTP and GPT-4 updates at a 1 p.m. ET event on Monday.
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OpenAI's "Spring Update" revealed new updates to ChatGPT.
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati kicked off the event.
She announced GPT-4o, its next big AI model, with improved voice and vision capabilities.
OpenAI took the wraps off a big new update to ChatGPT.
Cofounder and CEO Sam Altman had teased "new stuff" coming to ChatGPT and GPT-4, the AI model that powers its chatbot, and told his followers to tune in Monday at 1 p.m. ET for its "Spring Update" to learn more.
Altman ruled out a couple of things you shouldn't expect — specifically GPT-5 or a new OpenAI search engine, which is reportedly in the works. OpenAI is reportedly planning to eventually take on internet search giant Google with its own AI-powered search product.
OpenAI has also long been partnered with Microsoft, helping power the "new Bing," and reportedly had recent talks with Apple as the iPhone giant looks to bring generative AI to its iOS software.
Ahead of the Monday demonstration, Altman said OpenAI thinks people will love the news and that the product update "feels like magic to me."
Besides GPT-4, OpenAI's other products ahead of Monday's announcement include its AI-powered image generator DALL-E, its unreleased text-to-video generator Sora, and its GPT app store.
Business Insider will be covering OpenAI's announcements live — keep scrolling for the latest…
ChatGPT reads human emotions — with a stumble
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For the last live demo of the day, Zoph holds his phone up to his face and asks ChatGPT to tell him how he looks. Initially, it identifies him as a "wooden surface" — a reference to an earlier photo he had shared.
But after a second try, the model gives a better answer.
"It looks like you're feeling pretty happy and cheerful," ChatGPT says, noting the small smile on Zoph's face.
In one of the final tests, ChatGPT becomes a translator
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In response to a request from an X user, Murati speaks to ChatGPT in Italian.
In turn, the bot translates her query into English for Zoph and Chen.
"Mike, she wonders if whales could talk, what would they tell us?" she said in English after hearing Murati's Italian.
It's pretty impressive.
The video demo shows how it could help with math homework, including basic linear algebra
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OpenAI Research Lead Barret Zoph walks through an equation on a whiteboard (3x+1=4), and ChatGPT gives him hints as he finds the value of x — making it basically a real-time math tutor.
At the beginning, the bot jumped the gun.
"Whoops, I got too excited," it said after it tried to solve the math problem hadn't been uploaded yet.
But it then walked him through each step, recognizing his written work as he tried to solve the equation.
It was able to recognize math symbols, and even a heart.
OpenAI's first demo: Talking to GPT-4o
It's demo time!
The new bot has a voice that sounds like an American female, but no word yet if you can change it.
OpenAI Research Lead Mark Chen pulled out ChatGPT on his phone and asks for advice on giving a live presentation using Voice Mode.
"Mark, you're not a vacuum cleaner," it responds when he hyperventilates, appearing to perceive his nervousness. It then tells him to moderate his breathing.
Some big changes, you can interrupt the AI now, and there shouldn't be the usual 2 or 3-second delay with GPT-4o.
It can also detect emotion, according to OpenAI.
GPT-4o will have improved voice capabilities
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Murati emphasizes the necessity of safety with the real-time voice and audio capabilities of the new GPT-4o model.
She says OpenAI is "continuing our iterative deployment to bring all the capabilities to you."
Murati says the big news is a "new flagship model" called GPT-4o.
The new model is called GPT-4o, and Murati says that OpenAI is making a "huge step forward" with ease of use with the new model.
It's free for users, and "allows us to bring GPT-4 class intelligence to our free users," Murati says.
And we're off!OpenAI CTO Mira Murati
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The livestream began with CTO Mira Murati at OpenAI's offices.
OpenAI is going to be announcing 3 things today, she says. "That's it."
For those who want to watch live, you can view the whole event here.
OpenAI will be livestreaming its spring update, which kicks off in less than an hour.
