AI Chronicles: ChatGPT's Thrilling Saga of Success, Controversy, and Future-Proofing
Introduction
In today's news roundup, we will discuss the following key events:
It is built on the GPT-3.5 LLM and has been trained on various web content, using supervised learning and Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback (RLHF). To use ChatGPT, users need to register for a free account on chat.openai.com, providing an email address and a non-VoIP phone number. Once registered, users can type in text prompts and receive information, refining their questions based on the context of previous queries. ChatGPT can be guided to provide answers in specific styles, tones, or formats. However, there is a potential for the chatbot to generate incorrect data if there is not enough accurate information available. ChatGPT, powered by GPT-3.5 LLM, has limited knowledge of events after 2021 and only works with text. The basic version is free to use without daily usage limits, but there are word and character limits for responses. OpenAI spends approximately $3 million per month to run ChatGPT. A premium version, ChatGPT Plus, costs $20 per month and offers additional benefits.
Users need to experiment with prompts to get the best results from ChatGPT. It can be used for various tasks, like writing template blog posts or generating code. However, it has limitations and safeguards against offensive content. The announcement of ChatGPT plugins has excited developers, as they can build plugins directly for ChatGPT, allowing it to access the internet and connect to specific APIs. Early applications include Expedia, Instacart, Slack, and OpenTable. Despite its usefulness, ChatGPT has faced problems and criticisms. Generative AI like ChatGPT has raised concerns among tech leaders and public figures, who have signed a petition to slow down its development. Privacy concerns led to its ban in Italy, and there are fears of job losses, with Goldman Sachs estimating up to 300 million jobs at risk worldwide. Controversies have arisen around its use in tasks that should be handled by humans, such as Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody School generating an email about a mass shooting. ChatGPT also scored between a B- and B on the Wharton MBA exam, raising further concerns.
The next iteration, ChatGPT-4, has launched and is integrated into Microsoft Teams Premium and Microsoft 365 Copilot. OpenAI has denied rumors of GPT-5 achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) and clarified that it is not currently planned. However, GPT-4.5 is in training and may be available later this year.
ChatGPT faces competition from Microsoft\'s Bing Chat, which uses the GPT-4 model, YouChat, which uses GPT-3, Forefront AI, which provides access to GPT-4 and beyond, and Google Bard, based on Google\'s LaMDA language model. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, was initially a non-profit organization funded by figures like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, but became a for-profit company in 2019 and is now led by CEO Sam Altman. Nvidia GPUs power ChatGPT, an AI developed by OpenAI, which has received significant investment from Microsoft since 2019. Many apps, including Snapchat\'s MyAI, have partnered with OpenAI to use the ChatGPT API, enabling developers to integrate natural language capabilities into their apps and websites. However, concerns about plagiarism have emerged in educational settings, prompting some schools to ban its use. OpenAI has launched a new version of its plagiarism detection tool, featuring an "AI text classifier," but acknowledges it is still a work in progress.
Chats with ChatGPT are used to tune the models, sometimes involving human trainers, so users are warned against providing personal information. OpenAI recently announced a way to hide chats from the sidebar, which won\'t be used to train AI models. ChatGPT, based on GPT-3.5 LLM, was publicly launched in November 2022. Its predecessors, GPT-3, GPT-2, and GPT, were released in March 2022, February 2019, and 2018, respectively.
Competitors like Google Bard and Jasper AI have emerged in response to ChatGPT\'s success. Microsoft has integrated ChatGPT into Bing as Bing Chat, focusing on combining search and AI while providing links for further research. Bing Chat now uses the GPT-4 language model, offering improved accuracy and user-friendly features such as suggested prompts and answer customization. Google Bard, on the other hand, uses LaMDA, Google\'s own Language Model for Dialogue Applications. Bard is expected to receive a massive update soon, increasing its training parameters from 30 billion to 600 billion, potentially bringing it closer to GPT-4\'s capabilities.
ChatGPT has been controversial due to its potential impact on various fields, such as essay writing and code generation. Although powerful, it is essential to double-check its outputs. OpenAI\'s ChatGPT has an approximate character limit of 500 words or 4,000 characters, with longer responses available through ChatGPT Plus.
OpenAI recently announced a bug bounty program for ChatGPT, offering cash awards ranging from $200 to $20,000 for exceptional discoveries. ChatGPT is accessible via a webpage, and no official app has been released yet. Users can install ChatGPT as a Windows app through Edge or use tools like MacGPT for desktop access. The ChatGPT API is now available for integration into various tools, such as Discord\'s Clyde chatbot. Users are attempting to replace Siri with ChatGPT on iPhones and use apps like Perplexity AI. However, there is no official mobile app for ChatGPT, and many apps found in stores are scams. Due to high demand, ChatGPT occasionally faces "at capacity" issues, leading some users to seek unofficial paid apps. ChatGPT has limitations in answering certain questions, and its training data only goes up to late 2021.
Auto-GPT, built on GPT-4, is an open-source Python application that showcases the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. It allows AI to autonomously achieve goals across the internet by connecting with applications and software. Some consider it as the beginning of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) due to its autonomous nature.
GPT-4 is a more advanced LLM than GPT-3.5, offering more precise answers, better coding and creative collaboration, and the ability to handle longer text selections. It is currently only available through ChatGPT Plus. The debate around copyright and AI continues, with concerns about generative AI "stealing" content. Adobe addresses this by training models on stock image libraries with proper artist credit and legal boundaries. OpenAI allows users to reprint, sell, and merchandise content created with ChatGPT or ChatGPT Plus. However, copyright law regarding generative AI remains to be determined by lawmakers, as current laws only protect content created by humans.
Microsoft has released an updated version of Bing Chat, which has left its Limited Preview stage and is now accessible to all. Four new features expand Bing Chat\'s AI capabilities, including visual answers. Meanwhile, scammers have targeted ChatGPT, with Meta reporting that its security analysts have discovered 10 types of malware posing as ChatGPT and similar AI tools since March.
OpenAI is threatening a lawsuit against a computer science student, Xtekky, over his open-source GPT4free GitHub repository. The project allows users to interact with GPT-4 without paying for OpenAI\'s ChatGPT Plus service.
' 'GPT-4 is a more advanced AI model than ChatGPT, capable of understanding images and processing eight times as many words as its predecessor. Both are trailblazers in Generative Pre-trained Transformer technology and developed by OpenAI. They use a neural network machine learning model trained on vast amounts of internet data to generate human-like text responses.
While both models excel in chatbot functions, GPT-4 surpasses ChatGPT in accuracy when addressing queries and interpreting images. GPT-4 can build websites based on sketches and suggest recipes from photos, while ChatGPT cannot. ChatGPT has up to 6 billion parameters, whereas GPT-4 is rumored to have between 1 trillion and 10 trillion parameters, although OpenAI has not confirmed the exact number. Both models have limitations in using up-to-date data, with GPT-4 accessing information slightly closer to the present than ChatGPT. ChatGPT and GPT-4 are both AI models with transformer-based architecture. While ChatGPT has faced issues with strange responses and wrong answers, GPT-4 is more accurate, being 82% less likely to respond to disallowed content and 60% less likely to invent answers. Both models can perform tasks like summarizing texts and detecting plagiarism, but GPT-4 does so with greater certainty.
GPT-4 also excels in complex tasks, such as basic programming, drafting lawsuits, and passing exams. In translation accuracy, GPT-4 outperforms ChatGPT in 24 out of 26 languages tested. ChatGPT Plus is available for $20/month, while GPT-4 is available by subscription with a pricing structure based on tokens (chunks of words).
ChatGPT, based on GPT-3.5, is less advanced than GPT-4, with fewer parameters and potentially dated data. It performs well in chatbots, language translation, and answering simple questions, while GPT-4 can understand images and process eight times as many words. Both models have limitations, including inaccuracies with texts below 1,000 characters and better plagiarism results in English than other languages. The article discusses GPT-4, an AI model that surpasses ChatGPT (based on GPT-3.5) in capabilities, including understanding context and generating hallucinatory responses. Users are advised to use GPT-4 as it offers more features. eWeek provides technology news, analysis, buying guides, and product reviews, focusing on innovative solutions and in-depth technical content. The site features interviews and expert analysis from top innovators and thought leaders in IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more. TechnologyAdvice owns eWeek and receives compensation from some product appearances on the site, which may impact their order of appearance.
' 'OpenAI has launched GPT-4, a multimodal language model that introduces image input capabilities to ChatGPT. Although ChatGPT Plus doesn\'t currently allow image input through the user interface, it is possible with the GPT-4 API, accessible to developers. GPT-4 can receive natural language, code, instructions, or artificial opinions as a response to image inputs. This enables users to input unique images along with instructions or questions, and GPT-4 can return structured answers using both sets of data.
One application of GPT-4\'s image input and processing is in computational intelligence, exemplified by companies like Wolfram|Alpha. The new model also offers improved steerability, allowing users to modify and manipulate the AI\'s "personality" for customized behavior.
It is important to note that GPT-4 is a multimodal language model and can only return natural language responses. For AI that can return images as a response, consider alternatives like Midjourney or OpenAI\'s DALL-E image generation API. Currently, there are no plans for ChatGPT to generate images or integrate both GPT and DALL-E models into one user interface. ChatGPT can provide recipe recommendations based on images and generate poetry, but it is not an AI art generator like Midjourney. It can create ASCII art, although with varying success. GPT-4 takes images as input via API but does not generate them, and ChatGPT doesn\'t take videos as input. ChatGPT is primarily designed for text output, while OpenAI has a separate chatbot, Dall-E-2, for creating artwork.
' "ChatGPT, launched in late 2022, is a language model AI designed to produce human-like text and converse with people. It can perform various tasks, such as generating written content, summarizing documents, and even composing music. Powered by GPT-3.5, it is available for free during its research stage, but there is also a paid subscription service called ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 a month and offers additional benefits like faster response speeds and access to the GPT-4 model. Developers can use the ChatGPT API to integrate the AI into apps, with pricing starting at $0.002 per 1,000 tokens. There are job opportunities in the AI field, such as Prompt Engineers, with salaries over $300,000 a year. ChatGPT was temporarily banned in Italy due to data collection and age verification concerns but has since been reinstated after OpenAI made concessions to Italian regulators. ChatGPT is currently unavailable in China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns of an AI 'reckoning' that could undermine democracy, and Dr. Geoffrey Hinton resigned from Google over AI concerns. Governments may perceive chatbots like ChatGPT as threats, and corporations are taking AI risks seriously, with Samsung banning employees from using ChatGPT after sensitive information was leaked.
Tools like GPTZero, created by Princeton student Edward Tian, are being developed to detect the use of ChatGPT in written content. Users of ChatGPT need to be vigilant to avoid plagiarism, as the AI can unintentionally plagiarize content.
Currently, there is no standalone ChatGPT app, but it has been integrated into various platforms like Microsoft Bing, Edge, Skype, Snapchat, Opera, and Slack. Users should be cautious of fake ChatGPT apps that spread malware. To use ChatGPT on mobile devices, one can use a mobile browser or an iOS shortcut with Siri.
GPT-4 has led to confusion around the differences between ChatGPT and GPT-4, as well as the various terminology used. The ChatGPT chatbot, launched in late 2022, is powered by GPT-3.5, an updated version of the GPT-3 model. GPT-4, also known as ChatGPT-4, is the latest version of the GPT model, launched in March 2023. It is available only to ChatGPT Plus users and developers with access to the ChatGPT API. GPT-4 is a significant improvement, processing text and images faster and with multimodal functionality. ChatGPT-3 and ChatGPT-3.5 are text-based only.
Rumors about ChatGPT-5 (GPT-5) achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) have been debunked by OpenAI founder Sam Altman. The ChatGPT API, which uses GPT-4, allows developers to integrate ChatGPT into their apps, leading to various applications like Amazfit GTR4 smartwatch, Snapchat's My AI, and the Slack ChatGPT app. The text discusses ChatGPT plugins, which integrate ChatGPT's tools with other websites, such as Expedia's plugin for vacation planning. OpenAI acknowledges potential safety concerns and is implementing precautions. The plugins are not widely available yet, but users can join a waiting list. Microsoft Bing has introduced plugins with sites like OpenTable in its new chat upgrades.
Google Bard is a major competitor to ChatGPT, providing a chatbot with content generation and coding capabilities. Google is also investing in Anthropic, a rival to OpenAI, and working on Magi, a next-generation AI-powered search engine. Google I/O 2023 is expected to debut the new search engine and possibly a Bard homescreen widget for Android.
Other alternatives include You.com's AI chatbot, Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen, Baidu's Ernie, Stability AI's StableLM, and the whimsical CatGPT. Elon Musk is rumored to be developing an AI chatbot through X.AI. Auto-GPT is a version of ChatGPT that automates follow-up prompts for better responses. Meta plans to bring generative AI to its apps, while Apple may overhaul Siri with AI by 2024, but without ChatGPT-like features. Microsoft announced Bing with ChatGPT on February 7, 2023. It is powered by GPT-4 and has some issues when pushed beyond basic requests. Despite this, Bing usage has grown to over 100 million daily active users since its unveiling. This success has led Samsung to consider switching from Google to Bing on its Galaxy phones. Bing with ChatGPT is available on iOS and Android Bing, Edge, and Skype apps, as well as on SwiftKey keyboards and the Windows 11 taskbar.
Microsoft has upgraded Bing with ChatGPT, introducing plugins for making dinner reservations and opening TV shows or movies on streaming services. The company has also improved the user interface, added chat histories, and more. ChatGPT has limitations in processing capacity, which can cause errors and restricted access. ChatGPT Plus offers priority access to alleviate this issue.
Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI chip, which could be mass-produced by 2024. If successful, this chip could power Azure supercomputers and improve ChatGPT's bandwidth. While ChatGPT is generally safe, users should be cautious about potential data breaches and technical errors. A small number of ChatGPT Plus users were affected by a bug that exposed personal data, highlighting security risks for OpenAI. Users are advised to disable Chat History and Training on ChatGPT to limit the data it remembers. OpenAI has introduced a Bug Bounty Program, offering up to $20,000 for reporting issues, aiming to improve security. ChatGPT saves conversations for training purposes, and a recent bug made these histories visible to others. Samsung accidentally leaked its secrets to ChatGPT while optimizing tests for its chips. Deleting data requires deleting the entire account, which is irreversible. Users should be aware of potential ethical and moral concerns, as the AI model may unknowingly produce offensive responses or misinformation. Mental health safety concerns have led some experts to propose digital health warnings for chatbot AI, and Apple has banned apps using the ChatGPT API. The unauthorized jailbroken version, DAN, bypasses terms of service and poses risks. Lastly, users can enable an Incognito mode to prevent their conversations from being used to train the AI, ensuring deletion after 30 days. The latest AI tools coverage includes ChatGPT, GPT-powered Bing, and Google Bard. A/V tech such as televisions, soundbars, and VR headsets like Meta Quest 3 and PS VR2 are also discussed. Microsoft Bing has received three significant AI upgrades, while Google Bard may soon be integrated into Android home screens, starting with Pixel phones. Google I/O 2023 event highlights include the Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, and Android 14.
' 'OpenAI\'s ChatGPT has gained popularity for its ability to generate text, code, and more, with major brands using it for ad and marketing copy. Powered by GPT-4, it now offers more natural and fluent writing. However, malware disguised as ChatGPT has been on the rise, with Meta\'s security teams discovering 10 malware families since March 2023. In funding news, VC firms have invested over $300 million in OpenAI, valuing it at $27-29 billion, separate from Microsoft\'s $10 billion investment. OpenAI plans to launch ChatGPT Business for professionals and enterprises in the coming months. OpenAI\'s trademark application for "GPT" was dismissed due to unpaid fees and lack of evidence. Auto-GPT, an open-source app, uses GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 to interact with software and services online. The FTC has warned of the potential for AI technologies like ChatGPT to be misused. In a congressional hearing, FTC Chair Lina Khan discussed the risks and opportunities of AI, warning that AI tools designed to deceive people could lead to FTC action. The company behind the iPhone app Brass has released a new AI chat app called SuperChat, which uses OpenAI\'s ChatGPT and offers unique virtual characters for users to interact with. Italy\'s data protection watchdog has given OpenAI until April 30 to comply with GDPR, after suspecting ChatGPT of breaching EU regulations. A study by the Allen Institute for AI found that assigning ChatGPT a "persona" increased its toxicity sixfold, with certain historical figures, gendered people, and political party members causing more offensive outputs. YC Demo Day\'s Winter 2023 batch features four startups building "ChatGPT for X" for the customer service software market, predicted to be worth $58.1 billion by 2023. OpenAI has started geoblocking access to ChatGPT in Italy due to concerns from the Italian DPA about GDPR breaches. Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Tristan Harris are among the signatories of a letter calling for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. OpenAI has also launched plugins for ChatGPT, granting it access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. OpenAI has released GPT-4, a powerful AI model for image and text understanding, prioritizing ChatGPT Plus subscribers and a small number of developers for initial access. The API is available for developers on a waitlist, while ChatGPT is accessible through Azure OpenAI Service for Microsoft managed customers and partners. Companies like Instacart, Snap, and Quizlet are among its initial customers. Microsoft has integrated GPT-4 into Bing, resulting in a 10x increase in downloads globally. Other companies, such as OkCupid, Kaito, Snapchat, and Discord, have also implemented ChatGPT.
OpenAI launched a new pilot subscription plan, ChatGPT Plus, starting at $20 per month. ChatGPT is a general-purpose chatbot that uses GPT-4 to generate human-like text. It was released for public use on November 30, 2022, and is available in free and paid versions. The chatbot can produce misleading information, raising concerns about potential libel issues. There is no dedicated app for ChatGPT, but it can be accessed via browsers or third-party apps using its public API. Users have reported character limitations after around 500 words. This article discusses various aspects of ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI. ChatGPT can perform everyday tasks like writing scripts and summarizations, but it lacks context awareness, which limits its capability in programming complex applications. Users can save chats within the ChatGPT interface, but there are no built-in sharing features yet. Competitors like Together, Google\'s Bard, and Anthropic\'s Claude exist, as well as open-source alternatives.
OpenAI allows individuals in certain jurisdictions, such as the EU, to request deletion of AI-generated references about them, balancing privacy requests against freedom of expression. However, ChatGPT has faced controversies involving illegal instructions, defamation, and promoting plagiarism and misinformation in educational settings. Marketplaces like PromptBase and ChatX provide ChatGPT prompts for free or a fee.
Tools claiming to detect ChatGPT-generated text perform poorly, and while no security breaches have occurred, a bug exposing conversation titles was recently fixed. The user who requests input from ChatGPT holds the copyright, and although no lawsuits specifically target ChatGPT, OpenAI is involved in a case with implications for AI systems trained on public data. Text-generating AI models like ChatGPT tend to regurgitate content from their training data.
' let's dive deeper and explore some thought-provoking insights on these news events:
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The rapid development and adoption of AI chatbots like ChatGPT have brought about a new frontier in natural language processing and user interactions. While the potential applications are numerous and beneficial, ranging from code generation to aiding in customer service, the ethical and societal implications cannot be ignored. Issues such as incorrect information generation, privacy concerns, potential job losses, and plagiarism have come to the forefront.
The integration of ChatGPT into various platforms and its evolution through iterations such as GPT-4 and GPT-4.5 raises questions regarding how its limitations and potential misuse could impact the larger AI ecosystem. The increased training parameters for chatbots like Google Bard indicate an ongoing competition to improve language understanding and capabilities, sparking further debate on the ultimate goals of AI development and its impact on human society.
Moreover, the legal aspects surrounding copyright law for generative AI highlight how current legislation may not be adequate to address the advancements in these technologies. The responsibility of both AI creators and lawmakers to strike a balance between innovation and protection is essential to navigate the complex legal and ethical landscape.
Overall, ChatGPT and its contemporaries showcase the need for constant vigilance, adaptation, and collaboration among AI developers, policy-makers, and users to ethically harness the power of these technologies for the betterment of society. As AI continues to advance, it is crucial to critically evaluate its role in our lives andaddress potential challenges proactively.
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The advancements in AI models, as showcased by the comparison between GPT-4 and ChatGPT, raise thought-provoking questions about the steady evolution of AI technology and its implications in various fields. As GPT-4 demonstrates the capacity to understand images and handle more complex tasks, it sets the bar higher for its successors. Consequently, this development compels us to ask: To what extent will AI models grow in terms of accuracy, understanding, and adaptability?
As AI technologies like GPT-4 and ChatGPT continue to improve, it is crucial to ponder the ethical considerations that come with their use, such as privacy, data security, and potential biases. Moreover, with the increasing availability of subscription services like ChatGPT Plus and token-based pricing structures, we should reflect on the potential socioeconomic impact these technologies may have on users with different budgets.
Lastly, the limitations of these models, such as inaccuracies in texts below 1,000 characters and varying plagiarism detection results across languages, highlight a critical question: How can we strike a balance between advancing AI capabilities and addressing such limitations to ensure the equitable and effective development of this transformative technology?
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The launch of OpenAI's GPT-4 marks a significant advancement in the capabilities of AI language models, as it introduces image input functionalities to its already powerful text-based system, ChatGPT. This multimodal approach allows the AI to process images alongside text-based instructions, which can pave the way for a more comprehensive and intuitive user experience.
As GPT-4 takes inspiration from computational intelligence companies like Wolfram|Alpha, it sets the stage for potential real-world applications of AI that combines both textual and visual information. This could lead to advancements in fields such as education, data analysis, and even art interpretation. Furthermore, the improved steerability of the AI model enables customization of the AI's "personality," which can also aid in making the technology more appealing and versatile to users.
However, it is crucial to recognize GPT-4's limitations as a multimodal language model – it can only return natural language responses, and it doesn't generate images like other AI systems such as Midjourney or OpenAI's DALL-E image generation API. This highlights the importance of understanding the specific capabilities and scopes of different AI models; while GPT-4 serves as a powerful tool for text-based communication and processing, it may not be suitable for tasks requiring image generation or manipulation.
As AI technology continues to evolve, the potential for creating more well-rounded and versatile models increases, and future iterations could potentially integrate the capabilities of GPT-4 and DALL-E, offering users even more value. In the meantime, GPT-4's image input capabilities provide a promising glimpse into the future of AI and showcase the potential impact of multimodal models on various industries and applications.
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The rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT has showcased the potential of AI-generated text and its applications, from marketing to coding. However, the technology's rapid advancement also raises critical questions about its regulation, security, and ethical implications.
The malware disguised as ChatGPT highlights the importance of vigilance in the face of malicious actors exploiting AI. Furthermore, the FTC's concerns over AI misuse serve as a timely reminder for developers and users to tread carefully in deploying these tools. As more companies integrate ChatGPT into their businesses, the need for a robust legal framework and increased transparency becomes ever more pressing.
While OpenAI faces challenges in complying with GDPR, it is taking steps to balance privacy concerns with free expression. This delicate balancing act highlights the wider ethical conundrum that AI developers face when creating such tools that can potentially be misused for spreading misinformation or promoting illegal activities.
The study by the Allen Institute for AI, revealing that assigning ChatGPT personas can increase its toxicity, is a stark reminder of the need for responsible AI design. Understanding biases and ensuring AI-generated content delivers valuable outcomes instead of propagating offensive materials is vital to developing ethical AI systems.
Finally, the ChatGPT landscape showcases the emergence of competitors and open-source alternatives. As innovation in the AI-powered chatbot space intensifies, it will be crucial to establish industry-wide standards and best practices to ensure that benefits are maximized while potential harms are mitigated.
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