Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years, with more and more applications being tested and explored. One of these applications is the implementation of smart glasses which host larger language models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4. Stanford University researchers have now made a pair of glasses, termed rizzGPT, which utilize GPT-4 language model to coach users in job interviews or dating.
The so-called ‘Charisma as a Service’ which these glasses offer can listen to conversations, suggesting what would be the next thing one should say, as rizzGPT was explained by Stanford student Bryan Hau-Ping Chiang in a tweet. “Say goodbye to awkward dates and job interviews,” he added. The hardware of the glasses consists of Brilliant Labs monocle with a camera, microphone and high-resolution display in order to present the generated text by GPT-4. Furthermore, the voice recognition tool Whisper by OpenAI is used to feed speech directly to the chatbot for replies.
The idea of having smart glasses that indicate words during conversations is welcoming, but it’s not the same thing as real life conversations. As seen from the demo, these glasses have their limits and require consistent development until they can satisfy integrations in actual scenarious. Communication is more than language, words, and AI and it thus is dangerous to heavily rely on generated text.
However, the advancement of AI-based communication technology is still a great progress to witness and its expansion in upcoming years will yield more fascinating results. Smart glasses that can coach one on what to say on dates or job interviews assist and give a little more confidence to those on edge, but as with any technology, they should be used safely and wisely.
The company mentioned in this article is Open AI, a San Francisco-based Artificial Intelligence research laboratory which works on the advancement of world’s leading AI technology. They stand out thanks to their open-sourced datasets and research, enabling and inspiring similar advancements in the AI field.
Bryan Hau-Ping Chiang is the mentioned person, who is a graduate computer science student at Stanford University and works on the further development of artificial intelligence. He has several projects to his name, from air pollution monitors to facial recognition devices. His current work, rizzGPT glasses, has shown great potential in the AI-assisted conversations field.
