Rumors about the upcoming version of the widely used GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series, GPT-5, have flooded the tech world and OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman recently confirmed those rumors at the MIT event. This new version of language model, GPT-3, was released on November 30, 2022, and was a breakthrough in natural language processing and artificial intelligence, earning immense success and recognition. GPT-3 has been employed in numerous applications such as chatbot, language translation, and content creation.
Altman assured that OpenAI has not yet started working on GPT-5 and focused on making the previous version better. Building a bigger and better version of Language models is similar to the old 90’s scenario where people competed for highest GHz in computers. But according to the OpenAI CEO, with the increase in technology and its capabilities, the safety regulations should also be heightened.
The chart above shows the progress of the language models with the increase in number of parameters. OpenAI recently announced the new GPT-4, introduced on March 14, 2023, with multiple facilities and capabilities yet to be explored and employed. Currently, OpenAI is constantly working on constructing the capabilities of GPT-4 and also launching cash bounty for locating and fixing the bugs. Interested people can use the Bing Chat feature for getting their hands on the latest GPT model.
OpenAI is an American open-source software organization that researches and develops artificial intelligence technologies. It was founded in 2015 and is funded by Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Open Philanthropy Project, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel among many others. Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, is an American entrepreneur, innovator and investor. He is currently the President of Y Combinator and an early investor in lots of successful startups such as Dropbox, Airbnb, Reddit, and Conduit. Altman is known for researching and developing new technologies on the latest advancements of artificial intelligence.
