What the New GPT-4 AI Can Do

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March 21, 2023

Last week, tech research company OpenAI released their most advanced language model yet: GPT-4. The updated AI sounds more natural, solves problems more accurately and even has new tricks like analyzing images. But it still suffers from some of the same issues that plagued its predecessors, such as bias and "hallucinations," when it confidently makes up falsehoods. "I believe GPT-4 doesn’t even know that it’s GPT-4," says Jonathan May, a research associate professor at the University of Southern California. "I asked it, and it said, 'No, no, there’s no such thing as GPT-4. I’m GPT-3.'" This week's lead story reviews what we know about GPT-4 now—but we'll learn more as researchers and developers continue to play around with the new model.

Sophie Bushwick, Associate Editor, Technology @sophiebushwick

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