what you need to know
- Microsoft CTO Andreas Braun confirmed that GPT-4 will be unveiled next week.
- GPT-4 is the next iteration of the OpenAI large language model, and should be significantly more powerful than GPT-3.5, which powers the current version of ChatGPT.
- In addition to being more powerful, GPT-4 will have “multimodal models” that will allow more types of content to be generated, such as video.
The next week could be a big step forward for AI technology. Andreas Braun, CTO of Microsoft Germany, recently confirmed that GPT-4 will be released next week (starting March 19, 2023). GPT-4 will offer “completely different possibilities” than the current GPT-3.5 model, including video.
Braun commented on GPT-4 at an event called AI in Focus – Digital Kickoff (opens in a new tab) (via Heise). The following quote is a translation of Braun’s comments:
“We will be introducing GPT-4 next week, where we have multi-modal models that will offer completely different possibilities, for example, videos.”
ChatGPT, which was released in November 2022, is powered by the GPT-3.5 model. The next major version of the Large Language Model (LLM), GPT-4, should be significantly more powerful. It will also have new capabilities.
At the moment, ChatGPT and other technologies powered by GPT-3.5 are limited to text-based responses. Braun’s comments suggest that could change with the release of GPT-4. The LLM’s multimodal models could pave the way for the creation of videos and other types of content.
Microsoft introduced a new version of Bing powered by ChatGPT earlier this year. While early rumors speculated that the search engine might have been powered by GPT-4, that was not the case. Instead, Microsoft uses proprietary technology called Prometheus to quickly generate responses based on real-time information. The company detailed how Prometheus powers the new Bing last month.
Microsoft has invested heavily in OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. The companies have also worked closely together to improve AI capabilities. The fact that Braun spoke about GPT-4 at a Microsoft event indicates how closely the two organizations work together.
