OpenAI DevDay: Opening Keynote

Summary

Sam Altman announces OpenAI's latest AI capabilities at a developer conference. This includes a new GPT-4 Turbo model with longer context, improved function calling, lower pricing, and new modalities. OpenAI also introduces GPTs, customizable AI assistants anyone can build with natural language instructions. The Assistants API makes it easy to integrate similar capabilities into apps. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses their partnership. Overall, OpenAI aims to gradually deploy more advanced AI agents to empower people while maintaining safety.

Takeaways

• 📣 OpenAI hosts its first annual developer conference and announces major updates
• 🌟 OpenAI launches GPT-4 Turbo model with longer context, more control and knowledge
• 💰 GPT-4 Turbo pricing reduced by over 3x for prompt tokens and 2x for completion
• 🤖 Introduces GPTs - tailored AI assistants customizable via natural language instructions
• 🛒 GPT Store launching for sharing and discovering custom GPTs
• 🔌 New Assistants API released to easily build customized AI experiences into apps
• 🎥 New modalities added: vision, speech, text-to-speech, speech-to-text
• 💪 Partnership with Microsoft continues to grow
• 👀 Gradual, iterative deployment focused on responsibly advancing AI capabilities
• 🙌 OpenAI team thanked for their continued hard work and dedication

Q & A

What was the purpose of the developer conference?

To announce major updates and new offerings from OpenAI to developers.

What is GPT-4 Turbo?

A new, upgraded version of the GPT-4 model with longer context, more control, updated knowledge and lower pricing.

How can people customize AI experiences with GPTs?

GPTs allow people to tailor AI assistants by providing natural language instructions, knowledge and actions.

What does the Assistants API enable?

It allows developers to more easily build customized AI assistant experiences directly into their apps.

What new capabilities were added to the API?

New modalities including computer vision, speech, text-to-speech and speech-to-text.

How will OpenAI responsibly advance AI capabilities?

Through a gradual, iterative approach focused on deploying new capabilities slowly.

How will the GPT Store work?

It will allow people to share and discover custom GPT assistants that others have created.

How was Microsoft described as a partner?

As an instrumental partner providing world-class infrastructure and bringing OpenAI capabilities to developers.

How did OpenAI describe their team?

As having remarkable talent density and doing hard work to make everything happen.

What was the overall vision conveyed?

That AI will be an empowering technological revolution, elevating humanity.