OpenAI demo some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates on 13 May

[minimaxir]

> not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me.

https://twitter.com/sama/status/1788989777452408943

[colesantiago]

I don’t believe him on “not a search engine”.

Either:

OpenAI releases “updates” to GPT-4 and chatgpt to derail Google I/O’s announcements.

Or

OpenAI releases the search product after the Google I/O announcement as a surprise announcement.

Or likely both.

It’s obvious the goal is to massively steer attention away from Google’s announcement as they did before, so OpenAI may likely do two announcements, the second by surprise.

I don’t think they can be silent for this long and come back with just “updates”, they are definitely about to release a surprise.

Sam trying to say ‘not a search engine’ already means they know everyone knows they’ve been working on one and they are trying to not be predictable.

[boto3]

I am thinking some efficient RAG experience. E.g. you can ask "Tell me about the Donald Trump trial."

[satvikpendem]

I'm already feeling that ChatGPT is becoming useless to me beyond the basic summarization and idea generation tasks, while only last year it felt like magic. Is this what it feels like to run on the hedonic treadmill?

[skybrian]

I think it's more like learning my way around a new kind of video game. At first I don't know what it's capable of and can imagine things. Once I know the game's limitations, it doesn't have that mystery anymore.

Also, it's a hint generator. Once I've learned enough about a subject, the hints aren't useful. But ask about a new subject that I'm ignorant of and genuinely curious about, and the hints might be useful again, even though sometimes they're wrong.

[summerlight]

It seems weird to me that while OpenAI reacts to Google quite seriously (almost all of their recent major PR moves coincided with Google's), their strategy against Llama is simple disregard, which is an existential threat to OpenAI more than any other models or products in my view.

[mupuff1234]

Pretty sure it's coming from Satya, he seems pretty hell bent to go after Google.

[xucian]

wondering the same

[jaggs]

Altman: "not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me."

What could be magic?

[skybrian]

It’s hype. ignore for now and wait for the actual announcement.

[dyauspitr]

I’m patiently waiting for text to 3D model generation.

[eightysixfour]

It will be a GPT-4 tuned for agentic tasks.

[minimaxir]

In Silicon Valley, CEOs have a fiduciary responsibility to call every upcoming product "magic" even if it's boring.

[ChrisArchitect]

Maybe update link to the less generic https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1788987793613725786

[echelon]

Rumor on Twitter is that OpenAI is launching their search product right ahead of Google I/O to rain on Google's parade.

[jurmous]

Sam Altman pre announced it will not be a search engine https://twitter.com/sama/status/1788989777452408943

[gdsdfe]

I think it might be some sort of code assistant

[artninja1988]

New codex version or what do you have in mind? Something like Devin that actually works?

[nojvek]

Announcement about an announcement. Is this against HN policy?

Let’s wait till Monday.

[npace12]

Maybe a voice assistant?

[jessenaser]

Not GPT-5 doesn't mean Not GPT-4.5... think about it :)

[mupuff1234]

But GPT 4.5 probably isnt that exciting otherwise why not just call it GPT 5?

[colesantiago]

This.

Think about what they aren’t saying and what has been leaked.