When ChatGPT first emerged, people were in awe of its natural language abilities as an AI chatbot powered by the GPT-3.5 large language model. Then came the highly anticipated GPT-4, which blew the lid off our expectations of AI. It’s described as early glimpses of AGI.

What Is GPT-4?

GPT-4 is the newest language model by OpenAI. It can generate text similar to human speech and has advanced features like handling creativity, visual input, and longer context. It’s more advanced than ChatGPT based on GPT-3.5.

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According to OpenAI, GPT-4 is better in creativity, can collaborate on creative projects, and can process large text chunks and interact with web links. It can also receive images for interaction, but it’s not known if video can be used in the same way. And it’s said to be safer and more factual.

GPT-4 Developer Livestream

It has been trained with human feedback and can produce 40% more factual responses and is less likely to respond to disallowed content. Users have showcased amazing things they’ve done with it, like creating new languages and complex animations.

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How to Use GPT-4

It’s available to all users at different subscription tiers. Free tier users have limited access before switching to the less capable GPT-4 mini. To gain additional access, upgrade to ChatGPT Plus. Microsoft’s Bing Chat also uses GPT-4, but has limitations. There are other applications using GPT-4 as well.

When Was GPT-4 Released?

It was officially announced on March 13 and became available through ChatGPT-Plus and Microsoft Copilot. It has been made available as an API and some companies have integrated it. The first public demonstration was livestreamed.

What Is GPT-4o Mini?

It’s a streamlined version of GPT-4 better suited for simple tasks. It outperforms other similar models in reasoning benchmarks.

Is GPT-4 Better Than GPT-3.5?

ChatGPT now runs on GPT-4o mini, which is better in terms of understanding inputs, having more safeguards, providing concise answers, and being cheaper to operate.

The GPT-4 API

Available as an API for developers, it offers different versions of GPT-4 and legacy models. Some consumer confusion has arisen due to the API, and there are limitations like social biases and reliance on internet data.

Is GPT-4 Getting Worse?

Some users have noticed a degradation in answers over time, but an OpenAI executive dismissed this. A study later showed a decline in accuracy. GPT-4 has visual input for interacting with images, but it has limitations like social biases and relying on old data.

Where Is the Visual Input in GPT-4?

Uploading images for analysis is easy. GPT-4 can search for and use recent facts from the internet.

What Are GPT-4’s Limitations?

It still has problems with social biases, hallucinations, and adversarial prompts. It’s not perfect and there are examples showing its limitations, but OpenAI is working to address them.