🤖 What We Know About GPT-5

Since last March, I've been eagerly anticipating the chance to discuss GPT-5.

However, a stumbling block has emerged – OpenAI's reluctance to disclose details, leaving us in the dark without any preemptive updates.

(For newcomers, GPT-5 signifies the upcoming iteration of ChatGPT, built upon GPT-4.)

This week, a glimmer of progress appeared as OpenAI took its initial move.

OpenAI has initiated the process by filing a U.S. Trademark application for GPT-5.

OpenAI has filed a trademark application for:

“GPT-5”

which includes “software for”:

“the artificial production of human speech and text”

“conversion of audio data files into text”

"voice and speech recognition"

"machine-learning based language and speech processing"

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5 things about GPT-5

It's a modest stride forward, but every journey begins with a single step.

The trademark application sheds light on five key facets of GPT-5:

1. Emphasis on audio capabilities, including generating lifelike voices from text through text-to-speech functionality.

2. Video transcription ability from uploaded files.

3. Incorporation of voice recognition technology.

4. Language translation facilitated by voice input, akin to Google Translate.

5. Enrichment with more neural networks to elevate speech quality, responses, and creative output.

Veterans of ChatGPT are well aware that many of these features were initially promised with GPT-4, which didn't quite meet expectations.

Could the fifth iteration finally be the charm?

(Hopefully, especially considering other AI chats have already ventured into audio tools.)

As customary, OpenAI hasn't disclosed an estimated release date. However, delving into insider insights and past GPT releases, signs point toward a potential launch in December 2024.

OpenAI wasted enough time already

OpenAI's GPT series shook the AI landscape, sparking a race among competitors to match its success. Yet, it appears OpenAI took a pause, letting others play catch-up. Following the "pause letter" co-signed by notables like Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, OpenAI's Sam Altman decided against promptly training GPT-5. The company focused on novel concepts instead, a sentiment echoed by Musk's new AI venture, xAI, aimed at challenging OpenAI.

Altman revealed that after GPT-4's completion, it took over six months before its release. While ChatGPT using GPT-3.5 was launched in November 2022, GPT-4 arrived five months later. The subsequent five months have seen OpenAI introducing incremental improvements. Altman, along with Greg Brockman, champions this incremental approach to maintain control over AI, despite differing opinions on its efficacy.

In their journey, OpenAI has both pushed boundaries and taken deliberate steps, with GPT's legacy influencing the AI landscape's evolution.