OpenAI has introduced the newest version of the technology that powers its AI chatbot ChatGPT.
It's called GPT-4o, and it will be made available to all ChatGPT users, including non-subscribers, reports BBC.
It is faster than previous models and has been trained to respond to commands in a conversational, often alluring, tone.
The updated version can read and analyse photographs, translate languages, and detect emotions through visual expressions. There is also enhanced memory, which allows it to recall prior commands, it said.
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GOT-4o may be interrupted and has a more natural conversational tempo; there is no gap between asking a question and receiving a response.
Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technical officer, characterised GPT-4o as "magical" but stated that the company will "remove that mysticism" with the product's release, said the report.
While this technology is fast getting more sophisticated and believable as a companion, it is not sentient or magical; rather, it is clever programming and machine learning, it also said.
There have been rumours about a collaboration between OpenAI and Apple, and while this has not been verified, it was clear during the presentation that Apple devices were used throughout.
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