Big Technology Podcast OpenAI’s o1 Reasoning Model Debuts, $2,000 ChatGPT, AI News Anchors
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Sep 13, 2024 Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg Technology columnist and author of 'Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World,' joins the conversation. She discusses OpenAI’s new reasoning model, o1, and its unique features. Parmy highlights the struggle businesses face in applying this technology and investor anxieties regarding AI. They also ponder whether anyone would pay a staggering $2,000 monthly for ChatGPT and the intriguing prospect of AI avatars as news anchors, transforming the landscape of journalism.
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OpenAI's Release Pressure and Delays
- OpenAI faced pressure to release something as impressive as ChatGPT.
- They've announced many things, like Sora and GPT-4 voice features, but haven't fully launched them.
O1's Strengths and Potential Bias
- O1's breakthroughs seem concentrated in math, code, and science.
- Users prefer GPT-4 for writing, while O1 excels at technical tasks, potentially creating a bias in its reception.
The Model-Application Gap
- Smarter AI models don't automatically translate to practical applications.
- Businesses struggle to find effective ways to use increasingly capable models.
