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AGI is Being Achieved Incrementally (OpenAI DevDay w/ Simon Willison, Alex Volkov, Jim Fan, Raza Habib, Shreya Rajpal, Rahul Ligma, et al)

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Nov 8, 2023
Joining the conversation are Simon Willison, a software engineer known for his expertise in Python, and Alex Volkov, an AI researcher from Weights & Biases. They delve into the latest from OpenAI’s DevDay, breaking down the new features like GPT-4 Turbo and stateful APIs. Raza Habib discusses the real-world implications of foundation models, while Surya Dantuluri shares insights on evolving chatbot functionalities. Reid Robinson touches on Zapier's AI integration, and the group examines innovative applications and the future of multimodal capabilities in AI.
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ANECDOTE

DevDay Density

  • OpenAI DevDay impressed; shipped many features just weeks after prior releases.
  • Some features, like the Assistant API and state management, were unexpected.
INSIGHT

OpenAI's Focus

  • OpenAI focuses on single-thread, synchronous use cases with GPTs.
  • This clarifies their product lane, creating opportunities for founders in async experiences.
ANECDOTE

Undocumented Defaults

  • OpenAI's 'smart' thread truncation and RAG implementation lack documentation.
  • This frustrates developers who need to understand internals for building reliable software.
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