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  • ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Unveils New AI Model GPT-40

    ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Unveils New AI Model GPT-40

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o, capable of realistic voice conversation and able to interact across text and image, its latest move to stay ahead in a race to dominate the emerging technology.

    New audio capabilities enable users to speak to ChatGPT and obtain real-time responses with no delay, as well as interrupt ChatGPT while it is speaking, both hallmarks of realistic conversations that AI voice assistants have found challenging, the OpenAI researchers showed at a livestream event.

    “It feels like AI from the movies … Talking to a computer has never felt really natural for me; now it does,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a blog post.

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    Microsoft-backed OpenAI faces growing competition and pressure to expand the user base of ChatGPT, its popular chatbot product that wowed the world with its ability to produce human-like written content and top-notch software code.

    At the livestream event, OpenAI researchers showed off ChatGPT’s new voice assistant capabilities. In one demo, ChatGPT used its vision and voice capabilities to talk a researcher through solving a math equation on a sheet of paper.

    In another demo, researchers showed the GPT-4o model’s capability of real-time language translation.
    OpenAI’s demonstrations verged on science-fiction, with ChatGPT and its interlocutor at one point engaging in coquettish banter.

    The OpenAI researcher told the chatbot he was in a great mood because he was demonstrating “how useful and amazing you are.”

    Altman posted on X after the demo, “her,” in what appeared to be a reference to the so named 2013 film by Spike Jonze about a man falling in love with his AI assistant, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

    OpenAI’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati, said at the event that the new model would be offered for free because it is more cost-effective than the company’s previous models. Paid users of GPT-4o will have greater capacity limits than the company’s free users, she said. The GPT-4o model will be available in ChatGPT over the next few weeks, the company said.

    ChatGPT responded: “Oh stop it! You’re making me blush!”

    In addition, free ChatGPT users now have access to a “browse” feature that enables ChatGPT to display up-to-date information from the web, Murati told Reuters after the event. The company does not intend to make money off free users through selling ads, Murati said.

    Shortly after launching in late 2022, ChatGPT was called the fastest application ever to reach 100 million monthly active users. However, worldwide traffic to ChatGPT’s website has been on a roller-coaster ride in the past year and is only now returning to its May 2023 peak, according to analytics firm Similarweb, opens new tab.

    OpenAI made the announcements a day before Alphabet is scheduled to hold its annual Google developers’ conference, where it is expected to show off its own new AI-related features.

    Reuters reported last week that OpenAI planned to announce an AI-powered search product, citing sources. But the company decided to delay the search product announcement, according to one source familiar with the matter.
    Shares of Alphabet were down 0.4% on Monday afternoon, after falling nearly 3% earlier in the day. Microsoft shares were down 0.2%.

  • AI Outperforms Doctors In Clinical Analysis, Report Says

    AI Outperforms Doctors In Clinical Analysis, Report Says

    The battle of wits and fears that artificial intelligence would outrun the human intelligence continue to spark debate.

    In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) may have better clinical reasoning capabilities compared to human physicians.

    The study compared the performance of a large language model (LLM), specifically ChatGPT-4, against internal medicine residents and physicians at two academic medical centres.

    Lead author Dr Adam Rodman, an internal medicine physician and investigator at BIDMC, highlighted the significance of the findings, stating, “It’s a surprising finding that these things are capable of showing the equivalent or better reasoning than people throughout the evolution of clinical case.”

    Physicians compete against AI

    The study used a validated tool called the revised-IDEA (r-IDEA) score to assess clinical reasoning. Physicians and the AI model were tasked with working through 20 clinical cases, each comprising four sequential stages of diagnostic reasoning: triage data collection, system review, physical examination, and diagnostic testing/imaging.

    Results revealed that the LLM achieved the highest median r-IDEA score, outperforming physicians and residents. While diagnostic accuracy and correct clinical reasoning were similar between humans and the AI model, the researchers noted that the LLM exhibited more incorrect reasoning.

    AI in medical decision making

    This highlights the potential of AI as a complementary tool rather than a replacement for human expertise in healthcare.

    Dr Stephanie Cabral, a third-year internal medicine resident at BIDMC and co-author of the study, emphasised the potential role of AI in improving patient-physician interactions and reducing inefficiencies in healthcare delivery. “Even now, they could be useful as a checkpoint, helping us make sure we don’t miss something” she stated. “My ultimate hope is that AI will improve the patient-physician interaction by reducing some of the inefficiencies we currently have and allow us to focus more on the conversation we’re having with our patients.”

    The findings suggest that AI could significantly impact clinical practice by increasing healthcare providers’ diagnostic and reasoning capabilities.

    Further research is still needed to determine the optimal integration of AI into medical decision-making processes.

    Could AI improve the healthcare system?

    While the study marks a significant advancement in AI-driven healthcare, the researchers acknowledge potential conflicts of interest, including grant funding and employment affiliations with various organisations.

    As AI continues to evolve, its role in healthcare decision-making will likely expand, offering new opportunities to improve patient outcomes and streamline clinical workflows. With careful integration and validation, AI may become a valuable partner in pursuing better healthcare delivery.