OpenAI just concluded its first-ever developer conference, DevDay 2023. The conference was held at the SVN West facility in San Francisco. The conference was kickstarted with an illuminating keynote address by Sam Altman who began his speech by highlighting the milestones achieved by OpenAI in the last year. The DevDay witnessed some groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence. The event showcased the making of custom GPTs which are now accessible to even those without coding expertise. Assistants API, a tool set to revolutionise app development was also one of the highlights of the event. There was also a demonstration of the integration of voice commands and the power to execute code. In essence, the San Francisco-based AI startup showcased a future where AI enables individuals with unprecedented capabilities. Altman introduced the attendees to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who was a special guest at the event. Nadella acknowledged that Microsoft and OpenAI have been together building the ecosystem. He said that Azure (cloud platform) has been drastically changing owing to their collaboration. The Microsoft boss said that there will be a couple of things that will be key to the company. He went on to say that Microsoft committed itself deeply to ensuring that everyone has the best models. “Our mission is to empower every individual.” Here are the big takeaways from the DevDay: Assistants API: This new API helps developers in building ‘agent-like experiences’ within their applications. It allows developers to create assistants with specific instructions using generative AI models for tasks such as data analysis, coding, etc. It is backed by Code Interpreter, OpenAI’s in-house tool that writes and runs codes. GPT-4 Turbo: The new GPT-4 turbo comes with a 128,000-token context window. It is to be noted that Claude 2 from Anthropic has a 100,000 token limit. The GPT-4 Turbo can accept images as part of the prompt and can generate human-quality speech as its output. The GPT-4 Turbo comes in two versions - a strictly text-analysing version and another that comprehends both text and images. Fine-tuning for GPT-4: Customisation has been expanded to 16K version. Now, researchers will be able to work with companies to create customised models. Custom GPTs: The AI powerhouse showed the ability to create custom GPTs that can be programmed by conversations. This essentially makes it accessible for coders with zero expertise. GPT Store: The conference revealed that OpenAI will launch its GPT Store where creators can list their GPTs. This will come with a revenue-sharing model to reward the most useful and popular applications. The store will go live in late November. Copyright Shield: This is a program that will offer protection to ChatGPT enterprise and API customers from copyright lawsuits. New interface for ChatGPT: The new interface for ChatGPT is simple with a dark background. It features the OpenAI logo and the words “How can I help you today?” The revamped interface will make it easy for one to switch between ChatGPT and DALL-E 3. ChatGPT now has updated information: While earlier the AI-powered chatbot had information limited to September 2021, now GPT-4’s information source has been updated to April 2023. ChatGPT will now also be able to search PDFs and other documents. Startup Mentor: Altman also gave a demonstration of a program called Startup Mentor, showing how it can be used to create a GPT that gives advice to startup founders. The CEO highlighted the ease of creating a GPT with specific knowledge and capabilities. The wide-ranging announcements across its AI services showcase OpenAI's vision towards building a world where AI will act as an enabler. Moreover, the announcement of the GPT Store with a commitment to revenue-sharing throws light on a new ecosystem that will be a fusion of AI-driven creativity and entrepreneurship.
