That was the version number heard around the world. ChatGPT’s first release on November 30, 2023 was based on GPT 3.5, a non-zero number that firmly established artificial intelligence’s skyward trajectory. That’s why it was named Emerge 2023 Project of the Year.
ChatGPT changed everything.
There is no doubt that ChatGPT is the most important project of the year. Even if other industries are included decryption The software releases have been pivotal for Emerge, which now tracks biohacking, longevity, quantum computing, space 2.0 and beyond.
As we approach 2023, entire industries already appear to be built on ChatGPT, and sometimes at risk. Primarily through application programming interfaces (APIs), these tools have been integrated into tens of thousands of companies. Every technology product that hasn’t been released yet includes AI capabilities.
It’s hard not to describe it in hyperbolic terms.
In just one year, ChatGPT has soared from obscure, academic roots to the embodiment of a revolution that has shaken governments around the world and captured the attention of every major company and industry on the planet. There were UN declarations, international treaties, congressional hearings, etc. It is nationally prohibited for use by government, military, and private sectors.
Perhaps most strikingly, even those behind the technology are calling for regulation. ChatGPT and AI are embedding themselves into every system at a rate so rapid that it scares the smartest people on the planet.
Last May, hundreds of technology and business leaders signed an open letter declaring that there is a “risk of extinction from AI” and that controlling AI is as important as nuclear war and global pandemics.
ChatGPT fingerprints are already everywhere, and as the revolution goes, we are only just getting started.
What’s in a name?
Definitely not the sexiest branding. As project and product names go, ChatGPT is borderline generic.
“GPT” is a widely used acronym in the field of machine learning, classifying tools as Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) based tools. and that The acronym is just an intermediate step in an iterative chain of other acronyms the world needs to learn quickly, including large language models (LLM) and natural language processing (NLP).
It wasn’t anything new.
The first commercially viable version of ChatGPT was based on GPT 3, a third-generation technology introduced by OpenAI in 2018. that The technology used generative pre-training, an implementation of AI model building that began in 2012.
The “Transformers” piece wasn’t completed until 2017, thanks to a Google employee who suggested it in a research paper. The following year, OpenAI published its own paper, “Improving Language Understanding through Generative Dictionary Training.” At that time, the stage was set for the non-profit OpenAI.
There’s nothing but numbers
ChatGPT 3.5 was OpenAI’s first API accessible to software developers. ChatGPT 3.5 was also the foundation for OpenAI’s core mobile apps for iOS and Android.
When the next major public upgrade to ChatGPT was announced, it didn’t have a fancy code name like MacOS Leopard or Windows XP. A tool called ChatGPT 3.5 was introduced to the world, and the subsequent sequential AI model was called ChatGPT 4.
When it was released in March, it captured the world’s attention. The update revealed that Global Game Changer is a fast-moving giant. OpenAI has made it clear that it is pushing hard. It turned out that it was so hard that people were scared.
It was GPT-4 that first gave people a sense of speed, set the pace for change, and turned key points in history into tidal waves of change. With a high-profile petition calling for a halt to development signed, Sam Altman finally had to convince the world that OpenAI would focus on making ChatGPT 4 better (and more secure) instead of racing toward ChatGPT 5.
But last month, Altman admitted that ChatGPT 5 was indeed in the works. And we can probably guess what the successor will be called.
But considering the huge impact of ChatGPT 3.5, which has already been released, it is almost impossible to imagine what AI will look like in the next year.