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00:03But before you get too excited and start imagining a future where you're chatting with robots that are smarter than you,
00:09let me tell you something that might surprise you.
00:12GPT-5 will not be released all at once.
00:15Nope, not even close.
00:17Instead, it will be released incrementally in stages, with each new version building on the previous one.
00:24Why, you ask?
00:25Well, there are a few reasons, and I'm here to break it all down for you.
00:28First, let's talk about what we know about GPT-5 so far.
00:33Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of OpenAI, recently tweeted about the company's plans for releasing GPT-5.
00:41Brockman made several interesting points in his tweet, but the most significant one for us is that GPT-5 will be released incrementally.
00:49Brockman explained that it's easy to create a continuum of incrementally better AIs by deploying subsequent checkpoints of a given training run.
00:56In simpler terms, this means that OpenAI will release GPT-5 in stages, with each stage being an improvement on the previous one.
01:06It's a bit like watching a toddler grow up.
01:08You don't wake up one day to find that they've suddenly turned into an adult.
01:12They grow and learn and develop over time, gradually becoming more and more capable.
01:17But how exactly will OpenAI create these incrementally better AIs?
01:21Well, let's say they're working on GPT-5, and they've already trained it on a huge data set of text from the Internet.
01:29At some point during this training process, they might decide to take a checkpoint, a snapshot of the current value of the parameters of the model,
01:37which is basically like taking a photo of the AI's current understanding of the data.
01:42Then they'll keep training the model on more data, or maybe just the same data more times,
01:47until it's improved to the point where they want to take another checkpoint.
01:51This new checkpoint will have updated parameters, reflecting the model's improved understanding of the data,
01:57and so on and so forth, until the model is deemed ready for release.
02:02Now, you might be wondering, but wait a minute, isn't GPT-4 already trained on all the data on the Internet?
02:08How can it get smarter than that?
02:09Well, my friend, I'm glad you asked.
02:12While it's true that GPT-4 has already been trained on a massive data set,
02:16there's still plenty of data out there that OpenAI could use to train it even further.
02:21In fact, they estimate that they still have an order of magnitude more data to work with,
02:26which means 10 times more data than they've already used.
02:30And when it comes to data, quality matters just as much as quantity.
02:33OpenAI could purchase proprietary data sets on specialized topics like math, science, or coding,
02:40which would give GPT-5 access to even more high-quality data.
02:44But here's the really interesting part.
02:46OpenAI doesn't just have to rely on existing data sets to improve GPT-5.
02:51They can also use your prompts, responses, uploaded images, and generated images to make their AI even smarter.
02:58Isn't it a wild thought that we are shaping the future of AI with our own curious minds and seemingly innocuous interactions?
03:07Every chat, every question, every prompt we toss at ChatGPT is like adding a little more lightning to the storm,
03:14bringing the next generation of GPT to life.
03:17Of course, there are some concerns around data privacy and the ethical implications of using people's personal data.
03:23And although it's a significant issue, I'm getting a little tired of reiterating the same points about safety and privacy.
03:30So, let's move on.
03:31Okay, now that we have a better understanding of how GPT-5 will be released incrementally and how it will be trained,
03:38let's talk about some of the potential implications of this new AI.
03:42First of all, it's important to note that GPT-5 will not be a magic solution to all of our problems.
03:48It will still have limitations and weaknesses, just like any other AI.
03:53For example, while GPT-5 will be able to generate incredibly sophisticated and nuanced text,
03:59it may still struggle with tasks that require a high degree of reliability or accuracy.
04:04As Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist of OpenAI, has noted,
04:08reliability is a potential weakness of GPT-5 that could limit its real-world impact.
04:14So, what might those different checkpoints look like in terms of growing intelligence?
04:19Sebastian Bubeck, the author of the famous Sparks of AGI paper, provides a great example.
04:25He compares the growth of GPT-4's intelligence to that of a unicorn,
04:29using a chart that shows how GPT-4 improves its performance over time as it is trained more.
04:35You can see the gap between GPT-4 and Charge APT,
04:38and how Charge APT's unicorn improves over time as they keep training it.
04:42One of the most interesting points that Brockman made in his tweet
04:46was how he mentioned existential risks without dismissing them.
04:50He said,
04:52It's important to address the whole spectrum of risks,
04:55from present-day issues to longer-term existential ones.
04:59Existential, by the way, means threatening the entire existence of humanity.
05:04This is a major concern, and AI researchers are taking it seriously.
05:08Recent surveys have shown that 50% of AI researchers believe there's a 10% or greater chance
05:14that humans go extinct from our inability to control AI.
05:19That's a pretty scary thought, and it's not something that we should ignore.
05:23At the end of the tweet, Brockman said that the whole range of emotions, optimism, and concern
05:28is both justified and shared by people within OpenAI.
05:33Even people within OpenAI are concerned about the potential risks and dangers of AI.
05:38That's why it's important to address these risks,
05:40and make sure that we have the right guardrails in place to prevent any negative outcomes.
05:45So when can we expect GPT-5 to be released?
05:49Well, according to the guy behind Stable Diffusion,
05:52nobody is launching runs bigger than GPT-4 for 6 to 9 months anyway.
05:56Why?
05:57Because it needs the new H-100S to get scale,
06:00and they take time to be installed, burnt in, optimized, etc.
06:05Brockman also mentioned in his tweet
06:07that there might be a lag of safety testing
06:09after a model is trained and before it's released.
06:12This means that it could take some time
06:14before GPT-5 or 4.2 is released to the public.
06:18Based on these factors,
06:20my personal prediction is that we might see GPT-4.2
06:23released in about 6 to 8 months.
06:25However, this is just speculation,
06:28and it's hard to predict exactly when it will be released.
06:31What we do know is that OpenAI is taking their time
06:34to ensure that GPT-5 is as safe and reliable as possible
06:38before it's made available to the public.
06:40To wrap things up,
06:42the release of GPT-5 will likely be done incrementally,
06:45with subsequent checkpoints of a given training run
06:48being deployed to create a continuum of incrementally better AI models.
06:54OpenAI has a lot of data still available to use,
06:57including high-quality proprietary data sets
07:00and user-generated data.
07:02They're also taking steps to ensure that GPT-5 is safe and reliable,
07:07with guardrails in place to prevent any negative outcomes.
07:10While it's hard to predict exactly when GPT-5 will be released,
07:15it's clear that OpenAI is taking their time to get it right.
07:19Well, I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer
07:21for GPT-5 to take over the world.
07:23At least we have some time to brush up on our survival skills
07:27in case of an AI apocalypse.
07:29As we wait for the release of GPT-5,
07:32it's interesting to think about the potential impact
07:34that it could have on our world.
07:36While some people might imagine a future
07:38where robots take over jobs and render humans obsolete,
07:42there are other possibilities to consider.
07:44For instance,
07:45with the advancements in natural language processing
07:48that GPT-5 could bring,
07:50we might finally be able to bridge the gap
07:52between different languages and cultures.
07:55One cool way to use it would be as a real-time translator.
07:58So if you're speaking in English,
08:00the other person would hear what you're saying in their language,
08:03and vice versa.
08:04This could open up a world of possibilities
08:06for global understanding and cooperation.
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