OpenAI is reportedly preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence product with advanced capabilities that can solve problems and tasks that go beyond current AI models.
As first reported by The Information, the new model, dubbed “Strawberry” internally, is said to be able to solve never-before-encountered math problems, perform advanced tasks like developing marketing strategies, and solve complex word puzzles. As an example, the new model was able to solve the New York Times word puzzle “Connections.”
Previous claims about the model include scoring over 90% on the MATH benchmark, a collection of championship-level math problems. By comparison, GPT-4 scored just 53% on the test, while GPT-4o achieved 76.6%. As of July, GPT-4o had the highest MATH benchmark score of any AI model currently available, giving OpenAI a significant lead over its competitors if Strawberry delivers as promised.
What makes this news even more interesting is the history of its development, because while “Strawberry” sounds somehow nice and uncontroversial, it wasn't always known by that name. The model was previously known internally as Q* (pronounced Q-Star) and played a key role in the brief period of turmoil that befell OpenAI last year, which also included the firing of CEO Sam Altman, though Altman returned to the company a few days later.
As reported in November, Altman's dismissal was said to have been influenced by concerns about the significant advances the company had made in AI. A group of OpenAI researchers had written to the board prior to Altman's removal, highlighting the potential risks that advanced AI could pose, particularly Q*, the model now known as Strawberry.
Among the claims made at the time was that Q* could be a major step towards building artificial general intelligence – AGI, an advanced AI with the ability to understand, learn, and apply knowledge across a wide range of tasks, similar to human cognitive abilities.
Potential risks posed by AGI are that control over the AI system could be lost, leading to unexpected outcomes, or that the AGI could set goals that are not aligned with human values and cause significant harm. Technologically speaking, there are concerns that AGI models could turn into Skynet from the movie The Terminator.
According to The Information, “Strawberry” could be released sometime in the fall.
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