The AI race is in full swing, and OpenAI has just launched its latest salvo with its “Spring Update” announcements. The most important new feature is a new model, ChatGPT-4o (the “o” stands for “omni”), which is faster and smarter with better multi-model capabilities and, above all, available to all users. all users, not just those who subscribe.
Additionally, there are new developer tools, a new GPT Store to more easily find custom GPTs, and most importantly, a new Mac app (a Windows app is coming later this year).
ChatGPT-4o
The goal of GPT-4o appears to be to make it easier to use for more people, but it remains OpenAI’s most successful AI product to date. The company’s benchmarks show industry-leading performance in text evaluation, automatic speech recognition, visual understanding, and more. Voice generation is improved with more natural sound, more emotion, and the ability to do things like sing, be sarcastic, make jokes, etc.
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ChatGPT now works in over 50 languages; Model 4o now processes text, visual, and audio input on a single model, making it both faster and easier to combine data from various inputs into the same conversation. It can serve as an auto-translator between two languages or translate a menu image into a foreign language.
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You can learn more about ChatGPT-4o’s improvements and capabilities on the OpenAI website.
ChatGPT on your Mac
Perhaps most interesting for igamesnews readers is that OpenAI is finally moving its ChatGPT app beyond the iPhone and iPad. Starting today, the company is rolling out access to its new Mac app to Plus subscribers ($20 per month); free users will have access to it in the coming weeks, and a Windows app will arrive later this year.
The app will provide a simple keyboard shortcut (Option + Space) to call ChatGPT and ask it a question, and you can quickly provide images or take screenshots of apps for ChatGPT to help you with what it ” sees.” Voice chats will be available using the existing voice mode, and ChatGPT-4o’s new audio and video capabilities will be available soon.
The app also sports a simplified interface with quicker access to previous apps and a new ChatGPT Store that makes it easier to browse and find custom (free) GPTs that users and developers have created on the ChatGPT platform.
The ChatGPT Mac app began rolling out today and is not yet available in the Mac App Store or OpenAI’s site as of this writing.
