OpenAI - All You Need to Know About It!

AI or Artificial Intelligence might sound like a new age term, but the reality is something else! Be it the superhit flick “Colossus – The Forbin Project” or the “RoboCop” from the 90s, the idea of AI had started sprouting long back! Humans have always been fond of developing technology and creating wonders that ease their tasks. ChatGPT by OpenAI is the latest example of this. For those who have always come across the name “OpenAI” and its various language models but never found the time to know more about it, we present something that all AI aficionados will love to know! So, get ready to quench your thirst for curiosity about OpenAI and know all that you need to know!

The Beginning of “Artificial Intelligence”

While there is no fixed date indicating the creation of AI, the very idea of AI is framed between 1950 and 1956. Reason – a book called “Computer Machinery and Intelligence” was published by Alan Turing in 1950 and it was then that the term “Artificial Intelligence” was coined! Interestingly, the book had a test of machine intelligence known as “The Imitation Game”! And that’s what basically the AI does! It simulates the human mind. Be it image processing, text outputs, videos or audio, AI delivers fast results within seconds making human tasks easier and faster. AI works on the prompts or commands in natural language delivered by users (humans). While AI is already surprising all of us with its various wonders, programmers, developers, programming assistants and other relevant professionals are working diligently to improve it and make it even better!

About OpenAI

Have you been thinking about what exactly OpenAI is? Do not confuse it with any AI tool or software. OpenAi is the name behind ChatGPT – the most famous of all language models to date. OpenAI is an AI research lab and company that creates and improves AI. The main objective of OpenAI is steering Artificial Intelligence in such a way that it brings benefits to the whole of mankind. Though, initially, the company was formed as a non-profit organisation, it is now working as a for-profit organisation. Sam Altman is the CEO of this company. OpenAI is funded by many investors including Microsoft and Nvidia. To round up, let us tell you once again that OpenAI is the mother company of ChatGPT.

OpenAI Products & Services - Praises and Criticism

Note that OpenAI has not earned praise from everyone. While it has been admired all over the world by various professionals, it has also faced criticism. Let us discuss the same! 

OpenAI – What it has been praised for?

• OpenAI products have helped fetch accurate and fast results with absolute efficiency saving time and effort for all
• The products and services of AI have proved beneficial for various professionals including programmers, programming assistants, developers, architects, engineers, designers and even many more professionals
• Be it the image processing task or the task of video editing, OpenAI products like DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 have offered immaculate outputs. Be it Codex - an OpenAI product for coders or Scholar - another OpenAI product used by students and researchers for AI projects, these products show the capability of doing the work of days in just a few seconds
• OpenAI products have helped companies cut their costs through efficient task performance that would have been otherwise spent on the labor cost
• These products can study and analyse large data sets. As said earlier, these products can automate tasks including image processing, text, voice recognition, etc. saving individuals a lot of time and effort

OpenAI – What it has been criticised for?

• It has been criticised for its fluctuating status. It was earlier founded as a non-profit organisation in 2019 but now, it is critiqued for reaping profits
• Many people have stated that OpenAI needs to improve its products like ChatGPT which is trained on the data and news available over the internet. Such data might be outdated
• The easy availability of OpenAI products has also led to toxic content which clearly indicates how these products might be misused. There are numerous examples all over the internet which suggest how criminal minds might misuse ChatGPT and other such options
• In countries like India where the population is high and jobs are low, OpenAI products have become a threat to various professionals leading to further gaps between employment and job seekers
• OpenAI products have made certain jobs more complicated, as professionals now need to prove their honesty and diligence every day by demonstrating that they have not used such products and have completed their tasks themselves

While we look forward to better products and services by OpenAI, the truth remains all the same – no technology can ever replace a human mind as every technology’s seed grows inside this mind. What all of us must hope for is a world and future where technology is used for the benefit not damage of mankind!