OpenAI Releases GPT-4o as Free Best-in-Class Model
Sam Altman highlights the release of GPT-4o, making the world's best AI model available for free in ChatGPT. He also praises the new voice and video interface as a groundbreaking shift in how humans interact with computers.
OpenAI releases GPT-4o as the best model in the world and makes it available for free in ChatGPT without any ads. Sam Altman emphasizes that this move aligns with the company's mission to put highly capable AI tools into the hands of everyday people. While OpenAI operates as a business that charges for premium features, these paid tiers help fund the provision of outstanding, free AI services to billions of users globally.
Beyond the text model, Altman praises the new voice and video mode as the best computer interface he ever uses. He notes that achieving human-level response times and emotional expressiveness creates a visceral, movie-like experience that feels entirely different from earlier versions of the chatbot. For the first time, talking to a computer feels completely natural to him.
Looking ahead, Altman envisions an exciting future as OpenAI adds optional personalization, access to user information, and the ability for the AI to take actions on the user's behalf. These upcoming features promise to transform how people use computers, allowing them to accomplish much more than ever before. He concludes by expressing immense gratitude to the team for making this technological leap a reality.