Rapid AI transition

ChatGPT's new version raises old questions

Nearly 18 months after OpenAI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, the Microsoft-backed company has launched its latest large language model (LLM) called GPT- 4 Omni or GPT- 4o. In doing so, OpenAI reaffirms its dominant position globally in the AI space. However, other tech giants like Meta and Google are not far behind. Google, for example, has started powering its search engine with AI Overviews. The main point of departure between GPT- 4o and previous versions of ChatGPT lies in its ease of interaction. ChatGPT was primarily a text-based LLM interface where users could type text-based questions and