Openai has released a new artificial intelligence model for free after stating that it will accelerate its product release in response to the emergence of Chinese competitors.
The company behind Chatgpt has introduced an AI called O3-MINI following the unexpected success of a rival product by DeepSeek in China. Users of Openai’s free chatbot version face some restrictions but can use it for free.
Deepseek has caused a stir among US high-tech investors with the release of an inference model that supports the company’s chatbot. The news that it bypassed Apple’s free App Store and claimed to have been developed at minimal cost caused a $1 trillion drop in the Tech Heavy Nasdaq index on Monday.
Openai’s CEO Sam Altman responded to Deepseek’s challenge by promising to provide a superior model and speeding up the product release. He announced the upcoming release of O3-Mini, a more powerful version of the full O3 model, on January 23.
“Today’s launch marks the introduction of a reasoning function for free users, a crucial step in expanding AI accessibility for practical applications,” Openai stated.
R1, the technology behind Deepseek’s chatbot, not only matches Openai’s performance but also requires fewer resources. Investors questioned whether US companies would maintain control of the AI market despite billion-dollar investments in AI infrastructure and products.
OPENAI mentioned that the O3-mini model is on par with O1 in terms of mathematics, coding, and science but is more cost-effective and faster. The $200 PRO package provides unlimited access to O3-mini, while lower-tier users have more usage than free users.
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The capabilities of the full O3 model were highlighted in the international AI safety report released on Tuesday. The study’s lead, Yoshua Bengio, emphasized that its potential impact on AI risk could be significant. He noted that O3’s performance in major abstract tests marked a surprising breakthrough, outperforming many human experts in some cases.
Source: www.theguardian.com
