ChatGPT creator OpenAI has launched a groundbreaking series of artificial intelligence models designed to tackle difficult tasks by reasoning much like humans do.
Introducing o1 and o1-mini
On Thursday, the Microsoft-backed AI startup introduced its new models, dubbed the o1 and o1-mini, which are now available in ChatGPT and its API.
“We trained these models to spend more time thinking through problems before they respond, much like a person would,” the company said in a blog post.
“Through training, they learn to refine their thinking process, try different strategies, and recognize their mistakes.”
Enhanced Capabilities in Science, Coding, and Math
OpenAI stated that the models are capable of reasoning through complex tasks and can solve more challenging problems than previous models in science, coding, and math. In its blog post, OpenAI said the o1 model scored 83% on the qualifying exam for the International Mathematics Olympiad, compared with 13% for its previous model, GPT-4o.
Moreover, the model improved performance on competitive programming questions and exceeded human PhD-level accuracy on a benchmark of science problems, the company said.
Sam Altman Touts a New Paradigm
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised the new model series in a post on X, calling them “our most capable and aligned models yet.” He wrote, “o1 is still flawed, still limited, and it still seems more impressive on first use than it does after you spend more time with it,” he wrote. “[B]ut also, it is the beginning of a new paradigm: AI that can do general-purpose complex reasoning.”
