On Tuesday, OpenAI announced GPT-4, its next-generation AI language model. While the company has cautioned that differences between GPT-4 and its predecessors are “subtle” in casual conversation, the system still has plenty of new capabilities. It can process images for one, and OpenAI says it’s generally better at creative tasks and problem-solving.
Assessing these claims is tricky. AI models, in general, are extremely complex, and systems like GPT-4 are sprawling and multifunctional,…