Tech giants Meta and OpenAI are gearing up to introduce their latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), with Meta’s Llama 3 and OpenAI‘s GPT-5 poised to revolutionize the landscape of large language models and chatbots.
During a recent event, Meta reaffirmed its plans to unveil Llama 3 to the public in the coming weeks. Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, expressed optimism about the imminent release, stating that the next-generation foundation model would be available “within the next month, actually less, hopefully in a very short period.”
Meta’s large language models are accessible to developers and researchers, offering free and open access to the technology for creating bots or conducting AI-related research. Llama 3, expected to surpass its predecessor in terms of capabilities, has been trained on a vast array of text-based information.
While official release dates for Meta’s Llama 3 and OpenAI’s GPT-5 have not been announced, it is anticipated that both models will make their debut in the near future.
The focus of the latest advancements in AI is on imbuing these bots with human-like reasoning abilities. Joelle Pineau, Meta’s vice president of AI research, emphasized the ongoing efforts to enable the models to not only communicate but also to reason, plan, and retain memory. Similarly, Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, highlighted the progress expected in addressing complex queries with reasoning capabilities in the next iteration of GPT.
As tech companies delve deeper into creating more sophisticated and lifelike human interfaces, there is a mixture of excitement and apprehension regarding the potential implications. While tools like Midjourney and Sora showcase the quality output achievable with AI, platforms like Google Gemini and ChatGPT exemplify the utility of text-based bots in everyday scenarios.
However, concerns linger over the ethical and moral implications of advancing AI technology, especially as these models become more human-like. With the prospect of AI possessing reasoning and memory capabilities, there are apprehensions about potential misuse and the resemblance to scenarios depicted in science fiction horror stories.