OpenAI, the American AI research company co-founded by tech giants like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, is known for its groundbreaking AI programs like ChatGPT and Dall-E 2. ChatGPT, a chat robot tool that can generate articles, stories, jokes, and codes, has made headlines since its launch on November 30, 2022. But what many people may not know is the high cost of building such a cutting-edge technology.

OpenAI Poached Key Employees from Google to build ChatGPT

According to recent foreign media reports, OpenAI’s losses last year doubled to reach a staggering $540 million. As the company developed ChatGPT and poached key employees from Google, the costs piled up. While the exact cost of building ChatGPT remains unclear, it is evident that it is an expensive business.

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However, OpenAI’s decision to take on Google is bold and strategic. Poaching talented professionals from the tech giant, including AI researcher Jacob Devlin, was a smart move, albeit a risky one. Devlin even tried to warn Google not to use ChatGPT data to train its AI chatbot Bard, as it violated OpenAI’s terms of service and resulted in Bard’s answers looking too similar to ChatGPT’s.

But why is building ChatGPT so expensive? The answer lies in the massive computational power and storage required to train the model. ChatGPT is built on GPT-3.5 architecture, a highly sophisticated language model that requires a large amount of data to train. OpenAI had to collect and process millions of documents, articles, and web pages to create a training dataset for ChatGPT. The model also required thousands of GPUs (graphics processing units) to run efficiently.

Despite the high costs, ChatGPT’s potential is immense. It is already making waves in the AI industry, with many businesses looking to leverage the technology to streamline their operations. ChatGPT’s ability to generate human-like text has broad implications for marketing, customer service, and content creation.

But the real question is, can OpenAI compete with Google and other tech giants in the AI race? OpenAI’s strategic move to take on Google suggests that it certainly thinks so. With talented professionals and cutting-edge technology like ChatGPT, OpenAI is poised to make a significant impact in the AI industry. As the technology continues to evolve, we can only expect more groundbreaking developments from OpenAI and ChatGPT. To reclaim costs, Microsoft is even planning to sell private ChatGPT to other companies, which will definitely prove to be an asset to the company.

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