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GPT-4

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An OpenAI large language model used as an example tokenizer and reference for token counts.

GPT-4 is an AI assistant and chatbot used here to generate code from natural-language requests. Its usefulness depends on the task: for common problems, an established library may be simpler, clearer, and more robust. section 4.7

Sun-position calculation

Asked to calculate the sun’s position in Python, GPT-4o produced a complicated 40-line algorithm containing unexplained constants. A focused library provided the same capability through a short installation command and a simple function call. section 4.7

import ai from 'ai-thing';
const Select = ai.gen`
  A select dropdown with these options:
  - Podcast
  - Book
  - Movie
Animate the dropdown to slide down from the top
of the page in a distracting manner.
`;

Compare natural-language UI generation with a conventional Material UI implementation; the AI-generated approach is compact, but the practical gain is small for a common component. section 4.7

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Introduction to Generative AI, Second EditionGPT-4 is an OpenAI GPT language model released in 2023 and capable of performing a range of language and coding tasks.
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Data Analysis with LLMsGPT-4 is a GPT language model version capable of generating and understanding text, including complex code.
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Elasticsearch in Action, Second EditionGPT-4 is a generative pretrained transformer language model developed by OpenAI.
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AI for Everyday ITGPT is OpenAI's family of generative pre-trained transformer language models.

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multimodalkind of · A multimodal model is a model that processes, generates, or relates information represented in two or more data modalities, such as text, images, audio, or video.
ChatGPTused by · ChatGPT is OpenAI’s conversational AI service, which lets users interact with generative AI models and related tools through natural-language prompts.
autoregressive modelkind of · An autoregressive model represents or predicts each value in a sequence based on preceding values in that sequence.
language modelkind of · A language model is a computational model that represents patterns in linguistic tokens to estimate sequence probabilities and predict or generate language from context.
GPT modelcontrasts with · A GPT model is a generative pretrained Transformer language model that produces text autoregressively by predicting successive tokens from preceding context.

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