Ever since ChatGPT creator OpenAI released its latest GPT-4 language model, the world of AI has been waiting with bated breath for news of a successor. But even though competitors like Google and Meta have started to catch up, OpenAI maintained that it wasn’t working on GPT-5 just yet. This led many to speculate that the company would incrementally improve its existing models for efficiency and speed before developing a brand-new model. Fast forward a few months and that indeed looks to be the case as OpenAI has released GPT-4 Turbo, a major refinement version of its latest language model.
GPT-4 Turbo introduces several new features, from an increased context window to improved knowledge of recent events. However, it won’t come to all ChatGPT users anytime soon. So in this article, let’s break down what GPT-4 Turbo brings to the table and why it’s such a big deal.