Edition #35: Closer to AGI? How OpenAI’s new O3 model is Changing the Game

Date: 25-Dec-2024

Hey AI enthusiast,

Welcome to the latest edition of the One More Thing in AI newsletter!

Today’s edition is a dive into the o3 model released by Open AI. Is it AGI time?

Best,

Renjit

In this edition:

• 🧠 From Climate to Coding: What OpenAI’s o3 Can Do …

  • What’s So Special About o3?

  • Cool Things o3 Can Do

  • The Challenges of Using o3

  • Why People Think It’s Close to Super-Smart AI

  • How It Could Help in Everyday Life

  • What’s Next for o3?

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🧠 From Climate to Coding: What OpenAI’s o3 Can Do for You

Imagine a friend who knows the answers to your questions and helps you solve tough problems step-by-step—like figuring out how to win at chess (like Gukesh from India), or building the perfect treehouse. That’s what OpenAI’s o3 model is like. It’s an AI designed to think things through like a person, breaking big problems into smaller, manageable pieces.

What’s So Special About o3?

Think of earlier AI models as calculators—they give you the answer but don’t explain how they got there. o3 is more like a teacher, showing its work and helping you understand the steps it took. It is excellent for advanced math, writing code, or even assisting scientists in solving real-world problems.

Here’s how it works:

• Step-by-Step Thinking: Like making a sandwich by following a recipe, o3 solves problems by doing one task at a time to avoid mistakes.

• Different Sizes: There’s o3 for big tasks and a smaller version, o3-mini, for less powerful computers.

• Better Answers: By carefully analyzing every step, it makes fewer errors.

What sets o3 apart is not just its reasoning but the innovative methods used in its development:

• Reinforcement Learning with AI Feedback (RLAIF) enhances the model’s self-evaluation, enabling more precise and context-aware outputs.

• Deliberative Alignment: A novel training paradigm ensures that o3 produces responses aligned with user intent and safety guidelines.

• Iterative Fine-Tuning: Continuous refinement has enhanced its performance in solving highly complex, industry-relevant problems.

Cool Things o3 Can Do

Let’s say you’re planning a big school project, like designing a wind-powered car. o3 can help you figure out:

1. How to build it: By solving tough math problems about wind and speed.

2. How to improve it: By predicting what might go wrong and suggesting fixes.

3. How to explain it: By helping you write a clear report about how it works.

But o3 isn’t just for school. Big companies and scientists can use it to:

• Fight Climate Change: Imagine figuring out the best ways to use solar power in different parts of the world.

• Find Cures for Diseases: Doctors can use o3 to study massive piles of medical data and discover better treatments faster.

• Plan Smart Cities: Engineers can design cities where traffic flows smoothly and energy isn’t wasted.

• All of these are complex problems with multiple variables and terabytes of data to process.

The Challenges of Using o3

There’s a catch: o3 needs a lot of computer power to do its magic, which means it can be expensive. It’s also not available to everyone yet—it’s like a super-exclusive club for now. And even though it’s really smart, it’s not perfect. It can’t think creatively like a human, at least not yet. Thank heaven, I say!

Why People Think It’s Close to Super-Smart AI

o3 has done some amazing things, like scoring higher than humans on certain reasoning tests (as reported by Open AI). That’s why some experts think it’s getting close to what’s called AGI—Artificial General Intelligence, or an AI that’s as smart as a person. However, there is still a long way to go before completely matching how humans think and create.

How It Could Help in Everyday Life

Let’s imagine:

• A farmer uses o3 to decide the best time to plant crops based on weather patterns.

• A small business owner saves money by having o3 predict how much stock they’ll need for their store.

• A teacher creates customized lessons for students who learn at different speeds.

What’s Next for o3?

Right now, o3 is like a super-smart student who’s still learning. As it becomes more available, it could help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, like curing diseases or saving energy. But for now, it’s a glimpse of what the future of AI might look like.

Think of o3 as the start of something huge—like the first rocket that led to people landing on the moon.

It’s not the final step but an incredible leap forward.

What would you use o3 for if you had it?

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