Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has been lauded as a groundbreaking AI chatbot. However, recent research indicates its capabilities may be declining over time.
In this episode of the Trust Insights podcast In-Ear Insights, hosts Christopher Penn and Katie Robbert discuss findings that ChatGPT appears to be getting worse at certain tasks it previously handled well. This includes mathematical reasoning, code generation, and visual puzzles.
There is speculation that the declines are due to OpenAI opening up access to ChatGPT's premium GPT-4 model, which overwhelmed their systems. The increased demand likely required reducing capabilities to manage traffic.
Whatever the cause, the changes have big implications for businesses relying on ChatGPT's API in their products and services. When the AI model drifts substantially in just a few months, it can break assumptions made during development.
Penn and Robbert emphasize the importance of clearly defining your purpose and requirements for implementing AI. Is convenience more important or reliability? What happens if the system goes down or its capabilities change?
For mission-critical uses, they recommend exploring open source AI models you can run on your own servers. This provides more control and avoids being subject to vendors altering public APIs.
The key takeaway is to carefully weigh the tradeoffs and have backup plans in place when utilizing third-party AI services. Model drift may not matter for minor uses but could seriously impact products dependent on certain functionality. Do your due diligence upfront to prevent disruptive surprises down the road.
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