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OpenAI o3 and o4-mini

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555 points maheshrijal | 2 comments | 16 Apr 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.449s | source
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_fat_santa ◴[16 Apr 25 17:24 UTC] No.43708027[source]▶
So at this point OpenAI has 6 reasoning models, 4 flagship chat models, and 7 cost optimized models. So that's 17 models in total and that's not even counting their older models and more specialized ones. Compare this with Anthropic that has 7 models in total and 2 main ones that they promote.

This is just getting to be a bit much, seems like they are trying to cover for the fact that they haven't actually done much. All these models feel like they took the exact same base model, tweaked a few things and released it as an entirely new model rather than updating the existing ones. In fact based on some of the other comments here it sounds like these are just updates to their existing model, but they release them as new models to create more media buzz.

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shmatt ◴[16 Apr 25 17:59 UTC] No.43708462[source]▶
Im old enough to remember the mystery and hype before o*/o1/strawberry that was supposed to be essentially AGI. We had serious news outlets write about senior people at OpenAI quitting because o1 was SkyNet

Now we're up to o4, AGI is still not even in near site (depending on your definition, I know). And OpenAI is up to about 5000 employees. I'd think even before AGI a new model would be able to cover for at least 4500 of those employees being fired, is that not the case?

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pants2 ◴[16 Apr 25 18:21 UTC] No.43708694[source]▶
Remember that Docusign has 7,000 employees. I think OpenAI is pretty lean for what they're accomplishing.
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throwanem[dead post] ◴[16 Apr 25 18:24 UTC] No.43708723[source]▶
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1. ein0p ◴[16 Apr 25 18:55 UTC] No.43709044[source]▶
The closest Elon ever came to anything Hague-worthy is allowing Starlink to be used in Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. I don't think the Hague would be interested in anything like that. And if his life is worthless, then what would you say about your own? Nonetheless, I commend you on your complete lack of hinges. /s
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2. throwanem ◴[16 Apr 25 18:56 UTC] No.43709056[source]▶
Oh, I'm thinking more in the sense of the special one-off kinds of trials, the sort Gustave Gilbert so ably observed. The venue is a matter of convenience, nothing more. To the rest I would say the worth of my life is no more mine to judge than anyone else is competent to do the same for themselves, or indeed other than foolish to pursue the attempt.