Eli5: How did we go from zero ai, to one company with an ai that holds a conversation, and then seemingly immediately on to multiple companies with ai that makes music, photos, and movies in such a short period of time?

Question

For real. One day there’s nothing. Then chat gpt shows up. And then the next day ai can create ANYTHING and there are a whole bunch of companies with software.

In: Technology

Answer 1

The fundamental technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been widely published and, after its amazing success, has been widely copied. When someone develops a better mousetrap many companies will start building similar mousetraps. But it’s also important to realize that a lot of the companies you’re referring to are actually using OpenAI behind the scenes for their products.