OpenAI's o1 'Strawberry' AI can think like humans—but why is it named after a fruit?

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When you think of artificial intelligence models, you likely envision tools that make work more convenient, enhance smartphone functionality, and generate text or images in mere seconds. However, in the race toward achieving AGI (artificial general intelligence) and improving reasoning capabilities, companies like OpenAI have shifted their focus to advancing their models' cognitive skills. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has now unveiled a new model called o1, internally named ‘Strawberry.' Alongside it, they have introduced another model, o1 mini—designed specifically for coding-related tasks and priced 80% lower than o1. But what sets this new model apart from others, like OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-4, and why is it named ‘Strawberry'? Read on to know more.

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If you open ChatGPT using GPT-4o and ask it how many times ‘r' appears in ‘Strawberry,' it may give you an incorrect answer and say twice, which is obviously wrong because the correct answer is three. It is this ironic problem that reminds us AI may not be as smart as we think after all—there is little thought that goes into answering your prompts. This may be exactly what prompted OpenAI to use the ‘Strawberry' name internally—a project to develop an AI model that spends more time thinking, despite requiring more computing power, time, and financial resources. In fact, Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, posted a cheeky Easter egg ahead of the official reveal earlier this month when he shared an image of a strawberry plant on X (formerly Twitter).

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So far, with models like GPT-4 and GPT-4o, OpenAI's focus has been on solving problems quickly and providing rapid responses to various prompts. However, with o1, OpenAI claims to have created a model that spends more time thinking before