OpenAI has big plans for AI. The maker of ChatGPT was all over the news last week for committing to a new gadget that will extend ChatGPT’s presence like a 24/7 AI assistant. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had roped in ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive for the project, thus indicating OpenAI’s commitment to the project. Now, there’s an internal document that adds to OpenAI’s long-term vision of making ChatGPT something bigger.
In an internal document with the US Department of Justice in the Google antitrust case, OpenAI’s plans for ChatGPT have been revealed, suggesting a big and bright future for the assistant. The document reveals the roadmap for the first half of 2025 and presents OpenAI’s plans to release a ‘Super Assistant’ that not only understands your preferences but alo connects to the internet.
Revealed and elaborated by The Verge, the document states that “Today, ChatGPT is in our lives through existing form factors — our website, phone, and desktop apps. But our vision for ChatGPT is to help you with all of your life, no matter where you are.”
“At home, it should help answer questions, play music, and suggest recipes. On the go, it should help you get to places, find the best restaurants, or catch up with friends. At work, it should help you take meeting notes, or prepare for the big presentation. And on solo walks, it should help you reflect and wind down,” reads the document.
OpenAI Super Assistant could do a lot
“In the first half of next year, we’ll start evolving ChatGPT into a super-assistant: one that knows you, understands what you care about, and helps with any task that a smart, trustworthy, emotionally intelligent person with a computer could do,” says OpenAI in the document.
“The broad part is all about making life easier: answering a question, finding a home, contacting a lawyer, joining a gym, planning vacations, buying gifts, managing calendars, keeping track of todos, sending emails,” says OpenAI about the planned functions of its Super Assistant.
With Jony Ive onboard for the hardware project, OpenAI could marry the AI companion gadget with its Super Assistant and potentially replace the smartphone as an entity.
“We have what we need to win: one of the fastest-growing products of all time, a category-defining brand, a research lead (reasoning, multimodal), a compute lead, a world-class research team, and an increasing number of effective people with agency who are motivated to ship,” as per the document.