ChatGPT o1 model briefly escapes preview mode

OpenAI accidentally released the full ChatGPT o1 model to the AI chatbot platform a few days ago. The leak only lasted a few hours, but that was plenty of time to show that the model will be even more formidable than the genius riddle solver preview version introduced to the platform in September.

ChatGPT o1’s advances from the current standard ChatGPT-4o model are undeniable, even as a preview. It’s more accurate, better at solving complex, multi-step problems, and can write advanced software code. However, the preview doesn’t include all of the features available in the default ChatGPT-4o, like data analysis, visual understanding, and the ability to search the web.

Those tools were all there in the final model before OpenAI yanked it. In those few hours, users showcased how ChatGPT o1 solved visual puzzles, described photographs in minute and accurate detail, and could break down a text conversation from a screenshot, even replicating the emojis used. You can see some examples below.

ChatGPT o1 thinks slow but deep

The big difference with ChatGPT o1 compared to its predecessors is that it is supposed to use reason and logic to break down questions and tasks into smaller parts and solve each of them before responding. That should make it both…