Alright, gather ’round, AI news junkies! It’s time to dive into the swirling whirlpool of rumors, tall tales, and maybe-truths about the elusive GPT-4.5. Picture this: a leak so mysterious it could be the plot of an AI-themed soap opera, popping up on Reddit, of all places. Last week, the internet was buzzing like a hive of caffeinated bees over this supposed GPT 4.5 leak. But hold your horses! It smelled fishier than a tuna sandwich left out in the sun. Why? Because suddenly, the context window shrunk like a wool sweater in hot water, and the price tag ballooned like a Thanksgiving Day parade float.
And then, the plot thickens. OpenAI waves the “fake news” flag, which is kind of a giggle, right? Sam Altman, the big cheese at OpenAI, responds with a “nah” to a tweet asking if this is legit. Not exactly a bulletproof denial, but hey, it’s something.
Fast forward to the weekend, and things get spicier than a ghost pepper. ChatGPT starts throwing around “GPT 4.5 turbo” like it’s going out of style. Screenshots start popping up faster than popcorn kernels in hot oil. One from Quible Cop, another from an eagle-eyed Discord member, and even AI breakfast jumps on the bandwagon. Twitter’s having a field day with GPT 4.5 trending like the latest celebrity gossip.
So, I put on my detective hat and gave it a whirl. ChatGPT at first plays coy, sticking to the GPT-4 script. But with a little nudge, it confesses – “Yes, I’m GPT 4.5 turbo!” But is it just playing hard to get or telling the truth?
To add to the intrigue, Will Dew from OpenAI calls it a “weird and oddly consistent hallucination