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|    15 Apr 25 13:51:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1009.consprcy@1:2320/105 2c63e565       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Linux master/acc19483f Apr 26 202 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Linux master/acc19483f Apr 26 2024 23:04 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       Avoiding ChatGPT won't keep OpenAI from infusing its AI models into your life              Date:       Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000              Description:       OpenAIs new GPT-4.1 models are designed for developers to embed seamlessly       into everyday apps, meaning even AI skeptics may soon be using advanced AI       without realizing it.              FULL STORY       ======================================================================              If youve managed to steer clear of ChatGPT all this time, just know you might       be using an OpenAI AI model soon without even realizing it.               OpenAI unveiled a new suite of models aimed at developers looking to embed       some AI into their software. The GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano       models might not declare themselves, but they seem purpose-built for subtle       inclusion in other products.               These arent the chatbots you open for conversation and then close after       getting your trivia question answered to go back to your email inbox. These       models power your inbox, to-do list, or budgeting app. They could fuel a       recipe manager and adjust ingredient portions for any last-minute additions        to the dinner party.               What makes GPT-4.1 and its smaller, slightly speedier siblings different from       past releases is that it is explicitly designed for developers rather than        for developers in addition to a role with ChatGPT. These are workhorse models       optimized for instruction-following, coding, and reasoning from vast chunks        of information.               That means they are very good at doing exactly what you tell them to do in a       format familiar to any software developer. OpenAI also boasts about its speed       and cost relative to its power, making it even more enticing for developers       with an ingenious app idea but limited resources.               OpenAI has ideas about apps getting much smarter thanks to its models and the       clever way developers can deploy them. Picture your expense tracker       automatically and accurately, immediately categorizing purchases or your        notes app, producing a summary of everything that happened during a       particularly chaotic day at work. Your photo editor might offer captions that       dont sound like they were written by a robot or at least like a robot that        has spent some time around people.               This is AI as infrastructure not a product, not a personality, but a quiet       presence that makes everything run smoother and better.              OpenAI inside               Weve seen glimmers of this before. Gmails autocomplete, Photoshop's image       suggestions, and other tools have plenty of AI underlying their features.       However, what OpenAI is semi-obliquely promising with GPT-4.1 is that        plugging AI into an app will be easy, fast, and cheap.               Of course, relevant questions are raised about whether users should be        alerted about the AI model since they might consciously avoid it in its more       visible form. Plus, the usual privacy questions about apps get more complex       with AI involved. If your grocery app starts predicting your purchases before       you search, is that convenience or surveillance?               Many apps might never tell you theyre using GPT-4.1 under the hood if they       don't have to, especially if its just powering something like a search       function or summarizing your reading list. Theres a good chance millions of       people will be using OpenAI models every day without ever realizing it, for       good or ill.               Broad adoption of the models by developers might actually help with public       acceptance. If AI is more like a utility and not an in-your-face feature,       people might be more comfortable with it. It could be like Wi-Fi.               You dont think about the Wi-Fi noting your location when you check the       weather; you simply expect it to work. AI moves from spectacle to plumbing,       annoying when it fails and invisible when it works.               That also means who we define as an AI used will change. Instead of someone       who opens ChatGPT or Midjourney, an AI user will just be someone using an        app, like how everyone using an app is technically a software user.               For OpenAI, there's also a possible shift in power in their favor. By moving       away from direct engagement and toward app integration, youre ultimately       relying on OpenAI whether you signed up for ChatGPT or not. Smarter tools are       often more helpful, less annoying, and better at dealing with whatever task       they're assigned.               But it also means more of your digital life will be shaped by a handful of       foundational models operated by companies that arent always transparent about       how those models are trained, what data theyve consumed, or what they might       get wrong.               So, if youve been proudly avoiding AI tools, get ready to either massively       extend your list of software to avoid or be prepared to parse some user       agreements to check for GPT-4.1's quiet reshaping of your digital world.              ======================================================================       Link to news story:       https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/avoiding-chatgpt-w       ont-keep-openai-from-infusing-its-ai-models-into-your-life              $$       --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/305 153/7715 154/110 218/700 226/30       SEEN-BY: 227/114 229/110 111 114 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 3634/12 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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