Why OpenAI’s “Strawberry” is a GAME CHANGER!

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the upcoming release of OpenAI's "Strawberry" model, which is capable of advanced reasoning and is expected to outperform current large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in certain tasks. It highlights the limitations of current LLMs and the potential of "Strawberry" to address these limitations through improved reasoning and planning capabilities.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Strawberry Model

1. What is the Strawberry model?

• Strawberry is the code name for OpenAI's secret model that is capable of advanced reasoning.
• It was previously called Q* (Q-Star).
• Strawberry is expected to be able to perform "planning" and "deep research", allowing it to search the internet, make a plan, and perform a series of tasks in the background before providing a final answer.

2. How is Strawberry different from current LLMs?

• Current LLMs, like ChatGPT, often fail at simple tasks that require reasoning, such as counting the number of 'r's in the word "strawberry".
• Strawberry is expected to be able to perform this type of reasoning and double-check its answers before responding, unlike current LLMs that just spit out the first answer that comes to mind.
• This advanced reasoning capability is seen as a step towards achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).

3. Why is Strawberry's advanced reasoning important?

• If LLMs are not capable of this type of reasoning, then achieving AGI will be difficult.
• However, if LLMs can do this type of mathematical reasoning and double-check their answers, then we could be closer to AGI than previously thought.

[02] Limitations of Current LLMs

1. What are the limitations of current LLMs?

• Current LLMs often fail at simple tasks that require reasoning, such as writing a paragraph with exactly 42 words.
• They tend to just spit out the first answer that comes to mind, without any planning or double-checking.
• This is because they lack the ability to perform the type of reasoning and planning that humans use to complete such tasks.

2. How does the article suggest addressing these limitations?

• The article suggests that LLMs like ChatGPT already have the ability to perform the necessary reasoning and double-checking, but it is currently too expensive in terms of "compute" or energy costs.
• The key is to get these LLMs to perform this type of reasoning efficiently, which is what the Strawberry model is expected to achieve.

[03] Potential Impact of Strawberry

1. What is the potential impact of the Strawberry model?

• If Strawberry is successful in demonstrating advanced reasoning and planning capabilities, it could be a significant step towards achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
• The article suggests that Strawberry's ability to search the internet, make a plan, and perform a series of tasks in the background before providing a final answer could make an "enormous difference" in the quality of output from LLMs.

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