OpenAI’s first-ever dev conference hopes to draw “hundreds of developers” in November

On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that it’ll host its first-ever developer convention, OpenAI DevDay, on November 6, 2023, in San Francisco. The one-day occasion hopes to convey collectively lots of of builders to preview new instruments and talk about concepts with OpenAI’s technical workers.

Launched in November, ChatGPT has pushed intense curiosity in generative AI world wide, together with tech investments, discuss of laws, a GPU hardware boom, and the emergence of rivals. OpenAI says in a blog post that since launching its first API in 2020, over 2 million builders now use its fashions like GPT-3, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper for a wide range of functions, “from integrating sensible assistants into present functions to constructing completely new functions and companies that weren’t attainable earlier than.”

Whereas OpenAI’s DevDay occasion will largely happen in particular person, the keynote and probably some components of the convention might be streamed on-line. “The one-day occasion will convey lots of of builders from world wide along with the workforce at OpenAI to preview new instruments and change concepts,” writes OpenAI. “In-person attendees can even be capable of be a part of breakout classes led by members of OpenAI’s technical workers.”

Registration particulars for in-person and livestream attendance might be introduced within the coming weeks, and OpenAI has launched an internet site the place individuals can sign up for extra data on the convention because it emerges. In a press assertion, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned, “We’re trying ahead to displaying our newest work to allow builders to construct new issues.”

OpenAI didn’t elaborate on what “newest work” it is going to be displaying, however it’s attainable the corporate will use the occasion to debut main new services or products. With GPT-4 being solely about six months outdated and closely resource-intensive to run, we do not count on to see one thing on the size of a “GPT-5,” however there nonetheless could also be surprises forward.