It's not a unified architecture transformer, but it is a unified system for chatting.

so openai is in the business of GPT wrappers now? I'm guessing their open model is an escape for those who wanted to have a "plain" model, though from my systematic testing, it's not much better than Kimi K2

They build AI systems, not GPTs.

The API lets you directly choose the model you want. Automatic thinking is a ChatGPT feature since ChatGPT has always been a “GPT wrapper” in that sense.

Altman et al have been discussing the many model interface in ChatGPT is confusing to users and they want to move to a unified system that exposes a model that routes based on the task rather than depending on users understanding how and when to do that. Presumably this is what they’ve been discussing for some time. I don’t know that was intended to mean they would be working toward some unified inference architecture and model, although I’m sure goal posts will be moved to ensure it’s insufficient.

Altman is a salesman.

We could all learn a lot from him

e.g. how to not be fooled by salesmen.

And don‘t forget those … ”accusations“ from his sibling. The lawsuit is going to bring some details to the light, hopefully.

And ChatGPT is a product. Confusing it with anything else is hazardous.

No, Altman is not a researcher

He's the boss of the researchers so he knows more than them /s

But seriously tho, what parent is saying isn't a deep insight, it makes sense from a business perspective to consolidate your products into one so you don't confuse users