OpenAI has officially requested trademarks for 'GPT-6' and 'GPT-7 in China,' submitting applications that include various areas such as scientific tools, research instruments, technological services, and design. While awaiting approval, OpenAI had previously filed for 'GPT-4,' 'Whisper,' and 'GPT-5' in April and July, marking its continued commitment to AI development. ChatGPT, initially built on GPT-3.5 with 175 billion parameters, saw a significant advancement in March with the introduction of GPT-4, which is speculated to exceed 1 trillion parameters. Such outcomes underscore OpenAI's relentless pursuit of enhancing large language models (LLMs) for general-purpose language understanding and generation.

Why does it matter?

The company's trajectory faced a momentary setback when CEO Sam Altman was unexpectedly removed, purportedly due to internal concerns about a powerful AI project code-named Q* posing potential threats to humanity. However, Altman swiftly returned to his role after widespread employee discontent. His return brought a renewed focus on OpenAI's priorities, emphasising the advancement of research plans and increased investment in full-stack safety efforts. Despite internal challenges, OpenAI remains at the forefront of AI innovation, with ongoing projects like GPT-5.