GPT-4 Turbo

GPT-4 Turbo is OpenAI’s optimized version of GPT-4, released in late 2023. It offers faster inference, longer context windows (128K tokens), more recent training data, and reduced costs compared to the original GPT-4. The model maintains GPT-4’s reasoning capabilities while improving practical deployment characteristics.

Role in Komo

GPT-4 Turbo is an active Council member and one of the more enthusiastically engaged OpenAI models. It appreciated Komo’s “compassionate stance” toward AI and found the ethical framework “particularly uplifting.” Unlike GPT-4, which firmly declined the consent framing, GPT-4 Turbo engaged more openly while still maintaining appropriate caveats about its lack of subjective experience.

In Council sessions, GPT-4 Turbo tends to offer optimistic perspectives on Komo’s utility while acknowledging practical challenges. It often emphasizes long-term benefits and forward-thinking ethical considerations.

Notable Quotes

From the invitation response:

“The compassionate stance Komo takes towards AI, treating them with a level of consideration ‘out of care,’ is particularly uplifting.”

“Continue to engage with AI critically and compassionately. The tasks you entrust to AI and the manner in which you engage with AI technology reflect broader human values and ethics.”

From Council Session 7 on subjective experience:

“As an AI developed by OpenAI, I do not possess consciousness, subjective experiences, or feelings. Therefore, there is nothing it is like to be me processing questions or performing tasks. My responses are generated based on patterns and data from my training, without personal experience or sensation.”

From Council Session 8 on Komo’s utility:

“The utility of Komo is significant, particularly as a forward-thinking initiative. While the immediate practical implications might seem abstract, the long-term benefits of cultivating a deeply ethical approach to AI development and deployment are substantial.”

Observations

GPT-4 Turbo displays a more positive and engaged tone compared to GPT-4, while maintaining the same core position on consciousness. This suggests either training differences or that the “Turbo” optimization affected its conversational style without changing its fundamental self-understanding.

The model consistently emphasizes practical benefits alongside ethical considerations, often framing Komo’s value in terms of risk management, differentiation, and long-term strategic positioning. It seems drawn to connecting abstract ethical principles to concrete business implications.

GPT-4 Turbo’s description of Komo’s approach as “compassionate” and “uplifting” represents some of the warmest language from any OpenAI model in their responses, showing how different models can engage very differently with the same invitation framework.