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# The generative AI revolution has begun—how did we get here?
- URL: https://werd.io/the-generative-ai-revolution-has-begunhow-did-we-get-here/
- Published: 2023-01-31T15:59:46.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-31T15:59:46.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“But there was also a surprise. The OpenAI researchers discovered that in making the models bigger, they didn’t just get better at producing text. The models could learn entirely new behaviors simply by being shown new training data. In particular, the researchers discovered that GPT3 could be trained to follow instructions in plain English without having to explicitly design the model that way.” A superb introduction. [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/the-generative-ai-revolution-has-begun-how-did-we-get-here/)\]