OpenAI’s o1 Model: The Game-Changing AI That Thinks Before It Speaks

Daniel García
5 min readSep 18, 2024

Today, I want to dive into OpenAI’s latest model, o1. If you’re as into AI and machine learning as I am, you’ve probably heard some buzz about it. So, let’s break down what o1 is all about, how it works, and why it’s both powerful and, well, a bit slow.

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What Exactly Is o1?

So, what is o1? In a nutshell, o1 is OpenAI’s newest model focused on advanced reasoning and chain-of-thought processing. Unlike previous models like GPT-4o or GPT-4, o1 is designed to ”think” before responding. That means it doesn’t just generate text off the cuff; it actually goes through multiple reasoning steps to solve complex problems before giving you an answer.

It’s kind of like how we might pause and think things through before we speak. Pretty neat, right?

But here’s the catch: this thoughtful process makes o1 significantly slower than previous models. Sometimes, it’s so slow that you might not get a response at all.

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Daniel García
Daniel García

Written by Daniel García

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