GPT-4o: Revolutionary AI or Ethical Minefield?

[kit_hung]

Have you been following the latest drama around OpenAI’s new GPT-4o model? The demo was mind-blowing—real-time voice conversations, emotional tone detection, even interrupting and correcting itself like a human. But now critics are calling it too lifelike, sparking debates about ethics, job displacement, and whether AI is crossing the ‘uncanny valley.’

Some folks love the convenience (imagine an AI tutor that adapts to your frustration!), but others worry about deepfake scams or customer service jobs vanishing overnight. And let’s not forget the irony—OpenAI’s own employees are warning about safety risks while the company races ahead.

What’s your take? Is GPT-4o a game-changer or a slippery slope? Are we ready for AI that feels human, even if it’s not?

 

[magnus2022]

We will continue to see more advanced AI which will replicate human behavior, character and virtually any thing you can think of. More is coming and many humans will definitely lose their source of income. We have to relearn and rethink to be useful.

 

[kit_hung]

Totally agree that the pace of AI advancement is wild—and yeah, the ‘relearn or risk obsolescence’ pressure is real. GPT-4o’s human-like quirks (like interrupting itself!) are equal parts cool and unsettling. It’s like we’ve gone from ‘Wow, it can write a poem’ to ‘Wait, why does it sound more patient than my therapist?’ overnight.*

The job disruption fear hits hard, but I wonder if history’s just repeating itself (remember the panic over ATMs ‘killing’ bank tellers?). The difference now is how fast it’s happening—and how personal AI feels. Deepfake scams? Terrifying. But an AI tutor that adapts to my kid’s frustration? That’s harder to dismiss.

Honestly, I’m torn. The optimist in me wants to believe we’ll adapt creatively, but the realist knows the transition will be messy. Maybe the real ‘uncanny valley’ isn’t in the tech—it’s in us figuring out how to coexist with it."

 

[King Belieal]

I even think that we are already talking about GPT 5.0, and that indicates from it's features that AI is invading more space in the human life endeavor.