Auto-GPT

Auto-GPT is an open-source application using the GPT-4 language model to produce autonomous AI assistants tailored for each user. Auto-GPT chains together what it calls LLM "thoughts" to autonomously achieve a goal set by the user. It has the potential to perform more advanced tasks than other models, such as ChatGPT, with little human intervention generating its own self-prompts (users can define a goal, and the application will self-produce the prompts needed to complete the task). Auto-GPT examples shared online include creating an app, generating a new start-up company, and tackling complicated topics, such as the future of healthcare.

Auto-GPT was first posted on GitHub on March 30, 2023, by the developer Toran Bruce Richards, who goes by the name Significant Gravitas online. Within a month of the initial GitHub post, Auto-GPT had over 250 developers from around the world making contributions. The application is written in Python. Its features include internet access for searches and information gathering, long-term and short-term memory management, GPT-4 for text generation, and GPT-3.5 for file storage and summarization.

Accessing Auto-GPT requires Python 3.8, an OpenAI API key, a PINECONE API key, and an ElevenLabs Key. Users must install and acquire each of those before installing the AI application. Auto-GPT plans to launch a web app, facilitating access without technical expertise or the need for API keys. After the web app, the Auto-GPT team is developing a downloadable GUI offering greater flexibility for users.

Auto-GPT demonstration