Auto-GPT is an advanced artificial intelligence[1] (AI) technology[5] developed by Toran Bruce Richards. It’s an open-source tool, available for developers on GitHub[6], and requires installation in environments like Docker. It’s designed to perform a variety of tasks such as breaking down complex tasks, connecting to the internet[7], and accepting both text and image inputs. Furthermore, Auto-GPT has found application in areas like software development[2], content creation[3], market research[4], and business strategy planning. However, it has limitations such as a propensity for errors due to self-feedback, potential for infinite loops, and performance constraints due to a finite context window. Despite these challenges, Auto-GPT holds immense potential for future AI integration and capability improvements.
Auto-GPT is an open-source "AI agent" that, given a goal in natural language, will attempt to achieve it by breaking it into sub-tasks and using the Internet and other tools in an automatic loop. It uses OpenAI's GPT-4 or GPT-3.5 APIs, and is among the first examples of an application using GPT-4 to perform autonomous tasks.
Developer(s) | Toran Bruce Richards |
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Initial release | March 30, 2023 |
Repository | github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT |
Written in | Python |
Type | Autonomous artificial intelligence software agent |
License | MIT License |
Website | https://agpt.co |