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In what could be recognition from OpenAI that its transformational chatbot is ready for user experiences beyond a question and answer format, the new beta feature is an editable canvas that opens in a window alongside ChatGPTs standard chat box...
The core thing we're trying to solve is a better way to collaborate with ChatGPT on writing and coding, says Daniel Levine, a product lead at OpenAI for the canvas feature..
His team used synthetic data generated by OpenAIs latest model, o1-preview, to give GPT-4os model useful canvas features, like knowing when to activate and how much to adjust the document...
Although both writing and coding modes give the choice of requesting in-line edits, the bifurcated user interface for canvas is designed with one additional set of shortcuts for those focused on AI-assisted writing and another for coders..
During one of WIREDs demos, Levine highlighted a portion of the canvas and requested an edit, and ChatGPT subsequently made an in-line change near the bottom, outside his highlight..
