---
title: "OpenAI Just Released a New Version of Its Fake News-Writing AI"
description: "AI development firm OpenAI just released a stronger version of its fake news-writing AI system, GPT-2. Even more powerful models could be on the way soon."
date: "2019-08-21"
modified: "2019-08-21"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-new-version-writing-ai"
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
  - "OpenAI"
tags:
  - "artificial intelligence"
  - "OpenAI"
  - "the digest"
---

# OpenAI Just Released a New Version of Its Fake News-Writing AI

![AI development firm OpenAI just released a stronger version of its fake news-writing AI system, GPT-2. Even more powerful models could be on the way soon.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/openai-new-version-writing-ai.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: OpenAI\</em\>*

## New And Improved

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm that Elon Musk founded then later departed, just released a stronger version of its "conversational" text-writing AI system.

When OpenAI [first released the algorithm](<https://futurism.com/amazing-new-ai-churns-out-coherent-paragraphs-of-text>), dubbed GPT-2, back in February, the company declared that it was too dangerous to release to the public, instead opting to share a watered-down version. Now, [OpenAI announced](<https://openai.com/blog/gpt-2-6-month-follow-up/>) that it's sharing a new version that's six times as robust as the original — while keeping an eye out to make sure people don't misuse it.

## Chatbot

In the past, OpenAI expressed concerns that its AI could be used to [flood the internet](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-ruin-internet-tsunami-fake-news>) with fake news and propaganda. The first model [had notable flaws](<https://futurism.com/openai-dangerous-text-generator>) and telltale signs that its output was machine-written. This new model is at least more coherent, though AI expert Janelle Shane pointed out that it is still prone to write nonsense while she was [kicking the tires on Twitter](<https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane/status/1164013436948271105>).

According to OpenAI's announcement, there's a yet-more-powerful version of GPT-2 sitting behind locked doors. The company says that it plans to release the model within a few months, but that it may not if it determines that people are using the new and improved GPT-2 maliciously.

**READ MORE:** [GPT-2: 6-Month Follow-Up](<https://openai.com/blog/gpt-2-6-month-follow-up/>) \[OpenAI\]

**More on GPT-2:** *[This Site Detects Whether Text Was Written by a Bot](<https://futurism.com/detects-text-written-bot>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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