Prafulla Dhariwal from Pune is Head of Omni at OpenAI.
New Delhi:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave full credit to Prafulla Dhaliwal, the Indian technology expert who played a key role in launching the company's latest flagship AI model, ChatGPT 4o (the “o” in Omni). I admire it.
“GPT-4o would not have been possible without Dhaliwal's vision, talent, belief and determination,” Altman claimed in a post on X. He also said he hopes his efforts, along with many others, “will revolutionize the way we use computers.”
GPT-4o would not have been possible without the vision, talent, belief and determination of: @Pravdal over a long period of time. I hope it (along with the work of many others) will revolutionize the way we use computers. https://t.co/f3TdQT03b0
— Sam Altman (@sama) May 15, 2024
Who is Prafulla Dhaliwal?
1. Prafulla Dhariwal from Pune is Head of Omni at OpenAI. According to X's bio, he is the co-creator of several AI models such as his GPT-3, DALL-E 2, Jukebox, Glow, and PPO.
2. He studied Computers, Mathematics, and Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 2017.
3. Dhaliwal has also been a researcher at OpenAI since February 2017, contributing to the advancement of AI, he disclosed on LinkedIn. He also did a research internship at OpenAI and conducted research on deep learning for speech and computer vision at MIT.
4. He won a gold medal at the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) held in China in 2009 and another gold medal at the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) held in Argentina in 2012. He won his third gold medal at the 2013 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Denmark.
5. In 2009, the Government of India awarded Mr. Dhaliwal a National Talent Discovery Scholarship. In 2013, he secured All India Rank 153 in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IITJEE).
