Not at all. GPT-4o is image output - this model (and previous Qwen release QvQ - https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/24/qvq/) are image input only with a "reasoning" chain of thought to help analyze the images.
I have ADHD and while you're right that everyone experiences some of these things occasionally, for those with ADHD our emotion regulation system is fundamentally different.
As a kid, you build your identity and coping mechanisms through emotional experiences, but when your emotion engine is 'broken' or works differently, you develop differently.
The intensity, frequency, and impact of these experiences for someone with ADHD is far beyond what neurotypical people experience.
It's not about occasional forgetfulness or distraction - it's about a brain that's structurally and functionally different, affecting every aspect of daily functioning.
Getting diagnosed isn't about finding an excuse, it's about finally understanding why basic things others find easy have always been so much harder for you.
That said none of the recent string of releases has done much yet to "smash a wall", they've just met the larger proprietary models where they already were. I'm hoping R2 or the like really changes that by showing ChatGPT 3->3.5 or 3.5->4 level generational jumps are still possible beyond the current state of the art, not just beyond current models of a given size.
> met the larger proprietary models where they already were
This is smashing the wall.
Also if you just care about breaking absolute numbers, OpenAI released 4.5 a month back which is SOTA in base model, planning to release O3 full in maybe a month, and Deepseek released new V3 which is again SOTA in many aspects.
Yeah. Scaling up pretraining and huge models appears to be done. But I think we're still advancing the frontier in the other direction -- i.e., how much capability and knowledge can we cram into smaller and smaller models?
Because 3.5 has a new capability which is following instructions. Right now we are in 3.5 range in conversation AI and native image generation, both of which feels magical.
I have ADHD and I've decided that it's part of my identity.
I was diagnosed late at 28. When I got diagnosed, my psychologist told me that I had to reassess my life. Many behaviors that people had misinterpreted as laziness, carelessness, or lack of commitment were actually manifestations of my ADHD.
Friends who thought I didn't care when I forgot plans, teachers who believed I wasn't trying hard enough, and colleagues who saw me as disorganized - they were all seeing untreated ADHD symptoms, not character flaws.
Understanding this was liberating because it meant I wasn't fundamentally flawed as a person. I had to rebuild myself, my confidence - it was a new start in life.
It's a process to relearn and teach yourself that you can do it now. Labeling publicly, saying to your friends and family that you are ADHD makes it so that you OWN your change, you OWN your disability.
tldr, ADHD as an IDENTIY is for me :
Reclaim control over your narrative instead of letting others define your behaviors
Create accountability for yourself and set realistic expectations with others
Remove shame from the equation by openly acknowledging your challenges
Enable yourself to access appropriate accommodations and support systems
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