GPT-4 Release Imminent: Multimodal and Disruptive Force in AI Microsoft Germany’s CTO Andreas Braun announced the upcoming release of GPT-4 at an AI kickoff event on March 9, 2023. The event, titled “AI in Focus – Digital Kickoff,” highlighted the disruptive impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) like the GPT series, as well as Microsoft’s Azure-OpenAI offering. The event was conducted in German..