Experiments with GPT-4V for Object Detection

GPT-4V, also known as GPT-4 Vision, demonstrates a broad understanding of images and can answer questions about them in natural language, but struggles with precise object localization, particularly in providing accurate bounding box coordinates. The Roboflow team conducted experiments to assess GPT-4V's capabilities in object detection, finding that while the model can describe images in detail, it hesitantly provides approximate object locations rather than exact coordinates, which are crucial for production-level applications. This limitation suggests that GPT-4V is not yet ready to replace or supplement specialized object detection models, particularly in contexts requiring real-time processing on edge devices, such as in manufacturing systems. Despite its current shortcomings, the model shows promise, and there is interest in watching how its capabilities develop over time.