OpenAI开发者的福音
程序员们,你们是否曾为模型输出的不一致性而头疼?是否曾花费大量时间尝试不同的提示词,以期获得理想的输出结果?现在,OpenAI带来了一个令人振奋的消息——API支持结构化输出了!
这意味着,你只需定义一个JSON Schema,AI就会按照你的指令输出数据,而且准确率可达100%!
技术原理解析
OpenAI采用了一种称为约束解码的技术,通过将JSON Schema转换为上下文无关文法(CFG),在模型生成输出时,确保每个token都符合提供的schema。这种方法不仅提高了输出的准确性,还减少了不必要的延迟。
使用方式介绍
在API中,你可以通过两种方式引入结构化输出:
- 函数调用:在函数定义中设置
strict: true
,模型输出将与工具定义匹配。
请求demo
{
"model": "gpt-4o-2024-08-06",
"messages": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. The current date is August 6, 2024. You help users query for the data they are looking for by calling the query function."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "look up all my orders in may of last year that were fulfilled but not delivered on time"
}
],
"tools": [
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "query",
"description": "Execute a query.",
"strict": true,
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"table_name": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["orders"]
},
"columns": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"id",
"status",
"expected_delivery_date",
"delivered_at",
"shipped_at",
"ordered_at",
"canceled_at"
]
}
},
"conditions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"column": {
"type": "string"
},
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["=", ">", "<", ">=", "<=", "!="]
},
"value": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"column_name": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": ["column_name"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
}
},
"required": ["column", "operator", "value"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"order_by": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["asc", "desc"]
}
},
"required": ["table_name", "columns", "conditions", "order_by"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
}
]
}
输出demo
"table_name": "orders",
"columns": ["id", "status", "expected_delivery_date", "delivered_at"],
"conditions": [
{
"column": "status",
"operator": "=",
"value": "fulfilled"
},
{
"column": "ordered_at",
"operator": ">=",
"value": "2023-05-01"
},
{
"column": "ordered_at",
"operator": "<",
"value": "2023-06-01"
},
{
"column": "delivered_at",
"operator": ">",
"value": {
"column_name": "expected_delivery_date"
}
}
],
"order_by": "asc"
}
- response_format参数:开发人员可以通过这个新选项选择需要的输出格式,当模型以结构化方式响应用户时,这一功能非常有用。
请求demo
{
"model": "gpt-4o-2024-08-06",
"messages": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful math tutor."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "solve 8x + 31 = 2"
}
],
"response_format": {
"type": "json_schema",
"json_schema": {
"name": "math_response",
"strict": true,
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"steps": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"explanation": {
"type": "string"
},
"output": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": ["explanation", "output"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"final_answer": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": ["steps", "final_answer"],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
}
}
输出demo
"steps": [
{
"explanation": "Subtract 31 from both sides to isolate the term with x.",
"output": "8x + 31 - 31 = 2 - 31"
},
{
"explanation": "This simplifies to 8x = -29.",
"output": "8x = -29"
},
{
"explanation": "Divide both sides by 8 to solve for x.",
"output": "x = -29 / 8"
}
],
"final_answer": "x = -29 / 8"
}
成本节省亮点
使用结构化输出的另一个好处是成本的大幅降低。与之前的版本相比,输入端成本节省了50%,输出端节省了33%。这对于初创公司和个人开发者来说,无疑是一个巨大的吸引力。
原生SDK支持
OpenAI的Python和Node SDK已经更新,原生支持结构化输出。这意味着,为工具提供架构或响应格式就像提供Pydantic或Zod对象一样简单,SDK能自动将JSON响应反序列化为类型化数据结构。
用例列举
结构化输出的应用场景非常广泛,例如:
- 动态生成用户界面
- 将最终答案与支撑性的推理或附加评论分开
- 从非结构化数据中提取结构化数据
安全保障
安全始终是OpenAI的首要考虑。新的结构化输出功能遵守OpenAI现有的安全政策,允许模型拒绝不安全的请求。API响应上的新的refusal字符串值,使开发人员能够以编程方式检测模型是否生成了拒绝。
结语
OpenAI的这一新功能,无疑将极大地提高开发者的工作效率,降低成本,同时保证了输出的准确性和安全性。这不仅是技术的一次飞跃,更是对开发者的一次深刻理解。在未来,这种结构化输出功能将如何重塑我们与人工智能的交互方式,让我们拭目以待。
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