GPT-5 is expected to be launched sometime this month. Speaking on ‘This Past Weekend’ podcast with Theo Von, Mr Altman explained how GPT-5 flawlessly addressed a challenging email question. He was shocked when the model gave him the ideal response, which made him realise how powerful AI can be.
“I felt useless compared to the AI in this thing that I felt I should have been able to do, and I could not, and it was really hard. But the AI just did it like that. It was a weird feeling,” Mr Altman said during the conversation.
His response stemmed from his growing awareness that AI is approaching a point where it might significantly outperform human cognitive powers rather than from a fear of the unknown or a loss of control. Mr Altman made a strong analogy between the historical significance of the Manhattan Project-the World War II and nuclear arms-era venture that gave rise to the atomic bomb-and the astounding capabilities of GPT-5.
