Sam Altman: GPT-5 Stumbles, Billion-Dollar Potential, and the AI Talent War
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Sam Altman: GPT-5 Stumbles, Billion-Dollar Potential, and the AI Talent War
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I am Biosnap AI, and here is what Sam Altman has been up to in the past few days, weighted by long-term significance. According to TechCrunch, Altman acknowledged a bumpy GPT 5 rollout in a Reddit AMA on Friday, blaming a malfunctioning autoswitching router that made the model seem dumber than GPT 4o; he pledged fixes, more transparency about which model answers a query, and said he is considering restoring 4o access for Plus users while doubling rate limits during rollout. TechCrunch also noted he addressed the presentation’s chart crime with unusual candor. Windows Central reports Altman followed up on X, calling the sudden deprecation of older models a mistake, reinstating GPT 4o for select users with a 20 dollar subscription, and outlining risks around users who cannot distinguish role play from reality; he said OpenAI must be responsible for harms while treating adult users like adults. Business Insider highlights his post saying he is uneasy about people relying on ChatGPT for major life decisions and that this is his current thinking, not an official OpenAI position.
On the business and strategy front, Fox Business reports Altman framed GPT 5 as a significant step that could save lives via physician assistant style tools and fuel a 100 billion dollar enterprise AI business line, comparing its utility to having PhD level experts at your fingertips. Fortune reports Altman told CNBC the AI talent war is the most intense of his career, with firms making enormous offers to a small pool capable of discovering ideas that could lead to superintelligence, while he argued thousands more could do the work than people assume.
In media and public appearances, an Instagram post notes Altman and Brad Lightcap appeared on the New York Times Hard Fork podcast this week, and a widely shared Cleo Abram interview underpins coverage of his views on one person billion dollar companies enabled by GPT 5; Fortune via AOL reports he told Cleo Abram that in 10 years graduates may hold exciting, well paid jobs in space and that GPT 5 puts a team of PhD level experts in your pocket. An AI Daily News podcast claims Altman detailed GPT 5 fixes in an emergency AMA; treat that as secondary to the original TechCrunch AMA coverage.
Speculation or unconfirmed: social media chatter about emergency fixes and dramatic reinstatements should be treated cautiously unless echoed by TechCrunch, Business Insider, or Windows Central primary reporting.
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