OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap: GPT-5's Capabilities, Why It Matters, and Where AI Goes Next

In this emergency episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Brad Lightcap, the COO of OpenAI, about the newly released GPT-5. Lightcap explains that GPT-5 is a next-generation model that dynamically chooses whether to reason about a problem to provide an answer, improving upon previous models by abstracting the model selection process for the user. The discussion covers the improvements in intelligence, the shift towards post-training, and the balance between scaling and algorithms. They also discuss whether GPT-5 can be considered AGI, the focus on capabilities beyond smarts, and how the average user will experience these improvements, especially in areas like health. Lightcap also addresses the enterprise applications of GPT-5, its pricing strategy, and the company's path to profitability, while refraining from giving any information about GPT-6.