At an informal dinner with journalists from outlets like TechCrunch and The Verge, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke on a range of topics — from the reception of the GPT-5 model to plans for social media, consumer electronics, and even the potential acquisition of Google Chrome.
Altman admitted that the withdrawal of GPT-4o functionality had been misjudged, emphasizing that GPT-5 focuses on “warmer responses” — without veering into excessive flattery of users. He also revealed that OpenAI already has superior models than those it can publicly offer, but they are limited by computing power, prompting the company to invest trillions of dollars in building data centers in the coming period.
Discussing the current AI boom, Altman drew a parallel to the dot-com bubble, noting that current valuations are “crazy,” but the technology itself justifies substantial investment. He also commented on rumors regarding Perplexity’s attempt to acquire Google Chrome, stating that OpenAI should “consider the option” if Google is forced to sell the browser due to regulatory processes.
Altman reiterated that the device OpenAI is developing in collaboration with Jony Ive is “worth the wait,” highlighting that “a new computing paradigm doesn’t come around often.”
Although OpenAI is already a company attracting immense attention, these candid insights offer a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the most talked-about name in the AI industry — and a sense of what the future looks like through the eyes of one of the most influential (and controversial) figures in technology today.
In brief: Tech World Highlights
- Bo Hines, former senior Trump crypto advisor, joined Tether, a leading stablecoin provider, to lead its expansion in the U.S. market.
- A July cyberattack on Allianz Life exposed personal data of 1.1 million clients after hackers breached a cloud-hosted database.
- Analytics firm Databricks announced its valuation is expected to grow 61%, surpassing USD 100 billion in a new funding round, highlighting investor interest in AI startups.
- ByteDance Seed introduced M3-Agent, a multimodal agent with long-term memory that processes visual and audio inputs in real time to update and develop its understanding of the world.
- Karandeep Anand, CEO of Character AI, stated that the average user spends 80 minutes daily interacting with chatbots, suggesting that most people will have “AI friends” in the future.
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