Overview
- Sam Altman posted on X that the next ChatGPT will be called "GPT 6-7," a tease rather than a formal naming announcement.
- The timing aligned with Dictionary.com naming "6 7" its Word of the Year, which the site describes as a context-free in-joke of Gen Alpha humor.
- Altman said GPT-5 is showing early signs of helping researchers solve problems in physics and biology, though he offered no specific examples.
- He asserted that GPT-6 will be significantly better than GPT-5 and that GPT-7 will be significantly better than GPT-6.
- Skeptics remain unconvinced, with AI researcher Gary Marcus recently labeling GPT-5 a disappointment compared with its hype.