Overview

• Speaking on the “This Past Weekend” podcast, Altman said testing GPT-5 left him very nervous at its speed and unpredictability.
• He compared the project to the Manhattan Project to underscore the model’s potential global consequences.
• He delivered a stark critique of current AI oversight, warning that “there are no adults in the room” guiding development.
• He cautioned that collectively surrendering life decisions to AI feels bad and dangerous.
• GPT-5 has completed final testing, promises significant speed and reasoning improvements over GPT-4, and is scheduled for release in early August.