Early this morning, OpenAI released its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman The interview is a 40-minute in-depth interview. The interview is technically dry, and Altman talks about the core products that people care so much about GPT-5, the odds are that it will be released this summer, but it will also extend the product due to naming, security testing, feature iterations, and other reasons. According to Business Insider, the GPT-5 willFar beyond GPT-4Early testers called it "a significant improvement in a number of areas."
OpenAI's current primary revenue comes from enterprise customers purchasing the enhanced version of ChatGPT, and GPT-5 is expected to be a key product driving the company's continued growth. Notably, OpenAI offers discounts on the Enterprise version of ChatGPT for customers who bundle additional products, ranging from 10% to 20%. OpenAI expects annual revenue from ChatGPT Enterprise customers to approach $15 billion by 2030.
Altman also spoke on the program about whether ChatGPT should include advertising. He said he was "not totally opposed" to the idea, and that such a shift could redefine the product's monetization model. He emphasized, however, that such a move would have to be made "with extreme caution. Users of social media and search engines are accustomed to advertising for cash, he noted, but compromising the AI's output because of the advertiser's status would seriously undermine user trust.