“Altman Says ChatGPT Will Have to Evolve in ‘Uncomfortable’ Ways”, Ryan Heath2024-01-17 (GPT-4, OA)⁠:

OpenAI’s next big model “will be able to do a lot, lot more” than the existing models can, CEO Sam Altman told Axios in an exclusive interview at Davos on Wednesday [2024-01-17]…speaking at Axios House on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

…Altman said his top priority right now is launching the new model, likely to be called GPT-5.

…Surprisingly, Altman admitted that he “isn’t sure on the exact status” of Ila Sutskever’s employment.

…Altman’s interests and investments extend well beyond OpenAI—from nuclear fusion to chip-making—leaving many to wonder if he is paying enough attention to overseeing a technology he says could destroy humanity. Altman said “OpenAI is what I am doing” and that it was a “misrepresentation” to say he is engaged in projects that don’t support OpenAI. He said he continues to support startups he was funding prior to joining.

…Altman’s wisdom after his 2023 experience of being fired and rehired as CEO: “Don’t let important but not urgent problems fester.”