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   OpenAI's CEO says he's scared of GPT-5   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is so powerful that it shocked even its   
   creators.   
      
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   OpenAI chief Sam Altman has painted a portrait of GPT5 that reads more like a   
   thriller than a product launch. In a recent episode of the This Past Weekend   
   with Theo Von podcast, he described the experience of testing the model in   
   breathless tones that evoke more skepticism than whatever alarm he seemed to   
   want listeners to hear.    
      
   Altman said that GPT-5 feels very fast, while recounting moments when he felt   
   very nervous. Despite being the driving force behind GPT-5's development,   
   Altman claimed that during some sessions, he looked at GPT5 and compared it    
   to the Manhattan Project.    
      
   Altman also issued a blistering indictment of current AI governance,   
   suggesting there are no adults in the room and that oversight structures have   
   lagged behind AI development. It's an odd way to sell a product promising   
   serious leaps in artificial general intelligence. Raising the potential risks   
   is one thing, but acting like he has no control over how GPT-5 performs feels   
   somewhat disingenuous.   
      
   OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: "It feels very fast." - "While testing GPT5 I got   
   scared" - "Looking at it thinking: What have we done... like in the Manhattan   
   Project"- "There are NO ADULTS IN THE ROOM" from r/ChatGPT   
      
   Analysis: Existential GPT-5 fears   
      
   What spooked Altman isnt entirely clear, either. Altman didnt go into   
   technical specifics. Invoking the Manhattan Project is another over-the-top   
   sort of analogy. Signaling irreversible and potentially catastrophic change   
   and global stakes seems odd as a comparison to a sophisticated auto-complete.   
   Saying they built something they dont fully understand makes OpenAI seem   
   either reckless or incompetent.    
      
   GPT-5 is supposed to come out soon, and there are hints that it will expand   
   far beyond GPT-4s abilities. The "digital mind" described in Altmans comments   
   could indeed represent a shift in how the people building AI consider their   
   work, but this kind of messianic or apocalyptic projection seems silly.    
   Public discourse around AI has mostly toggled between breathless optimism and   
   existential dread, but something in the middle seems more appropriate.    
      
   This isn't the first time Altman has publicly acknowledged his discomfort    
   with the AI arms race. Hes been on record saying that AI could go quite    
   wrong, and that OpenAI must act responsibly while still shipping useful   
   products. But while GPT-5 will almost certainly arrive with better tools,   
   friendlier interfaces, and a slightly snappier logo, the core question it   
   raises is about power.    
      
   The next generation of AI, if its faster, smarter, and more intuitive, will    
   be handed even more responsibility. And that would be a bad idea based on   
   Altman's comments. And even if he's exaggerating, I don't know if that's the   
   kind of company that should be deciding how that power is deployed.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/openais-ceo-says-hes   
   -scared-of-gpt-5   
      
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