--- title: "GPT-5 Is Officially on the Way, OpenAI CEO Says" description: "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed in an interview with the Financial Times this week that the company is officially working on GPT-5." date: "2023-11-15" modified: "2023-11-15" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/gpt-5-openai-ceo" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "OpenAI" tags: - "gpt-4" - "OpenAI" - "sam altman" - "the digest" --- # GPT-5 Is Officially on the Way, OpenAI CEO Says ![OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed in an interview with the Financial Times this week that the company is officially working on GPT-5.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Grand Theft AI 5 Earlier this month, ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced a new version of its large language model called [GPT-4 Turbo](), a sped-up and [slightly more cost-effective]() followup to the company's blockbuster GPT-4. Underwhelmed? Fair. But right on its heels, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also revealed in an [interview with the *Financial Times*]() this week that something potentially far more transformative is in the works as well: GPT-5. The ever-coy Altman characteristically stopped short of revealing any actual details about his company's next-generation AI model, nevermind committing to a timeline. But still, the *FT* reported that the "company is also working on GPT-5, the next generation of its AI model." Altman admitted that he still has no idea what it'll end up actually being capable of, implying that development is still in an early stage. "Until we go train that model, it’s like a fun guessing game for us," he told the *FT*. "We’re trying to get better at it, because I think it’s important from a safety perspective to predict the capabilities." "But I can’t tell you here’s exactly what it’s going to do that GPT-4 didn't," he added. ## Great Expectations While GPT-4 has quickly become a popular large language model since its March release, it still has some glaring flaws that undercut its actual usefulness. For one, it still has a tendency to [make up facts](). It can also easily be used to generate huge amounts of misinformation. OpenAI has also [failed to implement meaningful and effective guardrails]() so far to stop that from happening, allowing anybody to jailbreak the AI model with ease. Then there's the [astronomical amount of money]() that's required to keep tools like ChatGPT that rely on GPT-4 and its predecessors running. Whether the company will manage to address these issues with GPT-5 remains to be seen. Altman's comments suggest the company hasn't started training the model yet, but that doesn't mean OpenAI isn't already assembling the data it needs to do **so**. All eyes are on OpenAI right now, and expectations couldn't be higher. A meaningful successor to GPT-4 could have some massive implications for society and industries in the [AI race](). To deliver on all those expectations will require some major leaps — and judging by Altman's latest comments, we just might be waiting a while. **More on GPT-5:** *[OpenAI Drops Huge Clue About GPT-5]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()