OpenAI's Spud + ChatGPT 6: New Updates!
OpenAI President Greg Brockman announced their next model 'Spud' represents two years of research converging into one release, claiming they have 'line of sight to AGI'. OpenAI shut down Sora to redirect all GPU resources toward building this new foundation model from the ground up.
Summary
Greg Brockman, OpenAI's President, made significant announcements about their upcoming model codenamed 'Spud' during a technology podcast interview. He claimed OpenAI has 'line of sight to AGI' and described Spud as representing two full years of research converging at once. Brockman introduced the concept of 'big model smell' - when a model works so intuitively that users stop fighting the tool and rewriting prompts constantly. Spud is described not as an incremental update but as a completely new pre-trained base model built from scratch, requiring everyone in the ecosystem to recalibrate their workflows and automations. OpenAI made the strategic decision to shut down Sora, despite it being number one in app stores and having Disney partnerships, redirecting all GPU resources toward building this foundation model. They also renamed their product team to 'AGI deployment,' signaling their strategic focus. The model is expected to enable longer autonomous work sessions, handling complex problems over extended timeframes without constant user intervention. Brockman positioned this as part of OpenAI's super app strategy, unifying ChatGPT, coding tools, and browser functionality. The competitive landscape is intensifying with Anthropic's 'Mirthos' model in development and Google's Gemini leading benchmarks, setting up spring 2026 as potentially the most intense period for AI model releases.
Key Insights
- Brockman claims OpenAI has achieved 'line of sight to AGI' and that Spud represents two full years of research converging into a single release
- OpenAI deliberately shut down Sora despite its commercial success to redirect all GPU resources toward building their next foundation model
- Brockman describes 'big model smell' as the quality where AI models work so intuitively that users stop rewriting prompts and fighting the tool
- Spud is positioned as a completely new pre-trained base model built from scratch rather than an incremental update, requiring ecosystem-wide recalibration
- OpenAI renamed their product team from 'products' to 'AGI deployment,' signaling a strategic shift in organizational focus toward artificial general intelligence
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Transcript
new updates on chat gpt spud today as greg brockman president of opening eye one of the people who literally built this company from nothing sat down on the big technology podcast and said something out loud that i've never heard a lab executive say before he said they can see the finish line not metaphorically not as a pr line he used the phrase line of sight to agi and described their next model codenamed spud as a place where two full years of research converge at once so let me just sit with that for a second two years one release now before you roll your eyes i hear you open i've had a rough stretch claude has…
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