OpenAI's GPT-5 Expected to Launch in Mid-2024, CEO Confirms

OpenAI's highly anticipated GPT-5 language model is set to be released in mid-2024, according to recent reports and a confirmation from the company's CEO, Sam Altman. In a lengthy interview with podcaster Lex Friedman, Altman stated, "We will release a new model this year."

The news of GPT-5's imminent arrival follows the groundbreaking success of its predecessor, GPT-4, which took the world by storm upon its release last year. However, users have reported performance issues with GPT-4, described as "laziness," which prompted OpenAI to launch GPT-4 Turbo in November 2023 to address these concerns.

Insider sources suggest that GPT-5 will represent a significant improvement over GPT-4, with enterprise clients already receiving demonstrations of the new model's capabilities. One CEO who witnessed a demo claimed that GPT-5 is "really good, like materially better" than GPT-4, showcasing its ability to adapt to specific use cases with remarkable alacrity.

As OpenAI works towards finalising the development of GPT-5, the company is focusing on training the model on extensive datasets and conducting internal safety tests. These measures aim to mitigate potential risks, such as those currently faced by Google's Gemini model, particularly in light of the upcoming elections in many countries this year.

In related news, Microsoft's Mikhail Parakhin has suggested that GPT could potentially decipher a 3,000-year-old language that has never been deciphered before. This development coincides with Microsoft, OpenAI's largest investor, securing the services of Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI. Suleyman, along with a significant portion of his Inflection AI team, will be joining Microsoft, where he will assume the role of AI CEO.

Notably, this position was previously offered to Altman when he was temporarily ousted as CEO of OpenAI in an apparent coup by the company's board, which has undergone significant changes over the past six months.