Stay ConnectedHosted by Andrew Mayne, The OpenAI Podcast features conversations with the people working at and building with OpenAI. Topics range from what goes into developing frontier AI models and new features, to what users are doing with the technology. It’s a practical look at how AI is made and where it’s going, told by the people closest to the work.
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Why was OpenAI surprised by ChatGPT’s success? What does it really mean to “reason” in an AI system? And what’s next for agentic coding and multimodal assistants? OpenAI Head of ChatGPT Nick Turley and Chief Research Officer Mark Chen unpack it all in a conversation that pulls back the curtain on the making of OpenAI’s most iconic product.
00:00 – Intro: Meet Nick Turley and Mark Chen
00:40 – Origin of the name "ChatGPT"
03:50 – ChatGPT’s viral takeoff
07:00 – Internal debate before launch
9:40 – Evolution of OpenAI’s launch approach
11:00 – The sycophancy incident and RLHF
14:45 – Balancing usefulness vs. neutrality in model behavior
20:00 – Memory and the future of personalization
22:50 – ImageGen’s breakthrough moment
29:00– Cultural shifts in safety and the freedom to explore
33:10 – Code, Codex, and the rise of agentic programming
37:45 - Coding with taste
41:45 – Internal adoption of Codex
43:40 – Skills that matter: curiosity, agency, adaptability
46:45 – OpenAI’s “Do Things” culture
51:30 – Adapting to an AI future
55:15 – The opportunities ahead: healthcare, research
01:01:00 – Async workflows and the superassistant
01:05:40 – Favorite ChatGPT tips
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On the first episode of the OpenAI Podcast, Sam Altman joins host Andrew Mayne to talk about the future of AI: from GPT-5 and AGI to Project Stargate, new research workflows, and AI-powered parenting.
00:00Welcome to the OpenAI Podcast
01:00ChatGPT & parenthood
04:10AGI, superintelligence & scientific progress
07:10Operator, Deep Research & productivity
10:30GPT-5 & how we name models
13:40User privacy & NYT lawsuit
16:15Will ChatGPT ever show ads?
20:30Social media & user behavior
23:25Project Stargate & why compute matters
31:30Future progress & potential new AI devices
38:45Final thoughts
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