OpenAI Launches GPT-5, the Next Step in Its Quest for AGI

The wait is finally over. Today, right now, OpenAI is releasing its latest and greatest large language model, GPT-5, and making it available through the ChatGPT interface. According to OpenAI’s leaders, the model brings unprecedented powers of reasoning, brings vibe coding to a new level, is better than ever at agentic AI tasks, and comes with a raft of new safety features. “It’s a significant step along the path of AGI,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at a press briefing yesterday, referring to the company’s goal of creating artificial general intelligence. Altman called it a major upgrade from OpenAI’s prior models, saying that chatting with GPT-5 feels like talking to an expert with a Ph.D., no matter what topic you bring up. “Having this team of Ph.D.-level experts in your pocket, available all the time, to do whatever you need, is pretty cool,” he said. Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, said he thinks the most remarkable thing about the model is that “it just feels more human. So when you