At OpenAI's Developer Day, Sam Altman thoroughly answered questions from Harry Stebbins, founder of 20VC, providing insights into OpenAI's products and the latest developments in other cutting-edge artificial intelligence models.
When addressing the potential of new reasoning models and other systems, Altman stressed that AI now has coding capabilities. Throughout the interview, he repeatedly mentioned our shift towards no-code solutions. He specifically highlighted the "next tipping point in model advancements," suggesting that a new wave of powerful models is on the horizon, which may cause companies that only perform peripheral fine-tuning to lose their competitive edge.
Altman stated, "We believe we are on a fast-paced trajectory, and the current shortcomings of models will be addressed by the next generation of models in the future. I encourage everyone to keep up with this trend."
He recommended that companies focus on developing new products and services instead of attempting to fix issues that may quickly (within a year or less) become obsolete. He noted that during the early stages of continual model improvements, some companies held a pessimistic view regarding advancements in the models themselves, which was surprising. However, this trend has now reversed as people have recognized the system's strength and the rapid pace of its enhancements.
Altman said, "Previously, I felt that 95% of people believed models would not improve, while only 5% thought they would get better. But the situation has now reversed. I believe people have recognized the speed at which models are improving and have heard our intentions. So, this no longer seems to be an issue, although we did worry about it for a long time in the past."
Furthermore, Altman defines proactive artificial intelligence as AI capable of performing "long-duration tasks" and operating with minimal supervision.
To illustrate this point more concretely, he provided a practical example: such an AI system could not only help you book a restaurant but also query 200 or 300 establishments to find the optimal dining time, menu pairings, and signature dishes. He even envisions that these systems could become your "senior colleagues" in the future, assisting you in instantly recreating and optimizing business processes.
