Greg Brockman is the president and co-founder of OpenAI. Brockman joins Big Technology to discuss GPT-5.5, also known as Spud, and what it means for OpenAI’s next phase of AI development. Tune in to hear Brockman explain how the model gets better at coding, computer use, slides, spreadsheets, and agentic work across everyday applications. We also cover OpenAI’s competitiveness, model economics, distillation, cybersecurity risk, trust in agents, and the compute-powered economy. Hit play for a timely look at OpenAI’s newest model and where the AI race goes next.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: GPT-5.5 “Spud”
00:57 What GPT-5.5 Can Do
02:56 OpenAI’s Agent Roadmap
05:49 Training and Real-World Tasks
09:55 Model Moats and Distillation
15:55 Cybersecurity Risks
21:01 Trusting Agents
23:36 The Compute Economy
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