OpenAI GPT‑5 is here: Company unveils 'PhD-level experts in your pocket'

OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on Thursday, calling it a significant upgrade from its predecessors and a major step forward in building the capabilities of large language models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the model as "like having a team of PhD-level experts in your pocket." Altman also believes that GPT‑5 marks a major step to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). AGI refers to the hypothetical intelligence of a machine that has the ability to understand or learn any intellectual task that a human can, according to Google. It essentially aims to mimic the cognitive abilities of the hu