Exploring AI Features: Voice Interaction and Deep Research Capabilities

🚀 Matt Weaver, Solutions Engineering Leader at OpenAI, takes us inside the launch of GPT-5, the rise of AI agents, and how these tools are transforming industries.

From practical business adoption tips to exploring advanced features like Deep Research and Custom GPTs, this episode is packed with actionable insights.

📧 Tune in to get my thoughts, tips and tricks and all the episode in your mailbox: beginnersguide.nl

💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How GPT-5 chooses the right reasoning model automatically for better answers
• Why AI literacy is the foundation for business adoption
• Industry examples from banking (BBVA) to travel (Virgin Atlantic)
• How AI agents like Deep Research work – and why they’re a game changer
• Creating your own Custom GPTs without coding
• Addressing AI objections: security, hallucinations, and cost concerns

Quotes from the Episode:

💬 “AI is such a transformative technology — now is the time to reimagine your processes, not just bolt it onto old ones.” – Matt Weaver

💬 “Your first AGI moment changes how you see every problem — you start thinking, ‘How can ChatGPT help me with this?’” – Matt Weaver

🧾 Chapters (experimental):

00:00 Welcome & Introduction to Matt Weaver

01:18 Matt’s Journey into AI and Joining OpenAI

03:58 GPT-5 Launch – What’s New and Why It Matters

08:28 How Businesses Should Start with ChatGPT

10:45 AI Adoption Strategies & Avoiding Common Mistakes

12:14 Industry Examples – Banking, Travel, and Professional Services

14:06 Deep Research: AI Agents Explained

18:06 Study Mode & AI in Education

19:56 Overcoming Objections: Security, Hallucinations & Costs

24:06 ROI of ChatGPT in Business

28:22 The “AGI Moment” & Personal Uses of ChatGPT

32:03 The Future of AI: Agents, Coding, and New Businesses

35:48 Custom GPTs – Building Your Own AI Apps

39:06 AI Safety & Optimism for the Future

41:16 Where to Find Matt Weaver & Closing

Want to know more?

🔗 ChatGPT is now also at Chat.com

🔗 OpenAI's learning resources are at: academy.openai.com

🎵 Music credit: "Modern Situations" by Unicorn Heads