Bloomberg Talks OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap Talks What's Next For OpenAI
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Oct 7, 2025 
Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI, discusses the exciting developments from OpenAI’s Developers Day. He reveals that the company is facing compute constraints while rolling out new apps and forming partnerships, notably with AMD. Brad explains how ChatGPT is evolving into a super assistant and potentially an operating system, enabling third-party integration. He shares insights on monetization strategies, user growth, and the impressive API scaling, emphasizing the need to invest in infrastructure ahead of rising demand.
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AMD Deal Spurred A Market Pop
- Brad noted AMD's shares jumped after it inked a landmark deal with OpenAI to build infrastructure capacity.
- He framed the AMD partnership as part of a broader market reaction to Developers Day announcements.
ChatGPT As An Integrative Interface
- OpenAI built plugins early to connect ChatGPT with external apps and is now expanding that surface with richer protocols like MCP.
- This enables contextual tasks where ChatGPT orchestrates high-level planning and calls apps to solve specific problems.
Super Assistant Not Just A Chatbot
- OpenAI frames ChatGPT as a "super assistant" aimed at understanding preferences and goals rather than a simple chatbot.
- Connecting apps and interoperability enriches personalized assistance and unlocks new native experiences in ChatGPT.