Bloomberg Talks OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap Talks GPT-5
Aug 8, 2025
Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI, discusses the anticipated launch of GPT-5, aiming for widespread access soon. He highlights its advancements in coding, writing, and healthcare, emphasizing enhanced reliability. The conversation sheds light on how Fortune 500 companies are rapidly adopting ChatGPT to create customized tools. Lightcap also dives into the ambitious $500 billion Stargate project aimed at improving AI infrastructure and the strategic partnership with Microsoft, revealing the competitive dynamics shaping the future of AI.
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GPT-5 Advances Across Key Domains
- GPT-5 improves reliability, accuracy, coding, writing, and health tasks.
- OpenAI expects these core capability gains to unlock many new enterprise use cases.
ChatGPT’s Rapid Enterprise Adoption
- Within months of launch, people at 92% of the Fortune 500 were using ChatGPT.
- OpenAI built work-focused products because employees adopted ChatGPT for marketing, engineering, and research.
Value Over Market-Share Metrics
- OpenAI focuses on delivering value for customers rather than fixating on market-share metrics.
- Brad cites 4 million daily API developers and fast enterprise seat growth as evidence of strong demand.