Recently, OpenAI Chief Product Officer (CPO) Kevin Weil revealed several important news in a highly-anticipated interview, which attracted widespread attention from the industry. The most eye-catching thing is the predictions about the highly anticipated GPT-5 and AI code automation process.
Regarding the release date of GPT-5, Kevin Weil did not give a specific date, but he made it clear: "I won't give you a specific time, but GPT-5 will appear soon. We are already doing this seriously now." This implies that the release of GPT-5 is not far away. He also revealed that GPT-5 may integrate the capabilities of existing GPT series (such as GPT-4) and OpenAI "O Series" models to achieve functional integration and unification.
The most explosive point in the interview is Kevin Weil's judgment on the speed of AI code automation. He boldly predicted: "AI's automation of code will reach 99% this year and will not delay until 2027." This forecast far exceeds the general expectations in the industry and shows OpenAI's strong confidence in the development speed of AI technology. He noted that advances in AI in pre-training and reinforcement of inference capabilities for larger models are key to achieving this. OpenAI even believes that AI has surpassed many top human programmers in the field of competitive programming, and the time it will surpass human overall level may be earlier than originally expected in 2027.
Kevin Weil emphasized that the significance of AI is far more than code automation. Its greater value lies in "making software development no longer just a patent for engineers, but a tool that everyone can access, use and create." When AI completes a lot of underlying work, people can focus more on innovation and solving practical problems.
In addition, Kevin Weil also looks forward to the future development of AI in other fields: advanced voice functions will usher in a major upgrade in the near future, providing a more natural and smooth interactive experience; AI will provide personalized educational services to make learning more efficient; Deep Research functions are close to the experience of general artificial intelligence (AGI), which can answer complex and profound questions. He also expressed his confidence in human creativity, disagreeing that after the popularization of AI, humans will rely on basic income to "lie down" and predicted that AI will give birth to new career forms, and humans will focus more on strategic and creative work. OpenAI will continue to focus on the application of user experience and AI in the field of education in the future.
Overall, Kevin Weil's interview information is huge, indicating that GPT-5 is coming, and the process of AI code automation will accelerate beyond expectations and will bring profound changes in the fields of education, creation, etc. For ordinary users, the specific performance of GPT-5 and how AI can further change work and lifestyle will be the most worthy of attention in the next year.