OpenAI, known for its breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence, is revamping its product line to reach greater simplicity.
CEO Sam Altman revealed that the company will roll out the GPT-5 model as a comprehensive AI system, which will include the previously announced “o3” technologies among other capabilities. The firm, backed by Microsoft, intends to abandon its plan for o3 as a standalone model—an announcement aimed at addressing growing investor concerns surrounding the company’s previous approach to AI product complexity.
This decision emerges against a backdrop of heightened financial scrutiny on tech investments in the U.S., particularly following a competitive, cost-efficient model by Chinese startup DeepSeek. Altman emphasized the need to make AI more accessible and less complex, without detailing any specific release dates for these impending advancements.
To achieve this, OpenAI plans to integrate the o-series and GPT-series models to generate a robust system capable of handling a wide range of tasks and features. Alongside these plans, OpenAI is set to unveil GPT-4.5, internally dubbed “Orion”, marking the last model prior to the anticipated comprehensive overhaul. Unlike its successors, Orion will not employ a chain-of-thought reasoning, which remains underdeveloped in dealing with complex areas such as mathematics and physics.
