Altman: GPT-4 Gave Us Conviction to Solve Reasoning, Leading to Agents
haider1 · x · 2026-08-01
Sam Altman reflects on OpenAI's milestones, stating that true conviction arrived with GPT-4, not even GPT-3.5. The model was smart enough to convince them they could crack reasoning. He notes that solving reasoning was the key to bringing about what we now call agents.
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