OpenAI says 80 to 90 percent of its research already targets GPT 7 and beyond

OpenAI's Head of Applied Research Boris Power says 80 to 90 percent of the company's research targets GPT 7, GPT 8, and beyond, where "most of the value" lies. He describes incremental updates like GPT 5.1 as short-term bets that help OpenAI iterate, while new generations deliver larger leaps. Power adds that the main challenge for AI assistants is onboarding, noting GPT-4 needed careful prompting and GPT-6 works more like a capable colleague.