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OpenAI's chief scientist says AI progress has been "surprisingly slow" and promises big leaps ahead
OpenAI's chief scientist: recent AI progress is 'surprisingly slow.' Here's what he says comes next.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
Strategic commentary from OpenAI leadership on the AI capability plateau and expectations for near-term breakthroughs — signals potential inflection points in model development timelines that investors and builders should track.
The key facts
4 to knowJakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist) statement: recent AI progress 'surprisingly slow'
OpenAI leadership expects 'extremely significant improvements' in medium term
GPT-5.5 released
Commentary suggests inflection point expected ahead rather than incremental gains
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The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, and the company's leadership says the real breakthroughs are still ahead. Chief scientist Jakub Pachocki expects "extremely significant improvements" in the medium term, calling recent AI progress "surprisingly slow."