GPT-5 Deep Dive: Features, Coding Power, Winners & Losers, Privacy Battles & AI Industry Shake-Ups

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SVIC Podcast

Jordan Thibodeau

104 episodes

1 week ago

Tech veterans takes on the valley without the hype. The SVIC Podcast is two tech industry veterans dishing out real talk about tech, business and AI. We discuss news, research and help you peak behind the scenes on how Silicon Valley actually works. Our hosts Joe Ternasky and Jordan Thibodeau have worked in high profile roles for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Slack, Splunk, Adobe, Carta and Wealthfront.

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GPT-5 Deep Dive: Features, Coding Power, Winners & Losers, Privacy Battles & AI Industry Shake-Ups

SVIC Podcast

1 hour 4 minutes 54 seconds

3 months ago

GPT-5 Deep Dive: Features, Coding Power, Winners & Losers, Privacy Battles & AI Industry Shake-Ups

In-depth discussion on GPT-5’s rollout, technical improvements, competitive landscape, and its broader impact on AI, coding, privacy, and industry trends.👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes and our discord community, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A Activity, private interviews, reactions and more!) and Discord—no credit card, no strings. Grab it here: svicpodcast.com/gift or subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@svicpodcast/join🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just hommies talking tech and having fun.00:00 - Intro and framing today’s GPT-5 discussion00:45 - Why the launch presentation felt underwhelming to some02:25 - Comparing GPT-3 → GPT-4 vs GPT-4 → GPT-5 progress03:10 - Removal of model selection and quality-of-life improvements04:38 - Balancing simplicity for users vs control for experts06:48 - “Model does everything” philosophy and future UI changes08:15 - API parameters, thinking time, and scaffolding collapse11:14 - Revealing model thoughts and fixing language inconsistencies13:19 - Why language switching happens in thinking models16:26 - Targeted improvements in coding and health domains18:24 - Calls for personalization, memory, and real-time learning20:37 - AI adoption challenges inside corporations22:44 - Coding demos as “shots fired” at Lovable, Bolt, and similar tools25:24 - How scaffolding and integrations give coding tools an edge26:38 - OpenAI bundling strategy vs specialized competitors28:30 - ChatGPT as an OS-level productivity layer31:46 - Viewer story: GPT diagnosing health issues and privacy concerns33:06 - Sam Altman’s interview on health data in ChatGPT35:20 - Legal privilege parallels for AI confidentiality37:40 - Balancing risk of bad advice vs benefits for underserved users38:29 - AI offsetting skill gaps in design and engineering41:08 - HIPAA-compliant ChatGPT and privacy contradictions42:31 - Microsoft Copilot upgrades from GPT-544:19 - Cursor CEO at launch event and Anthropic competition45:16 - Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree and Anthropic valuation surge47:00 - Talent departures from OpenAI to Meta before GPT-548:15 - Expectations for Ilya’s next move and model performance49:27 - How reasoning models and inference-time scaling fit in53:31 - RL training strategies using challenging questions55:35 - Code generation as a closed feedback loop56:21 - Nuclear safety and other high-value long-run reasoning use cases57:22 - AI, data centers, and regulatory alignment59:37 - Trump pressuring Intel CEO over China ties1:01:25 - Speculation on Intel, TSMC, and U.S. semiconductor strategy1:03:31 - GPT-5 rollout updates from Sam Altman1:04:40 - Closing remarks and next live stream schedule