Big Technology Podcast
Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz
OpenAI President Greg Brockman on GPT-5.5 “Spud,” AI Model Moats, and Cybersecurity Risks
28 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2026 at 10:55 pm.
Intro: GPT-5.5 “Spud”
What GPT-5.5 Can Do
OpenAI’s Agent Roadmap
Training and Real-World Tasks
Model Moats and Distillation
Cybersecurity Risks
Trusting Agents
The Compute Economy
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Greg Brockman is the president and co-founder of OpenAI. Brockman joins Big Technology to discuss GPT-5.5, also known as Spud, and what it means for OpenAI’s next phase of AI development. Tune in to hear Brockman explain how the model gets better at coding, computer use, slides, spreadsheets, and agentic work across everyday applications. We also cover OpenAI’s competitiveness, model economics, distillation, cybersecurity risk, trust in agents, and the compute-powered economy. Hit play for a timely look at OpenAI’s newest model and where the AI race goes next.
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