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President, OpenAI · Apr 7, 2026 · Interview, Big Technology Podcast: Doubling Down on Text Models, The Superapp Plan, Codex's Potential

The problem in this field is too much opportunity. The thing that we observe very early on in OpenAI is that everything we could imagine works now.

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Greg Brockman, President, OpenAI
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Big Technology Podcast: Doubling Down on Text Models, The Superapp Plan, Codex's Potential
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OpenAI
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bigtechnology.com/p/openai-president-greg-brockman-doubling

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