Jakub Pachocki on AI research
From LIVE: OpenAI launches HIGHLY anticipated GPT-5 model as AI race ramps up · · The Sun
“At OpenAI at the core we are about understanding this miraculous technology called deep learning and what its consequences are. Our research aims to understand what deep learning is capable of and how to steer it to make it safe and useful for all of us.”
On , Jakub Pachocki, Chief Scientist at OpenAI, spoke about AI research during LIVE: OpenAI launches HIGHLY anticipated GPT-5 model as AI race ramps up on The Sun.
About Jakub Pachocki
In a March 2026 podcast appearance, OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki discussed the company’s focus on continual learning, describing it as "the thing that we're building" and "what we're working toward." He addressed the use of math and physics benchmarks as proxies for general intelligence and noted that reinforcement learning is being extended beyond easily-verified domains toward longer-horizon tasks. Pachocki also expressed excitement about the "first proof challenge," a benchmark of unpublished problems from mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists, and recounted how an OpenAI model was prompted to solve those problems during a training run. Pachocki stated that OpenAI believes its models are "capable enough to actually materially change the economy, change how things are done," and said the company feels "a lot of urgency about that." He also acknowledged challenges associated with automating intellectual work, including questions about jobs and wealth concentration, and said that "this requires real policy maker involvement."