
00:00 Intro: Meet Nick Turley and Mark Chen
00:40 Origin of the name "ChatGPT"
03:50 ChatGPT’s viral takeoff
07:00 Internal debate before launch
9:40 Evolution of OpenAI’s launch approach
11:00 The sycophancy incident and RLHF
14:45 Balancing usefulness vs. neutrality in model behavior
20:00 Memory and the future of personalization
22:50 ImageGen’s breakthrough moment
29:00 Cultural shifts in safety and the freedom to explore
33:10 Code, Codex, and the rise of agentic programming
37:45 Coding with taste
41:45 Internal adoption of Codex
43:40 Skills that matter: curiosity, agency, adaptability
46:45 OpenAI’s “Do Things” culture
51:30 Adapting to an AI future
55:15 The opportunities ahead: healthcare, research
01:01:00 Async workflows and the superassistant
01:05:40 Favorite ChatGPT tips