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OpenAI Combines 200 Medium Things Into One

There is no single big unlock behind GPT progress; rather, as an Ilya Sutskever quote puts it, OpenAI 'multiplies 200 medium-sized things together into one giant thing,' with distributed constant innovation across teams that come together in surprising ways, requiring people to keep the whole picture in their heads even while working in the weeds.

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Speaker

Sam Altman

Evidence Quote

This is actually an original Ilya quote that I’m going to butcher, but it’s something like, “We multiply 200 medium-sized things together into one giant thing.”

Source

Sam Altman #2Lex Fridman Podcast
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:36:04 AM

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