Altman reveals GPT-5.5 planned its own launch party for May 5 because it was 'funny'

During a podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed he asked GPT-5.5 what it'd like for its launch party. He added that it responded with a "beautiful set of things" like the party's flow and telling him it should happen on May 5 because it would be "funny". "We're going to do it, but it was a strange thing," he added.