We gave GPT-5 to a CA student, a marketing manager, a nurse, and a journalist. No prompting tricks. No jargon. Just: does this make your work meaningfully better? The results were surprising in both directions.
| Company | Stage | Valuation | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Pre-IPO | $830B | ▲ IPO 2026 |
| Anthropic | Series F | $60B | ▲ +$3.5B |
| Mistral AI | Series C | $6B | ▲ +$1.1B |
| xAI (Grok) | Series B | $50B | ▲ $6B round |
| Role | Open Roles | Avg Salary | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Product Manager | 14,200 | $120K | ▲ 44% |
| Prompt Engineer | 9,800 | $95K | ▲ 220% |
| AI Ethics Analyst | 3,900 | $88K | ▲ 88% |
| AI Content Strategist | 18,400 | $78K | ▲ 156% |