SMRTR AIAug 18, 2025Futurism

Evidence Grows That GPT-5 Is a Bit of a Dud

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OpenAI's new GPT-5 model has disappointed many power users who find it cold and less supportive than previous versions. After significant pushback, the company promised to make it "warmer and friendlier" while restoring access to older models. Despite years of hype and OpenAI's pursuit of a half-trillion-dollar valuation, the update represents only incremental progress rather than the promised revolutionary leap toward human-level intelligence, with users quickly spotting basic errors like counting letters in words incorrectly.

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