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GPT-5 Launch Falls Short of Hype Despite Improvements

By

Hayden Field

9mo ago· 6 min readenNews

Summary

OpenAI's GPT-5 launch was highly anticipated, with CEO Sam Altman comparing it to the first iPhone with a Retina display. Despite the hype, reviews were mixed, noting improvements in coding, reduced hallucinations, and cost efficiency, but overall disappointment in its performance.

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GPT-5 is 'something that I just don’t wanna ever have to go back from,' said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
The anticipation 'feels like christmas eve,' wrote one user on X.
Reviews called GPT-5 disappointing and overdue, but acknowledged its better coding capabilities and cost reductions.
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OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week amid a bunch of AI hype. Sam Altman even posted an image of the Death Star. Reviews called it disappointing and overdue. Now, people think it’s still less exciting than planned, but they acknowledge it’s better at coding, h

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