GPT-5 Launch Raises Concerns Over Performance and Expectations
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csmeyer
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
The article discusses concerns about GPT-5's launch, highlighting its failure to correctly answer a classic LLM trick despite being touted as a 'PhD level expert in your pocket.' Screenshots of the issue circulated on Bluesky, and the author confirmed the problem by querying GPT-5 themselves. The piece reflects skepticism about GPT-5's capabilities compared to earlier expectations of it being an 'AGI moment.'
Key quotes
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When GPT-4 launched, I (and many others) believed that GPT-5's launch would be the 'AGI moment'.
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