GPT-5's Disappointing Release and the Fallout from a Troubling Research Paper
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Summary
The article critiques the underwhelming release of GPT-5 by OpenAI, highlighting its delayed arrival and lackluster performance. It also mentions a breaking research paper that adds to the negative sentiment surrounding the event. The piece reflects on the hype and subsequent disappointment, with references to Sam Altman's overconfidence.
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· 3 pulledGenerativeAI had a truly bad week. The late and underwhelming arrival of GPT-5 wasn’t even the worst part.
Sam Altman was so cocky that in advance of the livestream debut he posted a screen grab from a Star War film, Rogue One.
This was supposed to be the week when OpenAI finally cemented its dominance.
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