GPT-5: When AGI Hype Meets the Trough of Disillusionment
Sam Altman promised us fireworks. What we got was more like a damp sparkler on a windy Wellington night. GPT-5 was billed as the big leap toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a moment to remember. Instead, the release has left many users and experts wondering whether OpenAI has oversold the future and delivered… just another clever but incremental model. The Financial Times went straight for the jugular, suggesting GPT-5 might even be proof that AI has hit a plateau—progress slowing just when the hype cycle said it should be accelerating. Over at The Verge, early users were quick to call the model “underwhelming,” noting that while it’s faster and cleaner with code, it doesn’t feel revolutionary. ...