GPT-5 Nears Launch: Anticipation Builds Amid Technical Realities
As GPT-5's expected debut approaches, the tech and business communities buzz with speculation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman frames AI research as a "civilization-scale endeavor," yet concrete examples of GPT-5's capabilities—like drafting complex emails or curating TV show lists—suggest incremental progress rather than a paradigm shift.
Internal reports reveal OpenAI's "Orion" build fell short of GPT-5 standards, releasing instead as GPT-4.5. Engineers note marked improvements in mathematical reasoning and code generation, with modest gains in open-ended conversation. The scarcity of high-quality training data emerges as a critical bottleneck, limiting exponential advances.