🚀 GPT-5: Worth the Hype or Overblown?

OpenAI rolled out GPT‑5 with grand fanfare- “PhD‑level capabilities,” smarter reasoning, and faster workflows. Still, the after‑party has been a mixed bag of “wow” and “meh.”

Here are 4 must‑read takes to help you parse the discourse:

1. GPT‑5 Launch: Smarter, Faster, Default Access

   A polished overview of new features, improved performance, access tiers, and productivity enhancements.

2. GPT‑5: Overdue, Overhyped and Underwhelming – Gary Marcus delivers a sharp critique, calling out persistent flaws and warning that this feels more evolutionary than revolutionary

3. Nearly 5,000 Redditors Revolt Over GPT-5

   The most-discussed thread: users express frustration over truncated replies and stripped-back personality.

4. OpenAI’s Big GPT-5 Launch Gets Bumpy

   An early-report deep dive highlighting rollout glitches, basic errors, and the company’s reactive posture.

Here are 2 other “Building In The Age of AI Reads” you should check out:

1. When Agents Attack: How AI Collapses and Rebuilds Marketplace Moats

   Casey Winters offers a sharp, strategic critique of agentic AI risks- how autonomy could erode competitive advantage and surface unpredictable behaviours.

2. AI Is Changing Startup Math 
   BetaKit explores how AI startups are redefining growth metrics, scaling fast, and facing new margin pressures.

Quick Poll: Do you think GPT-5 lived up to the hype?

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