OpenAI’s much-anticipated GPT-5 has seen a bumpy debut, as many users have taken to social media to share examples of the chatbot making mistakes on simple math problems or misdrawing maps of North America. Others disliked what they saw as a colder, less personable tone compared to older versions, which the Microsoft-backed (MSFT) AI firm had previously removed. Furthermore, the addition of a 200-question-per-week limit upset loyal users. As a result, what was initially expected to crown OpenAI as the king of AI instead led to doubt.
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In response, CEO Sam Altman announced plans to give GPT-5 a “warmer personality,” reinstated a retired model, and introduced new options so people can choose how the system responds to their requests. However, one of the biggest hurdles has been limited computing power, which forced OpenAI to prioritize certain users. With 700 million weekly active users and high costs for advanced computing resources, maintaining consistent performance has been a challenge.
It also doesn’t help that competitors like Anthropic’s Claude are becoming more popular with programmers and businesses, while rivals work hard to lure away OpenAI talent and invest heavily in AI research. Nevertheless, although Altman admitted the launch was “a little more bumpy” than hoped, he said that the team has made breakthroughs despite earlier delays that had some wondering if AI innovation was slowing down.
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