Why GPT-5 was never going to impress you

24 Sep 2025 • 7 min • EN
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GPT-5 was the most advanced AI when it was released, but most people were disappointed. Why?  In this episode, I unpack the two key paradoxes that shape how we judge new technology: shifting goalposts and negative space. Timestamps:  (0:00) The reaction to GPT-5  (0:40) First paradox  (2:55) Second paradox  (5:29) Why this matters  Dig deeper: https://www.exponentialview.co/p/the-paradox-of-gpt-5   Production by supermix.io and EPIIPLUS1 Ltd, including Chantal Smith, Marija Gavrilov, Nathan Warren and Hannah Petrovic. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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