Why OpenAI's CEO Says They "Totally Screwed Up" GPT-5
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August 22, 2025
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Sam Altman admitted OpenAI completely botched the GPT-5 launch, acknowledging the messaging and rollout were terrible. While most of the 700 million ChatGPT users didn't even notice it was a new model, the AI community has been split between those defending it and critics calling it overhyped. OpenAI is now trying to make GPT-5 more personable like GPT-4o was, but they're walking a fine line to avoid exploiting people with fragile mental states.