A year on, GPT-5's once-stunning first test results now feel routine
flavioAd · x · 2026-09-05
FlavioAd revisits his secret early GPT-5 tests from a year ago: minimal hallucinations, top-tier coding, strong parallel tool calls and creative writing—considered incredible then, amid talk of AI hitting a wall. A year later, that level feels ordinary.
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