OpenAI GPT-5 draws mixed reviews on day one

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OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman had teased GPT-5 for months. He claimed it was an advanced model – smarter, faster, and capable of thinking at a “PhD level.” The company positioned that launch as a major step forward for ChatGPT — one meant to lead to intelligence improvements in coding, reasoning, and accuracy. But early reactions paint a muddier picture . Developers praised the model for understanding complex prompts and outputting well-structured code. Early tester Simon Willison described ...