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Monologue: The Agony Of GPT-5

Monologue: The Agony Of GPT-5

Better Offline · Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

August 15, 202511m 24sbonus

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Show Notes

In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks through the rough launch of GPT-5, and how ChatGPT’s fandom-like following has become a huge problem for OpenAI.

The Enshittification of Generative AI: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshittification-of-generative-ai/

The Wall Street Journal - The Next Great Leap in AI Is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive:
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