Ars TechnicaThe GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Wasabi the Black Cat 😼
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to GPT 5: "draw a map of the united states with each state ranked in the size of its population, with 1 being the highest and 50 being the lowest"
these go to eleven .... 😢
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stony kark@arstechnica@mastodon.social lol. Best minds in the world, eh?
Sir Anders@arstechnica@mastodon.social mohaha so you dont have to use the model
Wasabi the Black Cat 😼@sir_anders@whimsy.chat @arstechnica@mastodon.social
It does not give you a choice.
Sir Anders@blackops@universeodon.com @arstechnica@mastodon.social
i see that now, thats interesting - before I could pick both 3 and 4 and variant of these depending on needs. Now those are gone.
Wasabi the Black Cat 😼@sir_anders@whimsy.chat @arstechnica@mastodon.social
You can enable legacy mode in "settings" -> "General" ... but you'll only get 4o