OpenAI releases GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether artificial intelligence hype is justified

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has released the fifth generation of the artificial intelligence technology that powers ChatGPT, a product update that’s being closely watched as a measure of whether generative AI is advancing rapidly or hitting a plateau.

GPT-5 arrives more than two years after the March 2023 release of GPT-4, bookending a period of intense commercial investment, hype and worry over AI’s capabilities.