When pressed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that the launch of GPT‑5 was "a little more bumpy than we'd hoped for." In my Sunday essay, Five Days with GPT‑5, I break down the bumps, benchmark the hype, and ask (among other questions): Can the AI industry sustain its current trajectory when the economics don’t add up?
GPT‑5 is faster, sometimes smarter and occasionally stunning. But it’s also more rigid, more opaque and more expensive to run at scale.
If you’ve been working with GPT‑5, I’d love to hear about it. No need to rag on OpenAI; that's not a good use of anyone's time. But if you’ve got some GPT-5 specifics, I’m all ears. -s
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
