🟣 EV Daily: ⚛ GPT‑5 set to debut

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Lead story: ⚛ GPT-5 is coming

OpenAI is set to release GPT-5 next month. Reports suggest it will be a unified package rather than a typical version upgrade.

OpenAI describes it as a system that incorporates several distinct models, each triggered by the nature of the query. It might use Deep Research for a research task, and 4o-level intelligence to copyedit your email. Effectively, it’s a UX upgrade. That may sound underwhelming, but don’t forget, a UX upgrade drove the ChatGPT boom itself. GPT-3, the model behind the chatbot, had been available for two years before the craze began. What changed was the interface: wrapping the model in a conversational chatbot made it intuitive, playful, and useful to a mass audience.

GPT-5’s new unified interface may have the same effect. Being able to shift between agentic tools and chat may make it feel more collegial, as if you have someone you can bounce ideas off or delegate tasks to. [The Verge]

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