Bill Gates was skeptical that GPT-5 would offer more than modest improvements, and his prediction seems accurate

Did Bill Gates Predict GPT-5's Disappointment Before Launch? | Windows Central

Microsoft’s co-founder was skeptical that GPT-5 would offer more than modest improvements, and his prediction seems accurate.

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Bill Gates called it two years ago: GPT-5 wouldn’t be a game-changer over GPT-4, and the launch seems to back him up. Despite OpenAI hyping it as a pocket-sized team of PhD-level geniuses with next-gen coding, writing and medical tricks, the improvements feel more incremental than revolutionary.

Users soon ran into bugs, sluggish responses and frustration as older models got quietly yanked—earning ChatGPT the “corporate zombie” tag. In response, Sam Altman bumped up GPT-5 rate limits for Plus subscribers, kept GPT-4o around and even started labeling which model you’re chatting with, proving that Gates’ skepticism wasn’t entirely misplaced.