EpisodeWhy GPT-5 was never going to impress youAzeem Azhar's Exponential View · Sep 24, 2025 · 7 minPlay · 7:19SaveShareEpisode pageGPT-5 was the most advanced AI when it was released, but most people were disappointed. Why? In this episode, I unpack the two key paradoxes that shape how we judge new technology: shifting goalposts and negative space.RelatedEpisodes 8Videos 8Books 8Blogs 8🔬 Doing Vibe Physics — Alex Lupsasca, OpenAILatent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast • May 5, 2026 • 1 h 32 minCode Interpreter == GPT 4.5 (w/ Simon Willison, Alex Volkov, Aravind Srinivas, Alex Graveley, et al.)Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast • Jul 10, 2023 • 2 h 04 minDario Amodei — "We are near the end of the exponential"Dwarkesh Podcast • Feb 13, 2026 • 2 h 22 minGavin Baker: Why AI Demand Is Outrunning Compute SupplyThe a16z Show • Aug 31, 2026 • 1 h 15 minThe Sigmoids Won't Save YouAstral Codex Ten Podcast • Jun 13, 2026 • 11 minNicholas Decker In HellAstral Codex Ten Podcast • Oct 5, 2026 • 32 min‘We Have to Get It Right’: Gary Marcus On Untamed AIYour Undivided Attention • Sep 26, 2024 • 42 minAction absorbs anxiety (Friends)The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source • Aug 29, 2025 • 1 h 23 min