Hustler Words – OpenAI’s much-anticipated GPT-5, launched with a bumpy start according to CEO Sam Altman, has received a significant update. The company announced late Friday a shift towards a "warmer and friendlier" persona, aiming to address user complaints that favored the previous GPT-4 model. This update, described as subtle by OpenAI, incorporates small, positive affirmations like "Good question" and "Great start," carefully avoiding what the company terms "flattery" or "sycophancy." Internal tests reportedly confirm the absence of increased obsequiousness. While OpenAI executives attempted to shift focus to future projects at a recent dinner with journalists, as reported by Max Zeff on hustlerwords.com, the initial GPT-5 launch’s challenges remained a central topic. VP Nick Turley described the original GPT-5 as "very to the point," implying the update aims to inject a more approachable and engaging conversational style into the powerful AI model.
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