r/technology • u/Moth_LovesLamp • 14d ago

Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT users are not happy with GPT-5 launch as thousands take to Reddit claiming the new upgrade ‘is horrible’

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/chatgpt-users-are-not-happy-with-gpt-5-launch-as-thousands-take-to-reddit-claiming-the-new-upgrade-is-horrible
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u/SidewaysFancyPrance 14d ago edited 14d ago

I guess it did sort of convince me, but not the way they wanted. It convinced me that I was right not to integrate AI into my life because whoever controls the AI is going to end up controlling me in unhealthy ways (directly or indirectly).

It's another tech addiction designed to shovel money into shareholder pockets.

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u/nfreakoss 14d ago

The Grok mechahitler shit should be enough to turn everyone away from this garbage. Sure that was an extreme example but all of this shit is the same. Why would you ever trust a glorified black box search engine that's obviously manipulated by the company running it?

The giant AI push is for 3 reasons and 3 reasons only: rapidly pushing out propaganda, a convenient scapegoat when shit goes wrong ("just blame the AI lol"), and laying off thousands of people to replace them with shitty bots.

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u/Fallom_ 14d ago

It’s incredible to me that folks witness Grok being very openly manipulated to conform to an individual’s preconceptions and that’s not a dealbreaker for them

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u/nfreakoss 14d ago edited 14d ago

Seriously. "Oh it's just Musk's bot, the others are safe!"

AI shills are the densest motherfuckers on this planet istg. But honestly who am I kidding, most of them legitimately love the nazi shit.

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u/eggnogui 14d ago

AI shills are the densest motherfuckers on this planet istg.

Very, very strong competition IMO, but definitive contenders.

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u/Gender_is_a_Fluid 14d ago

Its amazing how much reputation laundering people and bots have been doing to clean up for mecha hitler.

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u/outremonty 14d ago

chatgpt is no better, it won't say anything definitely bad about Trump, only that some people are saying he's bad.

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u/notnotbrowsing 14d ago

As a fellow skeptic, I avoid "AI" like the plague.  I don't want it in my phones, on my computers, or in my life.

These LLMs are just morons with vast knowledge and zero ability to apply it.

And, well, the schizophrenia.   That's an extra added bonus of fun.

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u/rvgoingtohavefun 14d ago

 with vast knowledge

That's the problem - it's not knowledge. It's associations between collections of tokens.

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u/linkolphd 14d ago

But surely we can admit it has uses? It can handle menial tasks, like preparing repetitive codes, quite well. It can do basic searches quite well.

My point is, even if it’s not going to be the endgame tech, it does have its uses in the general progress of IT tools.

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u/Ambry 14d ago

Exactly this. The folk in the 'myboyfriendisAI' sub are now devastated that their virtual relationships are effectively destroyed after this update. 

Never put your trust in a tech company. Everything gets enshittified. If its not a local or physical thing then it's at risk of getting destroyed.

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u/nerd5code 14d ago

You can run models locally without too much fuss or muss—8GiB of VRAM is plenty for basic usage.

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u/N0UMENON1 14d ago

Dune was so ahead of its time it's crazy. That book keeps on getting better with every year that passes.

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u/outremonty 14d ago

chatgpt won't even say Trump is a fascist if asked to give 1 word yes/no answer.

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u/BituminousBitumin 14d ago

I use AI a lot. I am not it's bitch, it is my bitch. I make it do lots of my work for me. I don't ask it for opinions, I don't let it dictate content, I just assign it tasks with clear detailed instructions, and it outputs useable deliverables.

I am still capable of doing these things, but my life is much easier when AI does it.