GPT-5 is here, and it’s not going so well. This week on The Vergecast, Jake, Vee, and Hayden discuss the bumpy launch of OpenAI’s latest model and why GPT-5 isn’t as big of a leap as GPT-4. 
Then, everyone shares their vibe coding projects and the bumpy journey to making anything usable. After that, our newest segment: Corporate Shenanigans, where we rate the week in strange corporate moves on a scale from “actually serious” to “total joke.” 
Finally, the Thunder Round returns, new and improved, to discuss ditching your phone for a smartwatch, doctors relying too much on AI, AOL dial-up shutting down, the Pebble Time 2, and why you shouldn’t trust what AI chatbots say about themselves.
Further reading:
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/openai/758537/chatgpt-4o-gpt-5-model-backlash-replacement">ChatGPT won’t remove old models without warning after GPT-5 backlash</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/openai/758523/openai-will-update-gpt-5s-personality-after-user-backlash">OpenAI will update GPT-5’s “personality” after user backlash</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/756980/openai-chatgpt-users-mourn-gpt-5-4o">ChatGPT is bringing back 4o as an option because people missed it</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757099/sam-altman-shared-more-about-what-went-wrong-with-those-gpt-5-graphs">Sam Altman shared more about what went wrong with those GPT-5 graphs</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/756561/openai-employees-bonus-sam-altman-ai-talent-wars">OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/757998/anthropic-just-made-its-latest-move-in-the-ai-coding-wars">Anthropic just made its latest move in the AI coding wars</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757743/anthropic-claude-ai-search-past-chats">Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer">Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/719382/apple-cinemas-sand-media-lawsuit-theater-chain">Apple is suing Apple Cinemas</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/758192/apple-cinemas-lawsuit-response">Apple Cinemas responds to Apple lawsuit</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/759158/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-redesign-import-ban-wearables-smartwatch">Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757941/elon-musk-xai-apple-lawsuit-app-store">Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/756945/smartwatch-lte-minimalist-phone">Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/758592/pebble-time-2-final-design-wearables-smartwatches">Here’s a look at the final Pebble Time 2 design</a> </li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/758672/some-doctors-got-worse-at-detecting-cancer-after-relying-on-ai">Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/health/718049/google-med-gemini-basilar-ganglia-paper-typo-hallucination">Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/x-ai/758595/chatbots-lie-about-themselves-grok-suspension-ai">Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757194/aol-dial-up-is-dead">AOL is finally shutting down dial-up</a></li>

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