ChatGPT5 is simultaneously filling me with joy and dread

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I've spent this morning playing with the latest version of ChatGPT, the newly released version 5. And it feels like a giant leap forward in usability and accuracy. But at the same time, I'm finding it all a bit unsettling… and not just for the obvious 'how to spot AI art' reasons

First let's start with the good stuff, though, because honestly, there's a lot of it. ChatGPT5 isn't just a small improvement, it's a quantum leap forward. The writing, for example, has come on leaps and bounds. Where ChatGPT4 often felt like conversing with an overenthusiastic student who'd swallowed a thesaurus, ChatGPT5 can write with much greater sophistication.