In fact, following the release of GPT-5, OpenAI found itself with something of a user revolt on its hands. If anything, that indicates the GPT-5 release was more about user experience than noticeable performance enhancements. And yet, hours before OpenAI’s GPT-5 announcement, Altman teased it by tweeting an image of an emerging Death Star floating in space. It’s a lot of hype, but Altman is not alone in his Flavor Flav-ing here. This week, for example, my wife was surfing and encountered a whale repeatedly slapping its tail on the water.