WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

• Episode: WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped
• Website: Uncanny Valley | WIRED
• Feed URL: https://publicfeeds.net/f/5901/gadget-lab
• Duration: 00:17:11
• Published: 2025-08-15 12:00

In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five of the best stories we published this week — from how the Trump administration is creating and sharing memes to make fun of deportations, to NASA’s ambitious goal to put nuclear reactors on the moon. Then, Zöe and Jake dive into why users kind of hated OpenAI’s GPT-5 release. 

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Articles mentioned in this episode: 

• OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt | WIRED
  The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke | WIRED
• Trump Family–Backed World Liberty Financial Sets Up $1.5 Billion Crypto Treasury | WIRED  
• Inside the ‘Whites Only’ Community in Arkansas | WIRED
• Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon | WIRED