“And of course, there is still no GPT-5, even after two years, of hype, bullshit, and cryptic hints.”
Our reading, the sentence that was checked:
OpenAI still has not released GPT-5 after two years of hype.
Assessment: Supported Evidence as of
Where and when Gary Marcus wrote it
Marcus on AI, OpenAI, in deep trouble, paragraph 6.
- Said
- Source observed
- live page, full text, public
- Evidence as of
- the cutoff for this assessment
- Assessment recorded
- assessment marcus-openai-in-deep-trouble-68a900-a1
We recorded 9 claims from this post. See every claim from this post.
The wording above is the version this site observed on 2026-10-28. The source may have been edited after 2025-03-01. This page does not claim the wording was captured then.
What the claim commits to
- Kind
- Observation
- Deadline, as the speaker wrote it
- None stated. This site does not add one.
- Deadline state when assessed
- No horizon
- Deadline state on 2026-10-29
- No horizon (the release’s reference date)
From the speaker
- there is still no GPT-5
- even after two years
- hype, bullshit, and cryptic hints
Our interpretation
- No GPT-5 means no publicly released model bearing that name by March 1, 2025; it does not mean no internal development.
- Two years is an approximate reference to the preceding period of GPT-5 anticipation.
- The insults and characterization of publicity are rhetoric, not independently measurable commitments.
Counts as supported if: Contemporaneous release records and company statements place GPT-5 in the future at the time of the post.
Counts as contradicted if: An authenticated public GPT-5 release occurred on or before March 1, 2025.
Retrospective: these criteria were written after the outcome was public.
Current assessment
Was it true for the period described?
Outcome: Supported
The dated evidence matches what the claim committed to, under the criteria frozen before grading.
Scored on a plain reading. The speaker named no measure for this claim, so it was judged on the reading an informed reader would take, stated below under our interpretation. Both reviews had to find that reading fair.
- Evidence as of
- Deadline state when assessed
- No horizon
- Assessment recorded
- Policy version
- 2026-10-28.7
Rationale
The public-release claim holds. OpenAI's February roadmap still described GPT-5 as forthcoming, and its official introduction followed in August. Public speculation was documented by April 2023, consistent with an approximate two-year wait. This does not establish that OpenAI itself promoted GPT-5 continuously for two years.
Limitations
- The assessment concerns public availability, not internal prototypes.
- The rhetorical description of publicity is not separately endorsed.
Evidence (3 items)
Supports the claim: Sam Altman / OpenAI,
will release GPT-5
Why it matters here: OpenAI's CEO explicitly places GPT-5's public availability in the future shortly before the post. The roadmap distinguishes it from the impending GPT-4.5 release.
- Publisher
- Sam Altman / OpenAI
- Kind of source
- Company disclosure: the company describing itself, not an independent finding
- Describes events of
- Public from
Context only: The Verge,
rumors that OpenAI is already developing GPT-5.
Why it matters here: Contemporaneous reporting establishes GPT-5 speculation nearly two years before Marcus's post. It also shows that OpenAI sometimes rebutted speculation rather than encouraging it.
- Where
- Article subtitle
- Publisher
- The Verge
- Kind of source
- News report
- Describes events of
- Public from
Context only: OpenAI,
We are introducing GPT‑5, our best AI system yet.
Why it matters here: The later official introduction is consistent with GPT-5 being unreleased in March. Its August event date makes it context rather than decisive evidence within the target period.
- Publisher
- OpenAI
- Kind of source
- Company disclosure: the company describing itself, not an independent finding
- Describes events of
- Public from
Where it was said (1)
Said once in the sources this register covers.
: Marcus on AI, OpenAI, in deep trouble
And of course, there is still no GPT-5, even after two years, of hype, bullshit, and cryptic hints.
- Where
- paragraph 6
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- Source observed
- , live page
- Access
- full text, public
History
Assessment versions
- Assessment marcus-openai-in-deep-trouble-68a900-a1: Current. Outcome: Supported. Evidence as of 2026-10-28. Public date not recorded.
Recorded events
Assessment publishedBy this site
First assessment published after both reviews and the final-text check passed.