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Recently, OpenAI has come under fire for GPT-5’s rocky launch. Many users have called it a step backward, citing a lack of personality and other tweaks that turned people off — sentiments echoed in our own GPT-5 review. Still, GPT-5 does improve on at least some of the previous legacy models.
Before we dive in, it’s important to note that GPT-5 really does have less personality. It’s curt and to the point in nearly every interaction. This makes it much less useful for creative writing, personal assistance, companionship, and even editing, as it tends to strip too much personality from drafts. Still, for some tasks, this curt personality works well and is exactly what you want. If you’re doing high-level work like deep research or trying to understand ethical or scientific concepts, you want answers that are honest and direct.
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