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AI Catch-Up: GPT-5 vs. Everything Else

Round-up of the major AI releases of the past month.

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Daniel Nest
Aug 14, 2025
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What’s up, fellow AI nerds and nerdettes?

I’m back in action after a relaxing summer break with my family.

Unfortunately, AI labs kept releasing new stuff in the meantime, despite my desperate letters begging them to hold off until I returned.

This means we have a month's worth of Sunday Rundowns to catch up on.

So let’s take stock of all the noteworthy AI releases since mid-July.

Buckle up!

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🧠 The big one: GPT-5 saga

On August 7, OpenAI announced its long-awaited and much-hyped GPT-5:

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