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Re:GPT-5 by socalgal2 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:33PM (#44828548)
They did claim it was possible there were

> There are possibly applications of existing AI/ML/SL technology which could be more impactful than general intelligence

It's not unreasonable to ask for an example.

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Re:GPT-5 by wavemode on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:46PM (#44828726)
They said "there are possibly applications", not "there are possible applications". The former implies that there may not be any such applications - the commenter is merely positing that there might be.
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Re:GPT-5 by gilfoy on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:33PM (#44829286)
So they possibly said something to try and sound smart, but hedged with “possibly” so that nobody could ask for details or challenge them. Possibly peak HNery
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