Vibe coding through the GPT-5 mess

The Vergecast

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Tech News, Technology, News

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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GPT-5 is here, and it’s not going so well. This week on The Vergecast, Jake, Vee, and Hayden discuss the bumpy launch of OpenAI’s latest model and why GPT-5 isn’t as big of a leap as GPT-4. Then, everyone shares their vibe coding projects and the bumpy journey to making anything usable. After that, our newest segment: Corporate Shenanigans, where we rate the week in strange corporate moves on a scale from “actually serious” to “total joke.” Finally, the Thunder Round returns, new and improved, to discuss ditching your phone for a smartwatch, doctors relying too much on AI, AOL dial-up shutting down, the Pebble Time 2, and why you shouldn’t trust what AI chatbots say about themselves. Further reading: ChatGPT won’t remove old models without warning after GPT-5 backlash OpenAI will update GPT-5’s “personality” after user backlash ChatGPT is bringing back 4o as an option because people missed it Sam Altman shared more about what went wrong with those GPT-5 graphs OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus Anthropic just made its latest move in the AI coding wars Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion Apple is suing Apple Cinemas Apple Cinemas responds to Apple lawsuit Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience Here’s a look at the final Pebble Time 2 design Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice? Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets AOL is finally shutting down dial-up Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Introducing the new Dell AI PC, powered by the Intel Core Ultra processor.
0:06.0	It helps do your busy work for you, so you can fast forward through designing presentations,
0:11.0	summarizing meeting notes, finding files, synthesizing data, organizing decks,
0:15.0	organizing multiple schedules, responding to James' long emails.
0:20.0	Leaving all the time in the world for the things you actually want to do, no offence, James.
0:26.4	Get a new Dell.com at Dell.com.uk slash AI-PC. Dell, how those ahead, stay ahead.
0:38.6	Introducing the new Dell AIPC, powered by the Intel Core Ultra processor.
0:43.8	It helps do your busy work for you, so you can fast forward through enhancing security, simplifying IT management, automating workflows,
0:52.1	synthesizing data, improving user experience,
0:54.5	or responding to James' long emails.
0:58.1	Ooh.
1:00.2	Leaving all the time in the world for the things you actually want to do.
1:03.4	No offence, James.
1:04.6	Get a new Dell AIPC at Dell.com.uk slash AIPC.
1:10.1	Dell.
1:12.4	How those ahead, stay ahead.
1:21.2	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming. Hi-ya. So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
1:26.9	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it on eBay. Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
1:28.0	It's free to sell on there.
1:29.1	Free to sell?
1:30.0	Easy too.
1:32.6	Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
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