The Intern With Potential

For the last couple of years, I’ve referred to AI (mostly ChatGPT) as a “greenhorn intern.”

It’s a smart kid who knows a lot of stuff but doesn’t really know how to work in the world. It requires a lot of hand-holding, micromanagement, oversight, and, quite frankly, needs to be corrected all too often.

However, GPT-5 is looking a little better. A little more like a 2nd-year intern that’s probably gonna make it. 

Understands the lay of the land. 
Can do more with an abstract project description or task list. 
Requires a little less oversight and correcting. 

GPT-5 is an intern with potential.