Signal Over Noise #15 August 15th, 2025 Dear Reader, Well it’s been a week since release and everyone’s still talking about ChatGPT-5. Most can’t access it, and those who can have mixed reviews at best. The GPT-5 rollout on August 7th was supposed to be transformative, but it’s turned into a masterclass in why chasing the latest model is the wrong strategy entirely. So in this issue, let’s talk about what actually happened, why OpenAI is scrambling to fix it, and why your prompting framework...