AI security notes 8/13/25: GPT-5, the new incremental capability / exponential adoption regime, and what it means for AI security (opens in new tab)

TL;DR GPT-5 signals a shift from a ‘revolutionary regime’ (2019-2025) in which major AI releases unboxed significant technological surprises, to an ‘incremental regime’, in which new releases, represent steady, product-driven improvements, and researchers search for the next breakthrough.