Part 10/12:
The Road Ahead: Optimism for Incremental Progress
In closing, Dr. McCoy emphasizes that the AI community should temper its expectations. Instead of demanding revolutionary leaps every six months, we should appreciate the incremental, sometimes messy, but ultimately meaningful progress. History shows that AI breakthroughs follow a pattern: hype, hiccups, refinement, and reliability.
His prediction? In mid-2025, GPT-5—fully matured—will demonstrate the reliability and performance that now seem elusive. The initial backlash will be viewed as an overreaction to a complex, evolving technology. As infrastructure stabilizes and bugs are fixed, GPT-5 will cement itself as a true step forward in AI’s integration into daily work and life.