An early copy of GPT-5 created a TI-83-style Snake game perfectly in seven seconds.
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Reasoning
Anecdote about a private early-copy test; only OpenAI/Altman's own account could confirm it.
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Sam Altman, “An early copy of GPT-5 created a TI-83-style Snake game perfectly in seven seconds.” (said 9 August 2025). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_33d1a837abd1, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_33d1a837abd1
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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