ALMOST TWO a long time after the beginning of the iPhone, Steve Jobs stays the mannequin for any tech founder in search of to wow the world with their newest product. The launch occasions he pioneered at Apple, with their mixture of showmanship and glamour, seized the world’s consideration and gave potential clients the sensation that the long run had lastly arrived. It was in these glittering footsteps that Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI, tried to observe on August seventh, when the artificial-intelligence (AI) agency launched GPT-5, its newest mannequin. The hour-long launch, with its tech specs and reside demos, wore Apple’s affect proudly.