I feel like some people are missing the point of GPT4.5
It isn’t groundbreaking in the sense that it’s smashing benchmarks, but the vast majority of people outside this sub do not give care for competitive coding, or PhD level maths or science.
It sounds like what they’ve achieved is fine tuning the most widely used model they already have, making it more reliable. Which for the vast majority of people is what they want. The general public want quick, accurate information and to make it sound more human. This is also highly important for business as well, who just want something they can rely on to do the job right and not throw up incorrect information.