Title: The Obsolescence of Custom GPTs and Specialized Prompts |...
URL Source: https://www.bestblogs.dev/status/2032148818729283704
Published Time: 2026-03-12 17:36:48
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Remember how fast Custom GPTs, launched back in 2023, died? Within a year the general models were already better than custom GPTs (which where just specialized system prompts)
General models will keep getting better at everything sucking in more knowledge that you won't need to customize them with skills or plugins or custom prompts I think
#### Andrew Côté
@Andercot · 5h ago
I give it about 3-6 months before any kind of skills.md file is also pointless. The same thing happened to vector databases and langchain and every other 'product' built in the narrowing gap of model competencies.
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@levelsio argues that general AI models are rapidly improving to the point where custom GPTs and specialized system prompts are becoming redundant.
Summary
Reflecting on the launch of Custom GPTs in 2023, the author notes how quickly they were surpassed by general models. He posits that as foundational models continue to integrate more knowledge and capabilities, the need for external customization via skills, plugins, or complex system prompts will vanish. This perspective is supported by the quoted tweet, which suggests a similar fate for tools like LangChain and vector databases as the 'gap' in model competencies narrows.
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