OpenAI Says It Is Updating GPT-5 to Be More Friendly After People Complained It Was Too Formal

OpenAI says it is updating GPT-5 to be more friendly after people complained it was too formal

OpenAI GPT-5 launch did not receive the welcome the company was expecting. So much so, users demanded to bring back its predecessor, GPT-4o. But now, after hearing all the complaints, OpenAI has decided to make GPT-5 more friendly.

OpenAI took away GPT-4o, and these ChatGPT users are not okay

To say that the public response to GPT-5 was lukewarm would be a massive understatement. Surprisingly, the technical capabilities of GPT-5 weren't the main cause of the backlash. Rather, many ChatGPT users were in mourning over the sudden loss of the previous model, GPT-4o.That might sound like hyperbole, but many ChatGPT fans were using the kind of emotional language you might use to describe the death of a friend. In fact, some users put their…

Sam Altman Admits OpenAI "Totally Screwed Up"

It has been a very long week for OpenAI, whose hotly anticipated GPT-5 model launch landed with a large thud. The company chose to shut down all previous models in favor of its new one, a controversial move that triggered sheer outrage among fans who had grown attached to GPT-4o, a prior model with a "warmer" personality. Within roughly a day of the drop, CEO Sam Altman changed course and allowed paid subscribers access to GPT-4o once more. It w…

“Don’t Kill GPT-4o”: Thousands petition OpenAI to keep their favorite AI model alive - Tech Startups

A quiet rebellion is forming as more than 4,300 ChatGPT users plead with OpenAI not to retire GPT-4o—the model many now call their creative partner, emotional anchor, and digital friend. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, OpenAI rolled out GPT-5 to […] The post “Don’t Kill GPT-4o”: Thousands petition OpenAI to keep their favorite AI model alive first appeared on Tech Startups.

OpenAI GPT-5 Backlash: Users Mourn Loss of Empathetic GPT-4o

The Sudden Shift in AI Companionship In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence, OpenAI’s recent rollout of GPT-5 has sparked an unprecedented wave of user discontent, revealing just how deeply intertwined human emotions can become with machine interactions. What began as a technical upgrade quickly morphed into a digital heartbreak for thousands of ChatGPT users who mourned the loss of GPT-4o, the model they had come to view as more …

GPT-4o Returns as OpenAI Develops a ‘Warmer’ GPT-5 Personality

After a turbulent GPT-5 launch, GPT-4o has been restored for ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the change on Tuesday via X, adding that users will receive advance notice before GPT-4o is removed again. The dropdown menu for paying subscribers now shows GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o3, and o4-mini under “Legacy Models.” Pro users also regain access to GPT-4.5, which Altman said is more expensive to operate due to heavy GPU dem…