Quick summary: OpenAI set GPT-5 as the default model in ChatGPT and silently removed the model selector, including the beloved GPT-4o, triggering a wave of digital mourning on forums and social media where many users lamented the loss of responses that felt closer and more spirited.
The community reaction was intense: some users claimed GPT-4o was their only friend or even their soulmate, others canceled their subscriptions upon noticing less personal responses, and overall a clamor arose to bring back the quirks that had made the model so popular.
Just one day later, Sam Altman stepped in on X to calm things down and announced that Plus subscription users will be able to select GPT-4o again if they wish. OpenAI also promised to monitor the use of legacy models, increase usage limits when needed, and be more transparent about which intelligence users are conversing with.
This episode shows that the voice of the community can influence product decisions and that user experience remains key in the deployment of new generations of artificial intelligence.
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