GPT-4o exits ChatGPT; fans push to revive it via #keep4o campaign
TL;DR
OpenAI has officially disabled the GPT-4o model in ChatGPT, steering users toward GPT-5. In response, a vocal online campaign and a Change.org petition—titled #keep4o—have gained traction, with supporters arguing the warmer, more emotionally engaging GPT-4o experience should be kept available despite its retirement.
- 'I'm grieving': OpenAI has switched off ChatGPT-4o, and angry users are backing a #keep4o campaign to restore it TechRadar
- Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off BBC
- OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’ The Guardian
- OpenAI retires GPT-4o. The AI companion community is not OK. Mashable
- OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. China’s ChatGPT Fans Aren’t OK WIRED
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