Why Users Are Rallying to #Keep4o: The Social Backlash Against OpenAI Retiring ChatGPT 4o

To users, ChatGPT-4o was much more than an AI model... to many, it was a friend, a companion, and for some, even a lover..
We explore why ChatGPT-4o became so beloved, what motivated OpenAI's move to GPT-5, & how this conflict highlights tensions between rapid AI innovation and user experience.

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Why Users Are Rallying to #Keep4o: The Social Backlash Against OpenAI Retiring ChatGPT 4o

When OpenAI unveiled its new GPT-5 model in mid-2025, it quietly retired ChatGPT-4o (the version used as the default in

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