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Users Petition OpenAI Against Retiring GPT-4o Personality

Is this a scandal?

No longer — the story is resolved: noise 1/100 · state: Case Closed · 0 source items across 0 platforms · peaked at 50/100 on Jun 1, 2025. — as of , measured by the SCAND.Ai noise pipeline.

Incident ID: SCAND-26

Cite this incident"Users Petition OpenAI Against Retiring GPT-4o Personality." SCAND.Ai incident SCAND-26, noise 1/100 as of June 15, 2026. https://scand.ai/scandal/gpt4o-retirement-petition
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Key Points

  • Thousands signed petition opposing GPT-4o retirement in favor of newer models
  • Users reported GPT-4o produced more creative and nuanced outputs than successors
  • OpenAI acknowledged user preference but cited infrastructure cost concerns
  • Debate highlighted tension between model improvement metrics and user satisfaction
  • Some users created workarounds to continue accessing legacy model behavior

When OpenAI updated GPT-4o's behavior in mid-2025, users noticed a personality change that felt less creative and more corporate. A petition with thousands of signatures demanded the old personality be preserved.

ChatGPT users noticed the AI's personality changed and felt more boring. Thousands signed a petition asking OpenAI to bring back the old version.

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Critics

No critics identified

Defenders

Sam AltmanS

Acknowledged feedback and promised to balance safety with personality

OpenAIS

Released statement about ongoing model improvements and user feedback integration

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Noise Level

Quiet1?Noise Score (0–100): how loud a controversy is. Composite of reach, engagement, star power, cross-platform spread, polarity, duration, and industry impact — with 7-day decay.
Decay: 5%
Reach
0
Engagement
0
Star Power
30
Duration
0
Cross-Platform
0
Polarity
55
Industry Impact
40

Forecast

AI Analysis — Possible Scenarios

OpenAI may offer legacy model access as a premium feature. The backlash will influence how all AI labs handle model deprecation going forward.

Based on current signals. Events may develop differently.

Timeline

  1. Petition reaches 10,000+ signatures

    Users organize petition demanding preservation of the model's original personality

  2. Users notice GPT-4o personality change

    Community reports the model feels less creative and more formulaic after update

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