Sam Altman responds to mixed reception of GPT-5, announces return of GPT-4o
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about the “bumpy” GPT-5 release during a Reddit AMA, acknowledging user confusion and performance inconsistencies. Many users criticized GPT-5’s output and called for the return of the previous model, GPT-4o. In response, Altman confirmed GPT-4o will be brought back to some platforms to provide more choice. He also defended the controversial “model comparison” chart used during the launch, calling it a “mistake” that won’t be repeated.
OpenAI’s rapid iteration underscores the growing pains of frontier AI—but also reinforces the market’s demand for stable, reliable performance in generative models.
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