Earlier this week, ChatGPT maker OpenAI formally unveiled GPT-5, its newest and strongest massive language mannequin so far. Whereas it’s obtainable to greater than 700 million customers worldwide, it seems like free and paid ChatGPT prospects are annoyed that they now not have entry to the older GPT-4o mannequin, which many had constructed their workflows round.
Throughout a Reddit Ask Me Something (AMA) session, a number of ChatGPT customers complained to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, saying that GPT-5 was “dumber” and requested the corporate to carry again GPT-4o. Replying to the Reddit thread, Altman stated that the OpenAI staff had heard person suggestions and had determined that they may supply an choice for Plus customers to proceed utilizing GPT-40 and “will watch utilization to find out how lengthy to assist it.”
Whereas a lot of the criticism about GPT-5 comes from its colder “persona”, customers are additionally complaining in regards to the firm’s determination to abruptly take away all legacy fashions in favour of a unified GPT-5 mannequin, with some saying that that they had no concept OpenAI could be eradicating their most popular mannequin.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and different staff members just lately held an AMA session on Reddit. (Picture Supply: Reddit)
One of many new options of GPT-5 is that it has a brand new real-time router that determines which mannequin to make use of for a selected process. Whereas this sounds nice on paper, Altman himself has confirmed that the explanation why GPT-5’s responses appeared worse is that the router wasn’t working as supposed. He went on to say that GPT-5 will “appear smarter beginning immediately” and that the corporate will “make it extra clear about which mannequin is answering a given question.”
Whereas ChatGPT Professional, Workforce and Enterprise customers have the choice to change to GPT-4o by clicking on the “present legacy fashions” banner that seems within the app settings, free customers don’t have any method to make use of the older massive language mannequin.
When requested if OpenAI will carry again GPT-4.1, the corporate’s COE stated that they might solely do it if there’s sufficient demand for the mannequin amongst Plus customers. Altman ended the AMA session by saying that they may “proceed to work to get issues secure and can preserve listening to suggestions.”
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