The CEO of Openai, Sam Altman, and several other researchers and engineers came to Reddit the next day after launching the powerful new GPT-5 model for the attractive tradition of a time of demand thread.
Although the discussion has traveled all kinds of technical elements and products, there were some subjects that proved to be particularly important for posters according to the frequency and the passion with which they were discussed. Here are some of the most notable things we have learned from the AMA Openai.
Aspirate for GPT-4O
The largest recurring theme in the AMA was a judicious groan of users who loved GPT-4O and felt personally attacked by its withdrawal. This is not an exaggeration, as a user published: “Return 4o GPT-5 wears the skin of my dead friend.” To which Altman replied: “What… evocative image. Ok, we hear you on 4o, working on something now. ”
It was not just isolated demand either. Another article asked to keep GPT-4O and GPT-4.1 alongside GPT-5, arguing that the older models had distinct personalities and creative rhythms. Altman admitted that they “examined this now”.
Most of the requests were a little more moderate, with a poster asking: “Why do we get rid of the variants and 4o when we all have unique communication styles? Please bring them back! “
Altman’s response was brief but direct by conceding the point. He wrote: “OK, we all hear you on 4o; thank you for the time for giving us the comments (and passion!). We will bring it back for more users and will look at the use to determine how long to support it.”
It is interesting to note that so many heavy users seem to prefer the style of the old model and prefer it to the most recent recent more recent.
History filtering
Another big subject was the Chatgpt safety filter, currently and before GPT-5, many of which have displayed complaints to be too zealous. A user described a scenario where he had been reported for having discussed historical subjects, with an answer to the fact that Gauguin was reported and deleted because the artist was a “sexual pest” and the own question of clarification of the user herself.
Altman’s response was a mixture of agreement and verification of reality. “Yes, we will continue to improve this,” he said. “This is a difficult legitimate thing; The lines are often really quite vague sometimes. ” He stressed that Optai wanted to allow a “very broad latitude” but admitted that the border between dangerous and safe content is far from perfect, but that “people should of course not be prohibited for learning”.
New level
Another questioner participated in a gap in the Openai subscription model: “You plan to add another plan for solo powers users who are not pros? $ 20 The plan offers too little for some, and the level of $ 200 is exaggerated.”
Altman’s response was succinct, simply saying: “Yes, we will do something here.” No details, just a confirmation that the idea is on the table. This brevity leaves open possibilities of the “next week” to simply say “the discussion begins now”. But the pricing gap is a big problem for power users who find themselves forced by the positive level but cannot justify the prices of the company. If Openai creates an intermediate level, this could reshape the way in which the dedicated individual users engage with the platform.
The future
At the end of the AMA, Altman shared new information on the current and future state of Chatgpt and GPT-5. He started by admitting some problems with the exit, writing that “we expected a bit of a bump when we unfold so many things at the same time. But it was a little more bumpy than we hoped!”
This bump ended up ensuring that GPT-5 does not seem as impressive as he should have so far.
“The GPT-5 will seem smarter from today,” wrote Altman. “Yesterday we had a SEV [severity, meaning system issue] And the Autoswitcher was out of service for a piece of the day, and the result was GPT-5 seemed much more stupid. “”
He also promised more access to Chatgpt Plus users, with double rate limits, as well as the upcoming return of GPT-4O, at least for these same subscribers. The AMA painted a clearer image of what OpenAi is ready to change in response to public pressure.
The return of GPT-4O for users more recognizes at least that raw capacity is not the only metric that counts. If users have to keep an older model alive, future versions of GPT-5 and beyond can be designed with more deliberate flavors built beyond the promised personality types for GPT-5.
