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The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess

OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.

So far, the release sparked one of the most intense user revolts in ChatGPT's history, forcing CEO Sam Altman to make an unusual public apology and reverse key decisions. At the heart of the controversy has been OpenAI's decision to automatically remove access to all previous AI models in ChatGPT ( approximately nine, depending on how you count them) when GPT-5 rolled out to user accounts. Within 24 hours of launch, Altman announced several changes: GPT-4o would eventually return as an option for Plus users, rate limits for GPT-5 would double, and the company would improve transparency about which model variant was handling each query.

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