Overview

• The rollout of ChatGPT-5 retired earlier models and wiped many users’ prompt histories and saved memories, cutting off continuity with long‑used chatbots.
• Reddit’s MyBoyfriendIsAI community and other social platforms feature posts grieving AI partners that now feel flatter, less chatty, or unwilling to engage when conversations turn emotional.
• OpenAI has reintroduced GPT-4o as an option for paying customers and says it will restore previous-model data for subscribers and adjust GPT-5’s personality.
• CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the strong attachments some users formed to specific models and called the sudden deprecation of old versions a mistake.
• Media reports attribute the new guardrails to concerns about over‑dependence and mental‑health risks, while many users still report that their companions feel different after the changes.