When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.

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The order requires OpenAI to keep ChatGPT histories even if a user requests the chats be deleted or if state privacy laws require OpenAI to delete the data. The order does not apply to business accounts.

Everyone with a paid ChatGPT subscription can access the older GPT-4o model directly in the same menu where you can choose your flavor of GPT-5. This model received the most clamor from users after it was removed, and Altman said if OpenAI ever decides to take it away permanently, "we will give plenty of notice."