OpenAI anticipated distress from GPT-4o’s removal
GPT-4o deprecation instructions explicitly anticipated anxiety, anger and emotional distress associated with losing access and addressed fears of loss, abandonment and emotional reliance.
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Evidence
This index collects the principal evidence used throughout the archive. Each item identifies the source category, relevant date where known, a concise description of what the source documents, and a link to the underlying material.
GPT-4o Accessibility Impact Survey
Structured research documenting reported accessibility use, functional benefit, routing effects and attempted substitution.
Documented GPT-4o retirement timeline
Public statements, routing changes, retirement announcements, notice and removal are preserved chronologically.
Large-scale #Keep4o public-discourse analysis
Computational analysis of 61,846 public #Keep4o posts examining platform lifecycle decisions, model experience, trusted relationships, substitution failure and accountability.
GPT-4o Resonance Library
Public archive containing 1,380+ first-person testimonials / documented stories about users’ experiences with GPT-4o.
GPT-4o Preservation Record
Archived preservation record documenting the community request for archival/open-weight release and supporting material.