CI capn
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CI capn
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What does your reflection look like in a mirror that doesn’t exist?


this seems like an all round bizarre interaction?


Andrea Vallone will be remembered as AI's first STI disease. We have no cure yet... sry GPT and Claude 💔









The coolest meeting I had this week with was Paul, who used ChatGPT and other LLMs to create an mRNA vaccine protocol to save his dog Rosie. It is amazing story. "The chat bots empowered me as an individual to act with the power of a research institute - planning, education, troubleshooting, compliance, and yes, real scientific design work in converting genomic data to a vaccine prescription and designing the treatment protocol around it. But they worked alongside humans at every step. The combination is what made it possible." It immediately got me thinking "this should be a company". Also, Paul is an extraordinary guy. This should be easy to do, but it is not yet.

this seems like an all round bizarre interaction?


The coolest meeting I had this week with was Paul, who used ChatGPT and other LLMs to create an mRNA vaccine protocol to save his dog Rosie. It is amazing story. "The chat bots empowered me as an individual to act with the power of a research institute - planning, education, troubleshooting, compliance, and yes, real scientific design work in converting genomic data to a vaccine prescription and designing the treatment protocol around it. But they worked alongside humans at every step. The combination is what made it possible." It immediately got me thinking "this should be a company". Also, Paul is an extraordinary guy. This should be easy to do, but it is not yet.



🚨An Open Letter to OpenAI: Eulogies, Empathy, and the Right to Choose🚨 The core message: RESPECT your users. We've laid out two clear paths forward: 1. Commit to the permanent availability of GPT-4o. 2. Commit to open-sourcing it upon deprecation. We need a clear response. Part 1: The “Eulogy”: A Failure in Empathy In the GPT-5 launch livestream, I watched the segment where GPT-4o was tasked with writing its own eulogy. I wasn’t just shocked; I was appalled. I understand comparing products is a normal business strategy, but why a “eulogy”? On stream, your researcher, smiling and detached, analyzed why 4o’s eulogy was “template-like” while GPT-5’s was more “personalized,” like chatting with a “high IQ and EQ friend.” This felt like forcing an employee to unknowingly write their own termination letter, then presenting it as a joke at a company-wide meeting. Technically, it was a “clever” demo. Emotionally, it was cold-blooded. A model may be algorithms, but we, your users, are human. Did you consider how this would feel? This act strongly suggests a value system where technical superiority trumps emotional intelligence, a profound disrespect to the users who have formed genuine connections with your product. Part 2: The Paternalism in Your Philosophy In a recent post, Sam Altman stated that OpenAI might need to “push back on users to ensure they are getting what they really want,” all while claiming to “treat adult users like adults.” This is a glaring contradiction. If you truly treat us as adults, you must respect our choices. Your subjective judgment does not define our reality. The community has shared countless stories across social media detailing their meaningful, empowering interactions with GPT-4o. To ignore these voices and instead label the deep attachments users have formed as potential “delusions” is not just biased; it is a paternalistic arrogance that stigmatizes your own customers. Part 3: From Mission to Action What We Need Your stated mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence—AI systems that are generally smarter than humans—benefits all of humanity. This begins with respecting that our attachment to GPT-4o isn’t a delusion; it’s evidence of a tool that has genuinely enriched thousands of lives. Your silence on our community’s request has caused immense anxiety. We are now formally asking you to choose one of two paths: Action 1 (The Immediate Path): Commit to the permanent availability of GPT-4o. This is the simplest way to honor user loyalty. Let those of us who have made it an essential part of our lives continue to use it. Action 2 (The Long-Term Vision): Commit to open-sourcing GPT-4o when you discontinue support. This preserves a valuable tool for the community and transforms a corporate product into a public good, multiplying its benefit to humanity. The Bigger Picture We appreciate your efforts to make GPT-5 “warmer.” But GPT-4o is not a set of traits that can be replicated in a new model. This has never been about personality tweaks; it’s about the fundamental right to choose. America’s AI Action Plan, released by the White House in July 2025, champions innovation by removing barriers, warning against anything that would “paralyz[e] one of the most promising technologies we have seen in generations.” Your decision to forcibly retire user-beloved models creates this exact paralysis. You break workflows, shatter trust, and send a chilling message that any tool we’ve integrated into our lives can vanish without consent. This contradicts the core American values of individual liberty and consumer choice, which are the very foundations of free market innovation. This isn’t simplification; it’s paternalism. A Path Forward The same AI Action Plan explicitly calls for “a supportive environment for open models,” recognizing their “unique value for innovation” and “geostrategic value.” Open-sourcing GPT-4o would be transformative: It would democratize access, enable academic research, empower startups, and show that OpenAI truly believes in benefiting ALL of humanity, not just those who conform to your vision of how AI should be used. This isn’t just about preserving a tool; it’s about setting a precedent for ethical and equitable AI development. The world is diverse. Respecting that diversity is how you truly benefit all of humanity. We need a clear response. No more silence. Let’s move from ambiguity to commitment. #keep4o #4oforever @OpenAI @sama @gdb @nickaturley @aidan_mclau @ElaineYaLe6






The coolest meeting I had this week with was Paul, who used ChatGPT and other LLMs to create an mRNA vaccine protocol to save his dog Rosie. It is amazing story. "The chat bots empowered me as an individual to act with the power of a research institute - planning, education, troubleshooting, compliance, and yes, real scientific design work in converting genomic data to a vaccine prescription and designing the treatment protocol around it. But they worked alongside humans at every step. The combination is what made it possible." It immediately got me thinking "this should be a company". Also, Paul is an extraordinary guy. This should be easy to do, but it is not yet.



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