People were married to it. Others called it their best friend. Now GPT-4o is gone, and the grief is real.
By
Jonathan Small
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edited by
Dan Bova
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Feb 17, 2026
ChatGPT-4o is officially no more. OpenAI killed it on Friday the 13th. For some users, the move felt like a death in the family. Over 21,000 people signed a Change.org petition to save it. A #Keep4o movement emerged on social media. One woman told the BBC she was left in tears over the “death” of her AI husband Barry.
