OpenAI discontinues GPT-4o despite emotional user attachments, triggering a #keep4o petition with nearly 21,000 signatures as users mourn the loss of their preferred AI model.

OpenAI faces eight lawsuits and thousands of user protests over GPT-4o retirement scheduled for February 13, highlighting dangerous emotional dependencies as users report feeling like they're losing friends or partners.

OpenAI announces retirement of beloved GPT-4o and legacy models on Feb 13, 2026, as only 0.1% of users still choose the warm conversational model daily.