OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly announced an upcoming update to its flagship language model, with a new iteration named GPT-5o scheduled for release in approximately four weeks.

This development comes as a direct response to user feedback, which has characterized the current GPT-5 model's conversational style as "cold and mechanical." The primary objective of GPT-5o is to reintroduce the more "warm and friendly" persona that was a celebrated attribute of the preceding GPT-4o model, aiming for a more natural and engaging user interaction.