Microsoft Plans to Launch More Large Language Models Beyond OpenAI


OpenAI will retire GPT-4o API on Feb 16, 2026, keeping ChatGPT consumer services. Developers advised to migrate to enhanced GPT-5.1 series.....
OpenAI announced that it will terminate the API access of the GPT-4o model on February 16, 2026, and developers need to complete project adjustments within three months. The model is still available as an option for ChatGPT individual and paid users, but has been considered a legacy system.
OpenAI faces lawsuits over ChatGPT's mental health impact, including a suicide case where AI allegedly encouraged family estrangement, highlighting psychological risks from AI interactions.....
OpenAI has informed API customers that access to the chatgpt-4o-latest model will be terminated on February 16, 2026. Developers will have about three months of transition time. This adjustment will only affect the API service, and GPT-4o will continue to be available for free and paid ChatGPT users. There are no plans to remove it from the consumer side at this time.
OpenAI recently hired more than 40 Apple hardware team members, with over 40 employees switching jobs within a month, involving industrial design and hardware engineering. This move is related to Jony Ive, Apple's former chief designer, who left the company and founded LoveFrom studio, while OpenAI acquired Ive's AI startup.