Sam Altman tells employees in town hall: We made a mistake in …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted a significant flaw in GPT-5.2's writing quality, deeming it "unwieldy" and "hard to read" compared to its predecessor. The company prioritized technical prowess over writing skills in this version, a trade-off now acknowledged. Future updates aim to rectify this writing deficiency.

Sam Altman tells employees in town hall: We made a mistake in …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted a significant flaw in GPT-5.2's writing quality, deeming it "unwieldy" and "hard to read" compared to its predecessor. The company prioritized technical prowess over writing skills in this version, a trade-off now acknowledged. Future updates aim to rectify this writing deficiency.