OpenAI vows to simplify ChatGPT as critic calls the Work launch 'a mistake'
petergyang · x · 2026-10-05
OpenAI exec Thibault Sottiaux responded to user feedback: the team is now only working on simplifications, more efficiency, groundbreaking features, or new models — acknowledging the clear demand for a simpler product.
Peter Yang echoed this with his own critique of ChatGPT's clutter, listing what he'd cut: Work vs. Codex, Spaces vs. Pages vs. Sites, and the model/effort picker. His hot take: the standalone Work launch was a mistake, much like Anthropic folding Cowork back into chat.
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