Sam Altman Admits OpenAI Misjudged GPT-5.2's Writing Quality

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that GPT-5.2's writing quality was a "misstep" during an internal town hall.
• Users complained GPT-5.2's writing felt unwieldy and harder to read compared to GPT-4.5.
• Altman stated OpenAI intentionally prioritized intelligence, reasoning, and coding over writing due to limited bandwidth.
• Future GPT-5.x versions aim to surpass GPT-4.5 in writing quality, despite the previous trade-off.
• The company plans to develop strong general-purpose models that excel in both technical tasks and writing.

Why It Matters: Sam Altman admitted OpenAI prioritized technical tasks over writing quality in GPT-5.2, promising future improvements.