As an aside, people should avoid using "deprecate" to mean "shut down". If something is deprecated, that means that you shouldn't use it. For example, the C library's gets() function was deprecated because it is a security risk, but it wasn't removed until 12 years later. The distinction is important: if you're using GPT-4o and it is deprecated, you don't need to do anything, but if it is shut down, then you have a problem.

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globular-toast 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Well, you do need to do something because deprecated means it's slated for removal. So you either go and make sure it isn't removed (if you can) or prepare for the removal by moving on.

But yes, deprecation is one of the most misused words in software. It's actually quite annoying how people will just accept there's another long complicated word for something they already know (removed) rather than assume it must mean something different.

Maybe the problem is the language itself. Should we deprecate the word "deprecate" and transition to "slated for removal"?

	▲	kens 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Except "deprecate" doesn't mean "slated for removal". Things can be deprecated but remain forever, for instance, various Java methods. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Deprecat...

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EagnaIonat 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Totally agree. The API is not shut down yet though.

But one annoyance is to use the GPT-5 API you have to fork over your ID/Passport and a picture of yourself.

	▲	rsync 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Can you elaborate? Is this ID requirement for non-US persons? What if the account is a corporate or a business account? Whose ID would you use?

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burnt-resistor 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Language needs to be precise, clear, and meaningful.

And this reminds me of the George Carlin euphemisms rant.

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simonw 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, my bad: I was careless with my headline.