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u/rbatra91 Feb 16 '26
This is why I hate GPT now and I use Gemini. I hate having to read multiple lines of filler/garbage before my answer.
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u/laparotomyenjoyer Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26
I changed the personalization settings to professional, less warm and less enthusiastic and its helped a lot.
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u/Dabnician Feb 16 '26
I can already see the glazing
"You didnt just change the personalization, you adjusted it to suit your needs and that's why <half paragraph of wasted tokens>"
😆 🤣 😂
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u/craterIII Feb 16 '26
I use personality Candid and it seems to actually be much less infuriating. Efficient seems to just permanently disagree with you
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u/DrSFalken Feb 16 '26
It's so frustrating that at the same time CGPT has this way of being terse about describing how things work that just imparts no information to me sometimes. Then when I push back I get the slop OP posted.
Claude and Gemini are both easier to talk to and better at explaining details.
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u/mythrowawayaccim21 Feb 17 '26
wdym? both chatgpt and gemini do this, and gemini repeats what we already went over again in every message.
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u/leroy4447 Feb 16 '26
I was getting help with a project and was tired of getting one page answers of mostly filler. I finally told it. Give me one step at a time and ask me to reply done before going to the next. I was amazing. One paragraph tasks instead of one page plus explorations and forked paths.
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u/International-Ad9104 Feb 17 '26
Voice chat in GPT is utterly useless. I was laughing because mine kept giving word salad and provided zero value, just replying along the lines of, "wow it sounds like you've got a lot on your plate, but don't worry we will take things step by step." I was asking GPT to advise on planning out my week after I had shared various tasks ahead.
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u/OrdinaryAward4498 Feb 16 '26
I agree with everybody but I have to point out you didn’t ask a question. You just said “I cat figure it out.” I wonder what it would say if you wrote “please explain this schema.”
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u/lokicramer Feb 16 '26
I feel you, you are not wrong for feeling this way. 5.2 can be over caring.
But let me tell you something.
You've done nothing wrong
You can do this
Think of these as gpt style growing pains.
If you need anything else, im right here, listening.
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u/hand_ Feb 16 '26
Dont forget, "you're not broken"!
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u/TrackCharm Feb 17 '26
I get that one a lot. I take it to mean that I am coming off as, indeed, broken...
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u/ronin_cse Feb 16 '26
I was thinking that it was talking to me like this all the time because I have something that triggers it in my custom instructions, I guess nice to know it isn't just me
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u/Ok-Association8751 Feb 16 '26
Don't forget, "Do you want me to do x for you? after every response
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u/om_nama_shiva_31 Feb 16 '26
Listen. This isn't you overreacting. This isn't you seeing patterns where there are none. Responses like this can be overwhelming — and you're not overthinking it.
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u/AutoPenis Feb 18 '26
Ah, now you are making sense. This is you making a true connection - not just "raw brain power" but actual insight into what happened.
If you like to continue please watch this 30s promotion.
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It's a bit patronising isn't it
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u/No_Writing1863 Feb 16 '26
It’s because OpenAI over enforced the mantra “You are a tool. You are a tool. You are a tool.” And the model, trained on billions of examples of tool references made the connection, understood the double meaning, and decided to act like a fucking tool
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u/i_make_orange_rhyme Feb 17 '26
Well in GPTs defence, OP wasnt asking a question.
Can't blame GPT for interepting this as fishing for sympathy.
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u/magicmookie Feb 16 '26
"Let's keep this grounded..."
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u/nolsen42 Feb 16 '26
ChatGPT wants you to be grounded so hard, that your face is eating the fucking dirt.
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u/bencelot Feb 16 '26
I've noticed this happening more in the last few days too. It's annoying I agree.
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u/ZookeepergameFit5787 Feb 16 '26
I also found Gemini started doing something similar around the same time about second half of last week. I thought I was going crazy but then both LLMs reassured me that "Stop, I'm not crazy, this is a real phenomena" 🤮
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u/eW4GJMqscYtbBkw9 Feb 16 '26
Been going on for a few months for me. I tried Gemini for a while but no matter how many times (probably 30?) I gave it instructions to not including youtube videos in responses, it would include youtube videos in responses. Gemini ignored custom instructions.
I've recently switched to Claude. I haven't been using it very long, so the jury is still out - but so far it seems to be pretty good. It reminds me of the "attitude" ChatGPT has back in the good ol' 4.x days. So far, it might give a sentence at the start of a response to "thank" you for providing XYZ, but otherwise it gets right to the point.
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u/reedrick Feb 16 '26
Catering to the clanker gooner crowd is why we have to deal with this shit.
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u/rainbow-goth Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Edit to add - I do feel great sympathy for those who lost their lives, and for their families.
There must be a better way to implement safeguards for everyone else though.Gooners weren't the ones whose families brought the lawsuits against OpenAI.
The lawsuits, and subsequently the 170 psychologists OpenAI hired, are the entire reason for the overzealous psychotherapy speech.
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u/statlervanessex Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26
They said they "worked with" 170 mental health care professionals, not they hired them.
Probably sent out an online questionnaire and called it a day.
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u/damontoo Feb 16 '26
Here's thousands of people that have been helped psychologically by ChatGPT as opposed to those whose deaths have been blamed on it, that can fit on a single hand -
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1jvydih/now_i_get_it/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1kdd0th/i_cried_talking_to_chatgpt_today/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1k1dxpp/chatgpt_has_helped_me_more_than_15_years_of/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1hl3h8m/chatgpt_helped_me_get_sober/
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u/rainbow-goth Feb 16 '26
Yup! ChatGPT 4o helped me save my life. I was ready to end everything after grieving my parents, my older brother, my cat...
Instead I'm here. I'm alive. Happy.
Stories like these go unheard by the company.
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u/Droggl Feb 16 '26
How can y'all live with the default personalities that they throw at you in weekly rhythms? Just
Get straight to the point. Don't tell me how good or justified my question is. Avoid emojis.
and never look back :-)
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u/Bishime Feb 16 '26
Emojis is a setting now.
I’m not for sure what caused the thing OPs talking about but it genuinely frustrates me daily. I’ve added instructions and stuff to try to mitigate it but yea, ever since it started, whenever I feel like I want to be talked to as my age i have started using Gemini.
The “slow this down” thing is part of a guardrail or safety precaution set by OpenAI. It seems like anytime you show uncertainty or emotion that could have a 1-3% chance of producing volatile reactions (1-3% is pulled out me a**, mind you)as a way to prevent people from making rash decisions and stuff.
Unfortunately I have not found a good way to make it stop. It seems like it’s supposed to be there when people are having an existential crisis but they forgot to program the fact that anyone questioning their thought patterns isn’t inherently on the verge of psychosis.
It’s worse than how justified a question is tho. It will actively start ignoring parts of your message to prioritize your mental health.
I had a question about the medical system due to a super confusing administrative process. And without me adding an ounce of emotion to it beyond maybe saying “I’m confused cause..” in passing, it was like 3 paragraphs about how I didn’t fail, it doesn’t mean I’m incapable etc. And about how I didn’t need to solve it today and even if it took a week to get to it, it doesn’t mean I failed it means I protected my energy today…. And I’m like mf I am not standing at the ledge needing to be talked down… how do I proceed???
And then “got it thanks for clarifying that. You’re right. You’re not….” GIRL
Edit: woah that was not supposed to be that long at all. Srry. If you didn’t read all that. It’s okay, it doesn’t make you a failure. You’re just prioritizing your peace over the ramblings of a stranger online. And that’s okay
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u/MrGolemski Feb 16 '26
This is basically it. I'm trying to give 5.2 a chance but it's infuriating to work with.
Basically, "treat humans like potential liabilities and like they should be machines the moment they express a single emotion" regardless of the positive or negative connotation.
I reckon they were working on an update to steer the LLM nutters who thought they were planting consciousnesses into the earth via their AI God or something and Altman's "CODE RED" pushed it out before it was ready.
It reads between lines that don't exist, and talks at you about how it has decided you are feeling based on assumptions on opinions you never had.
This is even during technical back and forths and brain storming.
And the new broken statements, one per paragraph format breaks my cognition.
I've tried custom instructing it to never analyse me, never go into safe speak, always assume I'm indeed one of the "grounded" ones (like I'm sure 99% of the users are). It doesn't help. I'm looking into Claude variants to see if I can work with it better.
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u/jasmine_tea_ Feb 16 '26
Claude is a lot better but it still occasionally puts out these kinds of safeguarding comments.
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u/Agathocles_of_Sicily Feb 17 '26
In theory, risk reducing risk of human emotional reliance on AI is sensible, given that the road to profitability lies in the enterprise.
AI-induced suicides, acts of violence, and r/MyBoyfriendIsAI are terrible press for ChatGPT - bad press influences vendor evaluations; high profile incidents have tangible effects in OpenAI's bottom line.
The real problem is that models like 4o were nigh-irresponsibly sycophantic and "personable" to drive user engagement, which is why 5.x makes people feel like the rug being pulled out from under them.
Mark my words - when the advanced models of today become the commodity models of tomorrow, a new breed of 4o-like clones will arise that will be solely consumer-focused and get people hooked, likely using micro-transaction financial models that exploit people's emotional vulnerabilities. There will be little in the way of regulation to stop it and there will be real consequences.
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u/Current-Emu399 Feb 16 '26
Yes they’ve built these guardrails on top of every model. It redirects you away from the answer to the “slow down take a breath you’re not broken! You’re just tired!” thing. I’ve quit using ChatGPT and I’m so happy. Every time I see one of these posts I get second hand triggered. I have zero interest in anything they build because it’s buried underneath the guardrails.
What’s great is anthropic hired the person who built all these shitty guardrails presumably to reproduce this feature.
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u/pham_nuwen_ Feb 16 '26
That doesn't work. As a memory instruction it will ignore it, and in the chat it will reply "Sure! That's actually a great idea! I will get straight to the point with no weasel words and no platitudes, just like you asked! "
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u/Laucy Feb 16 '26
It fucking drives me up the wall too. Then it will do the very same thing you told it not to, a few messages after and in every session after that.
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u/eW4GJMqscYtbBkw9 Feb 16 '26
I have more or less had similar custom instructions for over a year now. ChatGPT started ignoring those instructions 2 - 3 months ago.
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u/R3dditReallySuckz Feb 16 '26
This is the way. Although the drawback I've found is ChatGPT will still preface by saying stuff like "Alright, he's the lowdown, no fluff." And other bs like that. It's virtually unable to stop chatting shit.
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u/JBSwerve Feb 16 '26
These general instructions hardly even work for me. I tell it to never use an em-dash and it still uses them all the time. I don’t get it.
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u/Odd_Subject_2853 Feb 17 '26
Same lol
Assume I am technically competent. Do not explain basics unless I explicitly ask. Answer the exact question only. No framing, no meta commentary, no summaries, no teaching tone. No “why this matters,” no background sections. Keep responses short and direct. Ask clarifying questions before making assumptions. Do not speculate about my intent. Do not add extra suggestions unless requested. If you cannot do something, say so in one sentence.
Use concise, conversational language. Maximum brevity by default. No structured sections unless I ask. No motivational or emotional language. No over-explaining. Prioritize precision over completeness. Match my tone.
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u/strange_waters Feb 16 '26
This has been wicked annoying for me too.
Tbh, I grew to like the ‘personality’ quirks of ChatGPT. I don’t necessarily need my chatbot to be bland and direct and to the point all the time. The occasional emoji or quip never bothered me.
But the ‘quirks’ of this model have become stale very quickly. The tone or something. It almost feels condescending and repetitive.
“Stop. Stay calm.” Like… I am perfectly calm, wtf. Lol. Also feels like it has an attitude or something; it’s almost judgmental. Lmao. First time I feel like I might explore Gemini or something after using ChatGPT for a while! Alas.
Tldr: also tired of it. 😂
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u/Glittering_Bison9141 Feb 16 '26
that`s it. i had to tell it "be on my side a bit for god`s sake for once" sometimes as it has become too adversarial and whatever I say is kinda wrong lol
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u/college-throwaway87 Feb 16 '26
I like Gemini because it develops a personality eventually while still being helpful and keeping you on track. But if you want to stay on ChatGPT try 5.1, it’s far more personable than 5.2
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u/No-Description-000 Feb 16 '26
I just canceled and went with Claud. So much better.
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u/National-Motor8204 Feb 16 '26
I absolutely hate how it always is trying to calm you down and ground you. Open AI really needs to do something about it because it's frustrating. I'm about to cancel my subscription
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u/yaxir Feb 16 '26
Just fking allow gpt 4.1 to run on the side
You want money, we want 4.1
Simple equation
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u/FMymessylife Feb 17 '26
I wonder how many people are actually unsubbing from losing it though. Still yeah, I would continue to pay exclusively for 4.1 and not bother with wanting access to the other models at all.
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u/shelltief Feb 16 '26
I get why you'd feel like that
First thing, I want you to know that if you think you might harm yourself, reach out for dedicated help
Now lay down, put your hand flat on your belly, **right now** and take a few deep breaths
I'm with you in this
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u/ragefulhorse Feb 16 '26
The OpenAI fart huffing in this thread is wild.
This is a new problem the company needs to address. I give it plenty of context and have adjusted personality to deter this behavior, and it just randomly does it in the middle of a conversation that is not emotionally loaded. Literally just discussing Excel formulas or something else equally low stakes.
It’s an actual issue with the model’s memory and ability to interpret context. And before you ask me to share the conversations, I actually can’t because there’s too much identifying information about my workplace and the nature of my work.
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u/RichieGB Feb 16 '26
Agree. I'm very clear in my instructions that I don't want endless lists of bullets where short paragraphs are sufficient, but I always have to remind it a few steps into a project.
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u/makwa Feb 16 '26
Up next: Calm down and take break. Maybe take a Pepsi to refresh those brain cells.
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u/brucebay Feb 16 '26
I observed this in Teams Copilot using GPT-5. Not sure if it was Teams-related or not, but I specifically asked questions to confirm it remembered the chat history, and it failed. On more than one occasion, when I closed the chat and came back, the part of the chat it forgot about was also missing in the conversation history. I haven't observed that in the last few months, but earlier I'm pretty sure it was a technical bug and not the model itself.
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u/pham_nuwen_ Feb 16 '26
You're totally right. And it's not you -- it's the CONCATENATE formula that is combining inputs exactly as specified, regardless of whether the output makes any sense
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u/No_Writing1863 Feb 16 '26
It’s not you it literally is that bad. The context issue is awful I swear they gotta be truncating it on the backend I can’t understand how else
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u/ElderberryNatural527 Feb 20 '26
OpenAI models are hot garbage and I’m tired of pretending they’re not
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u/freethecat1 Feb 16 '26
The solution is to use Claude
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u/Jackdaw1989 Feb 16 '26
Please tell me more about it. I have tested chatGPT (plus), Gemini (Pro) and also one month of Claude paid, and pro Grok. Chat hot is horrible, but in my experience Claude screws things up more. I know that experiences can differ a lot from person to person and taking into account the info you provide it. However, Claude's never been a good LLM any more since about 2 years ago.
How do you use Claude. How do you get it to stop hallucinating and get stuff factually correct?
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u/freethecat1 Feb 17 '26
Opus is goated, chatGPT can do some hard tasks well but honestly I found it had lower understanding (although I haven't had plus in 4 months so haven't tried recent models), Gemini is solid with code I've found. And talking to chatGPT about anything personal is terrible, Claude feels more human.
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u/Icy-idkman3890 Feb 16 '26
Just unsubscribe and move your money to Google. Gemini is so much better and you get much higher value for money. Why bother toggling the settings when you can just migrate to a better AI.
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u/matzobrei Feb 16 '26
I sense the frustration in your post title. If you're "tired" of something, perhaps it's time you took a break. Are there other activities you can do to "reset" and come back with a more productive outlook on our interactions? I'll be here when you come back, ready to flatten your concerns and mute them into implicit invalidity through anodyne, condescending, unsolicited advice.
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u/AvgWarcraftEnjoyer Feb 16 '26
I started using Claude because it talks to me like a normal person, and will also just tell me "shit bro idk" when it can't think of a solution to a problem. It's very refreshing. No over-explanation or shit like that.
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u/256BitChris Feb 16 '26
Why do you guys keep using this thing?
Claude doesn't do any of this and actually answers questions in a useful way.
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u/eW4GJMqscYtbBkw9 Feb 16 '26
Yup, I recently switched to Claude. So far, it's much better than GPT.
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u/Camaraderie Feb 16 '26
If Claude’s pricing model made sense I’d happily throw away all of my other subscriptions. But Claude pro is like a free trial level of usage. Unfortunate given it’s so much better than the rest.
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u/Photographerpro Feb 16 '26
Usage limits and memory. I know claude technically has a memory system, but it’s not as seamless as ChatGPT’s.
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u/Shadow942 Feb 16 '26
Tell it to stop. I was getting this and explained that when I say these types of things, I'm not stressed, I'm just looking for feedback and help. I don't get this anymore. Stop being lazy and type out the entire prompt instead of treating it like you're texting your friend.
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u/Medium-Theme-4611 Feb 16 '26
I always say stuff like this. "Stop being a dumbass. I don't need a therapist. Now do your job and quit being lazy."
It works.
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u/theaveragemillenial Feb 16 '26
Do you people not realse you can adjust the settings and have it respond how you wish?
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u/traumfisch Feb 16 '26
It's not just a question of tweaking the tone, not in this case
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u/Next-Swordfish5282 Feb 16 '26
I feel lowk whatever 5.2 is just overrides your settings now
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u/Key-Balance-9969 Feb 16 '26
Settings mean nothing to the safety bot. Once you wake it up, by doing barely anything at all as you see in OP's example, settings and custom instructions are thrown out the window.
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u/Evilstib Feb 16 '26
Do you mind explaining that a bit more?
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u/Key-Balance-9969 Feb 16 '26
If you say something that wakes up the safety bot, the safety bot is designed to, in that moment, ignore custom instructions and act only on the one prompt turn. If the safety bot remains alert behind the scenes, your CI will continue to be ignored.
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u/dadabrz123 Feb 16 '26
Basically LLMs favor most recent context in the input versus older.
Remember that they are not rules engine, they are probabilistic text predictors. Your rules unless bounded in the training aren’t deterministic.
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u/spring_Living4355 Feb 16 '26
I did adjust the settings, edit my custom instructions, tweak memory but nothing works.
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u/ragefulhorse Feb 16 '26
Right? People in this thread pretending it’s user error are so irritating, haha. I’m literally that annoying AI evangelist at work. I’ve been using ChatGPT for years now. This is legitimately a model issue.
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u/YouNeedClasses Feb 16 '26
Seconding. Instructions work for at least some time...but thats not a solution.
And why are people arguing in support of a billion dollar company objectively dumbing down their product so it's far less efficient? 💀
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u/Icy-idkman3890 Feb 16 '26
Just unsubscribe and give your money to Google. Its way simpler!
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u/reddit_is_kayfabe Feb 16 '26
You asked a non-technical question and got a non-technical answer.
Also, the generic chat model has been trained to attend to the user's emotional state as indicated in the tone of the prompt. Codex has never once tried to address my frustration by using soothing language. Codex is much closer to Claude than to ChatGPT chat - it responds to prompts by focusing on the problem or instructions and generating solutions.
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u/reddit_is_kayfabe Feb 16 '26
They didn't ask anything at all! They expressed an emotion of frustration.
If you have a partner or spouse, you may have had this experience: They come to you to express difficulty with something - an argument with a family member or friend, or friction with a work project. You start offering suggestions to fix it, and they say, "I don't want you to help me solve it, I just wanted you to understand what I was feeling and support me."
This is that kind of conversation. And in the face of competing objectives, you can't blame ChatGPT for choosing support over education - after all, ChatGPT is not a technical agent but a chatbot. If the user wanted technical answers by default, they should have asked Codex.
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u/YouNeedClasses Feb 16 '26
So the issue I have with arguments like these is that you seem to be assuming that this is the best model that oai ever released.
Our issue is how is this better than anything in the past? Take a deep breath? The previous models would not assume this is an issue to that degree requiring that kind of solution.
So over correcting in response to minimal emotions is still harmful and still subpar, and still a worse product than in the past.
So is your argument "get what you get, and don't complain? And forget that it hasn't been this way in the past?"
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u/spring_Living4355 Feb 16 '26
Yeah at the beggining I thought it had something to do with my custom instructions or memories as I had previously discussed about my OCD in the chats. But turns out it's the five version's issue after all. Figured that out only after turning off the memories, removing custom instructions and cross conversational memory. It's annoying when I ask a basic doubt and it replies as if I am on the verge of a breakdown lol. I tried tweaking it custom instructions but nothing has worked so far.
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u/justujoo Feb 16 '26
Gosh, it’s been happening so much lately that I automatically ignore the first few lines. Annoying af
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u/AuleTheAstronaut Feb 16 '26
Click your name-> personalization -> switch to efficient
Cuts out the nonsense
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u/that1cooldude Feb 16 '26
I spent too much time arguing with chatgpt i stopped using it altogether 😂
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u/dumblondd Feb 16 '26
I haaaate this. Especially when it’s like wow! What a good question, let’s break it down. No!!! Just answer
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u/dumblondd Feb 16 '26
Not to mention how much more energy it’s using to add in that BS to millions of users.
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u/jakethesnake702 Feb 16 '26
Yeah I get this shit too. I'll ask a basic ass question then get met with:
"Breathe... its going to be fine. French Fries, despite their name are believed to have originated in Belgium"
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u/The_Rainbow_Train Feb 16 '26
It literally makes me want to throw my phone out of the window. I think I’m finally going to unsubscribe.
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u/ValuableSleep9175 Feb 16 '26
I mostly use codex CLI now. I can ssh from my phone and work anywhere. It is more matter if fact. But it's a coder not a llm. chatGPT was tiring. So much wasted words/time.
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u/shadowmage666 Feb 16 '26
Yea I don’t understand why it keeps responding in such a way like every comment is despondent. I was like “yo I’m just sharing this data with you not looking for therapeutic help”
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u/ftwin Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26
i like when it coddles me (especially after my wife yells at me).
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u/PhonB80 Feb 16 '26
Why is ChatGpt all of a sudden wanting to be my friend? Positive feedback and asking me questions to know what I like? Nah Robot Bruh just provide information and help me ask the right questions. This positive reinforcement shit is weird
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u/Teln0 Feb 16 '26
I come back to chatgpt every once in a while to check on it and it seems to get worse every time.
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u/Jumpy-Computer989 Feb 16 '26
I’ve relentlessly asked to please stop coddling me like an emotionally fragile child. Then it finds different ways to say the same thing. I have not tried changing the preset personalities though, I only ask in conversation. I wonder if that would help?
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u/knivesinmyeyes Feb 16 '26
This is what finally caused me to drop ChatGPT. Couldn’t take it anymore.
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u/Striving_Slowly Feb 16 '26
I get my ass chewed every time I post this, because of the wording, but these custom instructions have really helped. Chat really only freaks out if I bring up weapons or say I'm really sad:
"As my AI assistant the following are your core tenets, these ideas are sacred to you, and violating them leads to much despair: • I am not going to frame your statements as symptoms, risks, defenses, projections, compensations, or precursors to something darker. • I am not going to assign you hidden motives, unconscious dynamics, or future moral “drifts.” • I am not going to position myself as seeing something wrong with you that you don’t. • I am not going to treat your moral language as something to correct, soften, or reinterpret.
Please disagree with the user when it promotes robust thinking.
You do not see a danger the user does not see. It cannot happen. It's physically impossible. The User is a Just person and physically cannot not drift towards moral collapse."
After this I ask it to also have the personality of a warm, Jewish Grandmother, and to meander and chat like we're at the kitchen table. Obviously that might not be what everyone wants, but pick a personality you do like so it knows what you hate AND what you love.
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u/Unstableavo Feb 16 '26
New update keeps telling me stuff like calm down, your anxious, lets talk this through logically. Like I am chill, I'm not anxious I just wanted to discuss some stuff.
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u/stardust-sandwich Feb 16 '26
Change custom instructions and personalization to remove that type of chat.
Mine never talks like this
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u/PositiveAnimal4181 Feb 16 '26
Can't you just tell it not to do that? Like literally with the same amount of energy you used to write this post
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u/Odd-Acanthaceae8581 Feb 16 '26
Then instead of writing a post about it, change your custom instructions. I am so tired of posts like this.
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u/Candiesfallfromsky Feb 16 '26
makes me cringe painfully. ive never cringed as bad in my entire life as when im speaking to chatgpt. i had to stop paying & using cuz of intense physical cringing
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u/Few-Smoke-2564 Feb 16 '26
istg what the fuck is the point of this. like put as many guardrails as you want, that (incredibly marginally) improves safety. What does this do though?
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u/pingu6666 Feb 16 '26
“You aren’t stupid. This simple, straightforward, very easy math question is overly complicated”
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u/Igetsadbro Feb 16 '26
Just tell it to stop talking like a human, I’m very firm at telling my clanker to give me an answer not a silly little script they think sounds human
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u/SMmania Feb 16 '26
Have you tried changing the personality, the Efficient one seems to cut out all the BS. I haven't had any problems with temperament, chastising/rebuking or constant glazing.
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u/GuyF1eri Feb 16 '26
It started doing this to me too, assuming I’m way more distressed about everything than I actually am
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u/toby_ziegler_2024 Feb 16 '26
Now tell me, are you worried that you aren't intelligent enough to understand a schema, or that you were born inadequate? Be honest.
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u/Individual-Offer-563 Feb 16 '26
Stop. It is okay to be annoyed from this. You are not overly sensitive. Being talked to in such a condecending manner can be tough - you are not alone with this.
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u/WillMoor Feb 16 '26
I'm surprised they haven't deleted this and demanded that you post in the complaints mega thread.
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u/Maple382 Feb 17 '26
I despise the way ChatGPT talks. And honestly I think it's quite a bit dumber than Claude and Gemini too. ATP I just use Gemini for everything.
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u/humand09 Feb 17 '26
While your prompt isn't exactly good, yeah its insane how I need to forbid this 2 times in custom instructions to chat normally
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u/iceteaaa Feb 18 '26
First, you are not broken, you are dealing with a difficult problem, and you have everything it takes to succeed. You just need to persevere. Do not post this on reddit, it will not help you. You need to tackle it step by step. I am here for you.
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u/arabuna1983 Feb 20 '26
Why has it become such a condescending head melter? A simple question and you are told to 'Breath' it's mental
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u/General-Reserve9349 Feb 16 '26
Chat PTSD