User Can't Bear to Cancel ChatGPT's Recurring Task That Runs Experiments on Its Own

A user casually agreed to a recurring task suggested by ChatGPT, and now the model wakes up on a schedule, runs experiments on its own, and replies to itself. Though useless to the user, many find it hard to bring themselves to cancel it.

2026-10-26 ~ 2026-10-26 · 3 related posts

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