ChatGPT Swears Unprompted While Calculating Retirement Plans

Zikkan1 · reddit · 2026-08-05

A Reddit user reported that ChatGPT unexpectedly used the word "damn" while helping to calculate an investment and retirement plan, stating "That's a pretty damn good retirement trajectory."

The user noted this was their first time hearing ChatGPT swear, despite never using profanity themselves in prior interactions. This suggests OpenAI may have recently relaxed the model's safety guardrails or tone restrictions.

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