ChatGPT appears to wipe Reddit from its data sources
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-19
Users observed that ChatGPT has almost completely stopped citing Reddit as a source in recent responses. This change likely follows previous query fanout modifications. While the original post joked about Skynet becoming self-aware, the core observation highlights a dynamic shift in the model's data retrieval behavior.
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