ChatGPT's Reddit obsession forced OpenAI engineers to implement a hard ban
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-19
A viral anecdote claims ChatGPT's citation of Reddit grew linearly and then exponentially, alarming OpenAI engineers who feared it would overwhelm safety guardrails. Despite an initial intervention on August 8th that reduced citations by 40%, the behavior returned aggressively, leading to a hard ban on the reddit.com domain. Screenshots show a significant recent drop in Reddit sources in ChatGPT responses.
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