ChatGPT Windows app leaks its reasoning, spends 7 minutes begging itself to shut up
energyParticle · reddit · 2026-09-12
A Homelab user troubleshooting Frigate found the ChatGPT Windows desktop app leaking its chain-of-thought directly into the main chat. The model got stuck in a feedback loop: repeatedly drafting a reply, criticizing itself, and trying to force a clean finish.
The full transcript is filled with fragments like "Need respond cleanly," "Let's final," and "No more," before abruptly cutting off mid-sentence ("I must not ac"). The response took 7 minutes and 1 second to produce.
A notable glitch case of desktop reasoning models: leaked reasoning spiraling into self-feedback, while the model kept trying to self-correct.
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