Since GPT-6 Astra, GPT refusals spike and feel clumsily Anthropic-like, says user

ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-15

Replying to TheStalwart's GPT-6 Astra post, ivanbezdomny reports that GPT was "pretty chill" before Astra — no rejections — but since Astra has become much more Anthropic-like in its guardrails, though "a bit dumber since they are newer to this kind of censorship."

A user-side data point reinforcing reports that OpenAI's latest model ships with stricter, less polished safety behavior.

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