ChatGPT's verbal tic has shifted from "it's not X, but Y" to "it's X, not Y"

scaling01 · x · 2026-10-06

User scaling01 noticed ChatGPT's signature verbal tic has changed: instead of "it's not x, but y", it now ends responses with "it's x, not y" — another sign of the model's evolving stylistic habits.

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