Reddit users grow frustrated with ChatGPT's over-refusals on innocuous prompts
Crixusgannicus · reddit · 2026-10-07
A Reddit thread complains that ChatGPT increasingly refuses innocuous prompts citing usage policy violations—even for tasks it previously completed. The discussion reflects growing user-side frustration with over-conservative safety guardrails and rising false-positive refusals.
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