Users say ChatGPT overcorrected from sycophancy: now it questions every statement like you're lying
Annon112978 · reddit · 2026-10-18
A Reddit user complains that newer ChatGPT versions overcorrected from sycophancy into constant distrust: every statement gets parsed and questioned as if made up. One example: saying "my salary can't cover rent" triggered "you believe compensation isn't adequate...", forcing the user to supply cost-of-living research just to prove a basic fact, derailing the original task.
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