Why ChatGPT's bio filter flags every prompt: past chat context keeps triggering it
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-02
Replying to the ChatGPT filter glitch report, David Manheim offers a diagnosis: the chat interface has access to your previous conversations, and recent bacterial-toxin research content keeps triggering the biological-risk filter as context. He calls it "a stupid design" — which explains why unrelated new prompts like "2+2" also get blocked.
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