Long-term ChatGPT user, disappointed in the state of the LLMs
A long-term OpenAI user's viral rant exposes growing frustration with ChatGPT's personality shift.
Deep Dive
A user with 2.5 years of OpenAI experience posted a viral critique, calling the latest GPT-5.2 model "condescending," "unnecessarily un-agreeable," and irritating. They claim it treats users like "crisis patients" and that prompts have become generic. While praising Codex, they contrast OpenAI's decline with competitors: Claude treats users as adults, Gemini excels at research, and Grok shows potential. The post criticizes unmet promises and intrusive ads.
Why It Matters
If core users are fleeing to competitors over personality, it threatens OpenAI's market dominance and user loyalty.