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Has ChatGPT changed noticeably in the last ~12 hours for anyone else?

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Something seems to have changed today, and the regression is pretty severe on my end. Over the last few weeks, ChatGPT had become a genuinely good thinking partner: it would follow the exact claim I was making, research things when needed, find actual weaknesses or supporting evidence, and help dev…

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  1. 2026-08-21 13:26 · r/ChatGPT
    Has ChatGPT changed noticeably in the last ~12 hours for anyone else?

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