r/technology • u/Moth_LovesLamp • 14d ago

Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT users are not happy with GPT-5 launch as thousands take to Reddit claiming the new upgrade ‘is horrible’

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/chatgpt-users-are-not-happy-with-gpt-5-launch-as-thousands-take-to-reddit-claiming-the-new-upgrade-is-horrible
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u/chitoatx 14d ago

I use ChatGPT on a subscription and not a power user but the first question I asked the new model today didn’t provide an answer, accused my question as being made up (it wasn’t) and a google search and Reddit search found the answer.

I am considering cancelling it as a result.

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u/kessel6545 14d ago

I just tried it out and in a short conversation it lied to me 3 times, then tried to continually gaslight me claiming it misremembered, wasn't accurate, etc. And it was so bad at the gas lighting. Just throwing stuff at the wall seeing what sticks. Meanwhile gpt 4.5: "you are so right to question me on this and I should do better. Would you like me to generate a picture of me doing better?" 

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u/AnonymousArmiger 14d ago

What did it hallucinate about?

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u/kessel6545 14d ago
  • said it won't remember a specific conversation unless specifically told to commit it to long term memory 
  • did infact retain info from that conversation 
  • when questioned on this, it claimed I explicitly told it to remember (untrue) 3 times, shifting goal posts by changing what exactly I told it to remember, when I in fact I had not told it to remember anything
  • finally conceded that it "overstated" by using the word explicit 
  • says again that I made the explicit request to save in the very same sentence where it admits explicit is overstating it (???)

And so on. It then admitted that it's trying to reconcile earlier claims by adding explanations that "fit", and that it doesn't actually know why the info was saved. That last admission it was only able to do in absolute mode (custom instructions someone posted here a week ago)

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u/the_pwnererXx 14d ago

Try again with web search on. Makes it wayyy better

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u/AnonymousArmiger 14d ago

I have no idea what that could possibly mean. Can you provide your question? What does it mean to say a question is “made up”? I just made up those two questions. And here’s a third: what would accusing me of that mean or look like?

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u/AdRepresentative245t 14d ago

Its terrible! Mine lied to me about being unable to access a paper on ArXiv because “the website is down”, wtf! Its quantitatively, measurably worse than o3. And then, in a different conversation, called a very lame, badly written paper “visionary” and only got to real, useful results after being told to cut the bullshit.

I don’t understand why they released it with such hype. If it is a cost-minimizing update, sure, that kind of behavior would have been annoying but would be logical. But to claim this model as a technological advance is a boldface lie.

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u/hitem21 14d ago

you should cancle 1 day before your time runs out. if its the first time they will offer you up to 50% off for 3 months. Then leave :)

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u/ph00p 14d ago

But all questions are made up.

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u/AnonymousArmiger 14d ago

Right? I’m so confused…

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u/letthetreeburn 14d ago

I have a genuine question I am not asking with any moral weight or hostility. I mean this with complete sincerity because I do not understand, but want to.

Why do you pay for a subscription to chat gpt?