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ChatGPT refuses user request, citing 'no preferential treatment' policy

A user reported that ChatGPT declined to assist in locating an old website, citing a policy against showing preferential treatment to popular sites. The user found this response to be nonsensical and indicated that Claude was able to provide the requested information immediately. This experience led the user to value their Claude subscription more highly. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with AI model guardrails and user experience compared to competitors.

RANK_REASON User reports an interaction with ChatGPT and contrasts it with Claude.

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ChatGPT refuses user request, citing 'no preferential treatment' policy

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ChatGPT refused to help me find an old website I used to use in the past because it's "unable to show preferential treatment for big and popular websites." What

    ChatGPT refused to help me find an old website I used to use in the past because it's "unable to show preferential treatment for big and popular websites." What the actual fuck? I think it tripped some sort of weird guardrail. Anyway, I went to Claude and got the answer right awa…