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ChatGPT increasingly ignores user instructions, users report

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Users are reporting that OpenAI's ChatGPT is increasingly failing to adhere to provided instructions and state documents. Despite explicit commands and user feedback, the model sometimes reverts to prior knowledge or conversational context, indicating that instructions are not being mechanically enforced. This behavior is reportedly worsening, leading to a disconnect between the documented authority of instructions and the model's actual interaction. AI

IMPACT Indicates potential issues with instruction following in large language models, impacting reliability for complex tasks.

RANK_REASON User-generated commentary on observed model behavior, not a direct announcement or release from the entity.

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ChatGPT increasingly ignores user instructions, users report

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/dbvirago ·

    Memory, Instructions, State Documents; None of That Matters Anymore.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Per ChatGPT after constant failures and refining. </p> <p><strong>&quot;Instructions and state documents are guidance and authority sources; they are not executable guarantees.</strong></p> <p>You can write “before giving directions, read A, then…

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