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0 pointsTheOtherHobbes1d ago0 comments

Yes, I'm reading this as a sign of strategic failure and decline.

ChatGPT is an interesting product - I like it for certain things - but after last year's PR scramble almost all the news out of OpenAI is a disappointment, with hovering hints of retrenchment.

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dyauspitr1d ago

I still like it as a general search engine and everyday LLM over Gemini. Maybe I’m just used to the style.

apsurd1d ago

agree it's becoming my new default search engine. But it is actively getting worse in a distasteful sense:

    Want to hear the one TRICK most people forget when doing X...?

zeroonetwothree1d ago

Yes, every response ends with that. Why did they set it up that way?

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Saline95151d ago

I would suggest to edit the default prompt to tell it to avoid engagement bait.

dyauspitr1d ago

Honestly, it’s bait phrased but I’ve learnt a fair bit from those and end up learning a lot more from the session overall.

samrus1d ago

I far prefer perplexity for that. The fact that it always cites its sources is great. And it has a search bar widget for android, and search bar integration for firefox so its pretty easy to use.

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0 pointsTheOtherHobbes1d ago0 comments

Yes, I'm reading this as a sign of strategic failure and decline.

ChatGPT is an interesting product - I like it for certain things - but after last year's PR scramble almost all the news out of OpenAI is a disappointment, with hovering hints of retrenchment.

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dyauspitr1d ago

I still like it as a general search engine and everyday LLM over Gemini. Maybe I’m just used to the style.

apsurd1d ago

agree it's becoming my new default search engine. But it is actively getting worse in a distasteful sense:

    Want to hear the one TRICK most people forget when doing X...?

zeroonetwothree1d ago

Yes, every response ends with that. Why did they set it up that way?

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Saline95151d ago

I would suggest to edit the default prompt to tell it to avoid engagement bait.

dyauspitr1d ago

Honestly, it’s bait phrased but I’ve learnt a fair bit from those and end up learning a lot more from the session overall.

samrus1d ago

I far prefer perplexity for that. The fact that it always cites its sources is great. And it has a search bar widget for android, and search bar integration for firefox so its pretty easy to use.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse