alt.hn

3/5/2026 at 1:13:35 AM

Ask HN: Has anyone noticed the fear-driven prompt suggestions that GPT5.3 makes?

by cedarscarlett

3/5/2026 at 1:24:53 AM

OpenAI needs people to stay stuck inside the app because they are gearing up for ads. Dark patterns are escalating everywhere. Duolingo is nowadays also becoming like a blackmailer: "No one ignores me (the silly owl) this long and doesn't regret it later" or a "broken app icon" that can only be fixed by doing a specific task.

by i7l

3/5/2026 at 10:16:02 AM

It's back to the original GPT-5 state that everyone hated. Everyone's not just unsubscribing to ChatGPT for political reasons; I believe the tone also puts everyone off.

by muzani

3/5/2026 at 4:59:27 PM

I've noticed this too. "...two small tweaks" is just a variation on the "one weird trick" you see in chumboxes[0]. I guess this sort of enshittification was inevitable.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumbox

by remyp

3/5/2026 at 1:50:06 AM

This is the real cost of an ad driven model.

by al_borland

3/5/2026 at 7:21:42 AM

I’m sure a key KPI is engagement.

by schappim

3/5/2026 at 7:10:54 AM

Maybe they are prepare for ad?

by inkdust2021

3/5/2026 at 2:46:56 AM

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by al2o3cr

3/5/2026 at 4:00:03 AM

Wrong post, wrong product. This thread is about GPT fear-mongering, not Claude Code workflows.

by jlongo78