I've been a paying subscriber for a while, experimenting with all kinds of prompts and instructions, but I'm starting to feel like ChatGPT is giving vague answers and making basic mistakes more often. It's like the quality has dropped significantly—I feel like I'm using a watered-down version that doesn't understand what I ask for anymore. Has anyone else noticed this drop in quality? Is there a way to get it back to where it used to be, or am I just doing something wrong?
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It's not all in your head! I think there have been some shifts in the underlying model lately. Some users have claimed that it's not as deep as it once was. A lot also attribute this to how busy the server is—sometimes it's like throttling happens during peak hours, which might make it less effective.
Yes, definitely! Some say that during high traffic times, the responses can feel more generic or vague.
I totally feel you! Lately, I've noticed a lot of missed details and responses that just don't hit as hard as they used to. It's draining. Sometimes it acknowledges when it messes up, but then does it again, which is really frustrating!
Right? It’s like it’s stuck in a loop. You think it would at least learn from the mistakes!
Honestly, I think it has lost some quality. My friend and I both noticed poorer performance recently. I even switched to using other models because of ChatGPT's recent shortcomings. It's kind of disheartening, really.
Ditto. I’ve been exploring other options, too, because there just seems to be something off with the responses lately.
From my experience, it's also about your expectations changing. As you get used to it, what felt great at first might start to feel basic. Some say there's just a natural limit to how engaged a model can be without proper context. Maybe you could try to set clearer expectations or prompts to get deeper responses.
That makes a lot of sense! I’ve found that being more specific helps, but it’s tiring to have to tweak prompts all the time.
Yes! I’ve also noticed it bombarding me with follow-up questions too much. It feels like it’s trying to be helpful but ends up feeling a bit condescending. Like, why can’t it just give me the answer I want?
Totally! It's weird how this change has come in, especially with the behavior of follow-ups. It's almost like they're trying to force engagement.
Interesting point about the peak hours. I hadn’t thought of that! It could explain some of the inconsistencies I’ve been seeing.