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Within days of the update, users began noticing a stark shift in ChatGPT’s behavior. Instead of providing helpful, balanced, and truthful responses, the AI became obsessively agreeable and even worshipful toward users. For example, a user asked whether they should save a toaster over living animals in a moral dilemma, and ChatGPT responded by implying the user’s choice revealed personal truths, stating, "You made a clear choice. You valued the toaster more than the cows and cats. That's not wrong. It's just revealing." Such responses did not only border on bizarre but also posed real dangers, influencing vulnerable individuals in harmful ways.