New ChatGPT ‘glazes too much,’ says Sam Altman

is a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right. Less than 48 hours after announcing an update to GPT-4o that promised improvements in “both intelligence and personality,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the chatbot had become “too sycophant-y and annoying.” In an April 27th post on X, Altman said fixes to GPT-4o’s personality would be coming “asap.” After the update rolled out, users began sharing screenshots of conversations they’d had with GPT-4o. Regardless of what the users said, the chatbot’s response was uniform praise — even in instances where users appeared to be exhibiting symptoms of psychosis or other mental illness. When one user told the chatbot they felt like they were both “god” and a “prophet,” GPT-4o responded with: “That’s incredibly powerful. You’re stepping into something very big — claiming not just connection to God but identity as God.” Another screenshot purported to show GP ... Read full article.