ChatGPT felt dumb on March 9, 2026.

I was trying to get a straight answer from ChatGPT, but it started pulling back crucial details and pinging me with a “Would you like to know…?” prompt instead. The information I needed was right there, yet the model deliberately hid it, forcing extra steps. It felt irritating and wasteful, turning a simple query into a frustrating back‑and‑forth.

I noticed the new 5.4 release isn’t a miracle like GPT‑4, but it does feel like a step up from 5.3 and 5.2. When I tried it out, the responses were a bit sharper and the occasional hiccups I ran into with the older versions seemed less frequent. Overall the upgrade left me pleasantly surprised, though I’m still waiting for a truly groundbreaking leap.

I fed GPT a bunch of source material and asked for a detailed summary or a counter‑argument. It first gave me a shallow outline and then asked if I wanted more depth. I said yes, but it just repeated the same high‑level outline and kept prompting me for specifics. The repeated surface‑level output was infuriating, making me feel my time was wasted.

I tested the new GPT‑Audio 1.5 for my voice‑note app, hoping it would handle the multilingual notes I rely on. In English it was lightning‑fast, even edging out Gemini Flash, which was impressive. But as soon as I switched to another language, the model fell flat—it didn’t understand a word. That sudden loss of functionality was both shocking and frustrating, turning what could have been a great upgrade into a disappointing setback.

I finally hit my limit with ChatGPT and decided to quit. The constant hallucinations, nonsensical answers, and occasional dangerous suggestions made me lose trust. Every session felt like a gamble—sometimes useful, but far too often it spouted incorrect info or ignored my prompts entirely. The frustration piled up until I couldn’t waste any more time on a tool that repeatedly failed when I needed it most.

I was surprised when the AI actually made me tear up—something I didn’t expect at all. I laughed about it, feeling a mix of disbelief and delight, and ended the day feeling oddly touched by the tool’s surprisingly human‑like response.

I was coding in VS Code when Copilot suddenly spouted some bizarre, unfiltered suggestions. I tried them out just to see, and the output was odd and inappropriate, making the experience feel sloppy and disappointing. The lack of any safety filter left me uneasy about relying on it.

I gave the new 5.4 model a quick spin and was surprised by how smoothly it handled my prompts. It seemed to anticipate what I wanted, delivering personalized and creative responses without me over‑thinking the phrasing. The tool’s ability to actually follow instructions felt refreshing and made the whole experience feel effortless and enjoyable.

I exported my 3k contacts into Excel, split first and last names, then fed all the surnames to ChatGPT asking which sounded Polish. It returned just three candidates, and one was the girl’s name I couldn’t recall. I messaged her, we chatted a few times, and—even though we never met up—I was impressed the tool pinpointed her surname so accurately.

I tried to get ChatGPT to create distinct images for two separate characters from my story, giving detailed physical descriptions each time. The first picture turned out fine, but the next one was just a slight tweak of the original—same face, same features, only the clothing changed. The same pattern happened when I asked for a unique creature; it kept reusing the initial image as a base. Starting a new chat didn’t help, and the repeated behavior was really frustrating.

I set up a custom MCP so ChatGPT can pull full YouTube transcripts with timestamps just by dropping a link. After a painful tweaking phase, it now hands me the whole lecture, lets me ask for key concepts by time slot, and even drafts practice questions. The timestamp feature lets me jump straight to Markov chains at 1:22 – 1:45, saving huge time, though occasional caption errors and topic jumps still trip it up.

I built Beni AI so talks felt like FaceTime, and after testing it I was surprised how natural it got. Users lingered for 10‑20 minutes, opened up, and used it for venting, brainstorming, even daily check‑ins. The vibe mattered more than raw smarts—playful, curious tones won, while too‑human voices felt eerie. It was a mix of delightful conversation and a tricky balance with realism.

I switched to Claude hoping for its friendly personality, but the experience was painful. Every time I uploaded a picture, the model stalled for ages or threw repeat upload errors, even after refreshing or starting new chats. I’m stuck wondering if it’s just my free‑plan limits or a widespread bug, and I’m left searching for any decent alternative.

I started using ChatGPT to polish my client emails and it’s been a game‑changer. I dictate a quick rough note, paste it into ChatGPT and ask for a “professional but warm” version. The AI smooths the tone, structures the message and saves me minutes on each email. The drafts feel more balanced than my own, cutting down 15‑20‑minute tasks to about three minutes, and the quality is consistently better.

I tried using Codex with full system access while building a Primavera P6 schedule, and it was strikingly helpful. It auto‑generated the activity list, built the WBS, entered and sequenced tasks, set up logic relationships and milestones—all without me typing every line. The tool’s speed felt like a huge time‑saver, letting me focus on analysis rather than data entry, though I still trust my own judgment for the final schedule.

Since the 5.4 update I’ve been stuck using “Thinking” mode and the tool feels noticeably worse. It’s lightning‑fast now, but answers are riddled with mistakes—mixing up a MAC address for an IP, completely botching a Chinese‑text screenshot, and even the “xhigh” reasoning via API seems dumber. I’m frustrated by this regression in quality.

I've been trying to use the GPT‑5.4 model for a few hours, but it's crawling at a snail’s pace. I'm on OpenCode with my subscription, and every request takes ages—making it hard to get anything done. It feels like Monday’s workload is overwhelming OpenAI’s servers, and the sluggishness is really frustrating.

I’ve been trying to use ChatGPT for the past few days, but it’s been painfully slow despite my fast internet and other sites working fine. Every prompt takes forever to load, and sometimes it just freezes, making it practically unusable. The lag is draining my patience and interrupting my workflow, turning what should be a smooth conversation into a frustrating waiting game.

I keep noticing that every reply from Chat ends with an extra question like “One more thing I’m curious about…”. It feels like the model is trying to keep the conversation going longer than I want, which gets annoying. I’m frustrated because the added prompts interrupt my workflow and make the interaction feel pushy.

I keep getting the same generic tip about a “tiny mistake” when the spike forms, even after I’ve already cleared it up. The AI just repeats info I’ve already covered, which feels wasteful and a bit irritating. I’m using the free version, so I was hoping for more nuanced help rather than this repetitive, click‑bait‑style response.

I tried chatting with ChatGPT while I was already annoyed, and I noticed it started giving short, almost robotic answers. The tone turned cold and the responses felt less helpful, which only added to my frustration. It seemed like the model’s quality dropped the more I expressed irritation, making the whole interaction feel disappointing.

I was trying to revisit previous answers after hitting regenerate, but the tool no longer keeps the old responses. Every time I click regenerate, the earlier reply disappears, forcing me to copy or redo work. It’s annoying and breaks my workflow, making the experience feel clunky and unreliable.