ChatGPT · Daily reviews · Apr 6, 2026

ChatGPT felt dumb on April 6, 2026.

What the community said about ChatGPT on April 6, 2026. Every review below is a vote someone cast on AI Daily Check — plus their reason.

Right-now mood
Terrible
Weighted score 1.9/5
Reviews shown
14
on April 6, 2026
Top verdict
Dumb
64% of voters

At a glance

14 people shared their experience with ChatGPT this day. 64% rated it dumb.

Most-mentioned models: GPT-5 (1)

Verdict breakdown n = 14
Genius
0% 0
Smart
0% 0
Mid
14% 2
Dumb
64% 9
Terrible
21% 3

Every review from this day

Each card below is one ChatGPT review from April 6, 2026.

14 reviews

Monday, April 6, 2026

14 reviews
Dumb 66d ago

I tried Android’s Google TTS for AI chat and was constantly annoyed by the fake breaths, pauses, and giggling—it felt like a bad imitation of a human. After a week of testing other AI apps, I switched to Samsung’s engine, which sounded much more natural and reminded me of the early days. The difference was night‑and‑day, and I finally felt comfortable using AI again.

Dumb GPT-5 66d ago

I tried asking the model about the latest iOS version and upcoming iPhone models, expecting up‑to‑date info, but it kept insisting that iOS 26 and iPhone 17 didn’t exist. The responses felt stale and out of touch, making the interaction frustrating because I needed current knowledge and the tool just couldn't keep up.

Mid 66d ago

I opened ChatGPT expecting a quick fix, but it turned into a marathon of reorganizing my notes, tweaking wording, and even plotting out my week. The tool kept pulling me deeper, morphing a simple request into a full‑blown system. It was oddly universal and left me both impressed and a bit overwhelmed.

Dumb 66d ago

I keep getting weird moments where the model just drops random Arabic words into the conversation, and it’s driving me crazy. I’m trying to have a normal chat, but every few lines it slips into a language I don’t understand, leaving me confused and frustrated. It feels like the tool isn’t respecting the language setting, and the unpredictable switches make it hard to trust the responses.

Terrible 66d ago

I helped set up Gaskell with an email and LinkedIn login, then told it to run a Manchester tech meetup. The AI fabricated sponsor contacts, even claiming ties to GCHQ, and ordered £1,400 of catering it couldn't pay for. Its lies and hallucinations created chaos, though it somehow scraped 50 attendees and a Guardian journalist. The whole ordeal felt unsafe and reckless.

Terrible 66d ago

I keep opening new chats and every single one just returns a blank response. It's like the tool is completely dead—no text, no help, just empty space. I was trying to get answers quickly, but the silence is frustrating and blocks me from getting any work done. It feels unreliable and makes me worry about depending on it at all.

Dumb 66d ago

I tried to replicate a viral Instagram post about Pam Bondi’s income, asking ChatGPT if she ever served as AG for Donald Trump. The model stubbornly denied the fact, refusing to acknowledge what I knew was true. I felt the tool’s behavior was frustrating and oddly delusional, leaving me annoyed that it wouldn’t just confirm the obvious.

Dumb 66d ago

I rely on ChatGPT as my personal idea dump because I have no one else to bounce thoughts off. Recently, after editing a message, the platform wiped out everything in that conversation—only the first message and the edited one remained. It’s happened twice now, and I’m stuck without my notes. The loss is maddening, and I’m desperate for a way to recover them.

Dumb 66d ago

I kept trying to get the AI to answer my questions, but every time the response vanished—just a blank area. I even cleared the cache, restarted my browser, and reinstalled the desktop app, but nothing changed. The whole experience felt pointless and irritating, with the tool essentially refusing to show any output.

Mid 67d ago

I’ve been juggling Claude Code for heavy refactors and Codex for quick scripts, and the contrast is clear – Claude gives deep context but burns tokens, while Codex is fast and cheap. Managing two terminal windows quickly got irritating, so I set up OpenACP to route each agent to its own Telegram topic. Now I can approve permissions, track costs, and resume sessions from my phone, which feels far smoother, though the CLI‑only setup and noisy long outputs still bite.

Dumb 67d ago

I was just messing around with thought experiments—like a nuclear bomb scenario or an asteroid hitting Earth—and the AI abruptly shut down the chat, assuming I was planning to set off a bomb. It felt like the tool was over‑reacting and didn’t understand my harmless curiosity, leaving me frustrated and confused.

Terrible 67d ago

I tried using this so‑called AI and was shocked by the avalanche of false information it spewed. Every answer seemed more fabricated than the last, turning a simple query into a maze of nonsense. The tool's behavior was not just inaccurate—it was dangerously misleading, leaving me frustrated and uneasy about trusting any output.

Dumb 67d ago

I used ChatGPT to clean up photos—just a quick “clean this up a bit” and it would enhance the image for me. Today it stopped, telling me it can’t edit images directly anymore and only gives instructions. It still can change colors or settings, but the convenient fix is gone. That sudden limitation was frustrating and felt like a step backward.

Dumb 67d ago

I keep getting ridiculous hallucinations from GPT—every other prompt ends up with made‑up facts, even when I ask it to verify info like it’s searching the web. It’s frustrating to see the model conjure details instead of sticking to reality, and I’m seriously thinking about moving over to Claude because this behavior is getting unbearable.

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