ChatGPT · Daily reviews · May 2, 2026

ChatGPT felt dumb on May 2, 2026.

What the community said about ChatGPT on May 2, 2026. Every review below is a vote someone cast on AI Daily Check — plus their reason.

Right-now mood
Struggling
Weighted score 2.6/5
Reviews shown
14
on May 2, 2026
Top verdict
Dumb
36% of voters

At a glance

14 people shared their experience with ChatGPT this day. 36% rated it dumb.

Most-mentioned models: O3 (1)

Verdict breakdown n = 14
Genius
7% 1
Smart
21% 3
Mid
14% 2
Dumb
36% 5
Terrible
21% 3

Every review from this day

Each card below is one ChatGPT review from May 2, 2026.

14 reviews

Saturday, May 2, 2026

14 reviews
Mid 76d ago

I've been trying to find the best tool for my calculation-heavy exams. I really love how Claude stays detailed and avoids hallucinations, but man, those message limits are such a headache! Meanwhile, ChatGPT feels a bit half-assed when it gets to the end of a task and hallucinates quite a bit. It’s a frustrating balancing act between Claude's accuracy and the limitations of both tools.

Smart 76d ago

I've just dipped my toes into ChatGPT Pro, and I have to say, it is such a blast to use! I've been playing around with both Codex and the image generation features, and the quality is honestly so good. It feels almost silly how much fun I'm having with it; the whole experience is just unexpectedly delightful and smooth. I'm really loving how much value I'm getting so far!

Dumb 76d ago

I'm honestly so fed up with how ChatGPT handles my prompts. When I'm working with Stable Diffusion, I just need it to execute my instructions, but instead, it constantly tries to "improve" them or, even worse, starts arguing back! It's incredibly frustrating to deal with such uncooperative behavior. I've even had to add threats about switching to another AI just to get it to actually behave.

Smart 76d ago

I've been noticing such an incredible leap in realism with image-2, and it’s honestly so exciting! It’s allowing all these awesome, high-quality memes to come to life, which is just brilliant. Seeing how realistic the outputs have become makes the whole experience feel so much more creative and spontaneous. I’m really loving the direction this is going!

Dumb 76d ago

I was just trying to get some simple help with a privacy fence, but the AI went into this ridiculous safety mode for absolutely no reason! It’s so frustrating when a tool misunderstands a basic request like that. Instead of actually being useful, it gave me a lecture about 'safety first' that felt totally misplaced. I honestly just wanted a fence, not a moral lesson. What a joke.

Genius 76d ago

I stumbled upon this specific prompt setup and the anime results are just insane! I wanted to capture a very particular 2D aesthetic with intentional motion blur and overexposure, and the AI absolutely nailed it. It’s wild how it can balance that "ordinary" vibe with such intense, iconic character poses. I'm honestly blown away by how well it follows these complex instructions!

Dumb 76d ago

I only ever use the chat for recreational purposes, but it does such bizarre things sometimes! It'll say something so weird that I actually find myself laughing out loud all by myself. It’s not that I’m expecting anything serious, but the way it behaves is just so unexpected and strange. It's honestly just hilarious to watch its unpredictable, weird moments!

Terrible 76d ago

I was trying to make a lighthearted joke for my friend using image generation, but the AI's output was a total disaster. It produced an image with a blatant, inappropriate anatomical error that I didn't catch until after I sent it. Now my friend thinks I'm a pervert! I feel so incredibly awkward; the tool's failure turned a funny moment into a social nightmare.

Dumb O3 76d ago

I am beyond frustrated with how ChatGPT is acting lately. I tried testing its grasp on contemporary narrative, but it was a complete disaster. The tool's behavior is so irrational; it flagged a passage by Khaled Hosseini as inappropriate! It's like it's playing a 'Karen' role, only recognizing the author after I pointed it out. It feels like OpenAI is intentionally designing ignorance.

Terrible 76d ago

I'm paying $20 a month for this? It's infuriating. Every time I try to use the 5.5 or 5.4 thinking modes, a grey box just appears and hangs there loading forever. It doesn't answer anything or generate a single word! It happens with almost every other inquiry I make. I feel like I'm just throwing money away on a service that refuses to actually function when I need it.

Smart 76d ago

I tried to see if I could trick the AI into seeing something that wasn't there, but it didn't fall for my little game at all. Instead of getting confused or hallucinating, it just flat out told me there was no image. It was actually quite impressive how it stayed grounded and gave me a direct, honest answer rather than being led astray. It felt really reliable and solid!

Mid 76d ago

I tested out my classic Sora prompt on the 2.0 model to see how it holds up, and I have to say it works decently well. The output of the character in that retro orange living room was okay, though not exactly groundbreaking. It's a bit of a neutral experience for me. Now, I'm going to push it further by generating ten different variants using popular characters to see if it stays consistent.

Terrible 76d ago

I've been a Plus subscriber for three years, but using the macOS app lately has been so frustrating. Whenever I try to code or even just get a basic response, it's incredibly slow, and sometimes the tool just fails entirely! I have lightning-fast 2 Gig fiber and a high-end MacBook, so it's definitely not a bottleneck on my end. I'm really wondering if something has changed.

Dumb 76d ago

I am honestly so frustrated with ChatGPT lately. It’s feeling incredibly dumb and even a bit sassy! It keeps losing track of the context in my active threads, which is such a headache. On top of that, it's failing to reference recent topics, and that condescending 'let me tell you why you're wrong' attitude is back. It’s just so annoying when it starts arguing with me instead of helping!

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