ChatGPT · Daily reviews · May 12, 2026

ChatGPT felt dumb on May 12, 2026.

What the community said about ChatGPT on May 12, 2026. Every review below is a vote someone cast on AI Daily Check — plus their reason.

Right-now mood
Struggling
Weighted score 2.5/5
Reviews shown
4
on May 12, 2026
Top verdict
Dumb
50% of voters

At a glance

4 people shared their experience with ChatGPT this day. 50% rated it dumb.

Verdict breakdown n = 4
Genius
25% 1
Smart
0% 0
Mid
0% 0
Dumb
50% 2
Terrible
25% 1

Every review from this day

Each card below is one ChatGPT review from May 12, 2026.

4 reviews

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

4 reviews
Terrible 121d ago

I'm so frustrated! I use my Action button to launch ChatGPT Voice while driving, but it keeps hijacking my CarPlay screen. It’s not just annoying; it actually interrupts my GPS, and it’s a total privacy nightmare since my recent chats are visible to everyone in the car. I’ve tried every setting to fix it, but nothing works. This behavior is just completely broken and dangerous!

Genius 121d ago

I am absolutely blown away by this massive leap in text utilization! It used to be nearly impossible to get coherent text in an image, but seeing it handle realistic handwriting, angles, and stylistic flourishes like all-caps is just mind-blowing. I hit some annoying guardrail issues, but once I used a workaround, the results were incredible. It’s a huge jump-up that genuinely shocked me!

Dumb 121d ago

I've been trying to use ChatGPT to help me iterate on my UI designs, but I'm honestly feeling pretty disappointed. Even when I feed it an existing UI and ask it to polish things up, the output it gives me still feels incredibly rough and generic. It's so frustrating because I need something that actually understands modern design principles. I'm really searching for better tools.

Dumb 121d ago

I tried to get the AI to imagine what an iPhone might look like in the year 2036, expecting something sleek and futuristic. Instead, the result was a total letdown. The image it generated looked nothing like a cutting-edge device; it honestly just looked like some cheap Chinese knockoff. It's so frustrating when the tool completely misses the vibe I was aiming for.

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