That's how ChatGPT always seemed to me. One of the reasons I exclusively use other models is it would rather make something up than say "I can't find anything about that."

But I'm starting to wonder about something.

I've noticed a lot of people claiming the models—all the models from all the big providers—are deteriorating, and then go on to describe the problems that skeptics picked up on during their first few days of usage.

The models really could be getting worse. I haven't noticed anything but I don't know.

But do you think its possible that this is more akin to a honeymoon period? Depending on how you use the system and a fair bit of luck, the problems may show up for you pretty early, or may take a while to become obvious.