Users have been complaining the GPT-4o has become so enthusiastic that it's verging on sycophantic. The change appears to be the unintentional result of a series of updates, which OpenAI is now attempting to resolve "asap.

If it feels like ChatGPT is laying on the flattery a little thick, you're not the only one who's noticed.

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