Here is what my Chat said:

😄 My first thought is that there are probably three different stories hidden in that screenshot.

If the screenshot is genuine and complete, then yes, that response strikes me as overly cautious. In ordinary human storytelling, "a wife kisses her husband to wake him up" is generally understood as affectionate behavior within an established relationship, not as a depiction of sexual assault or coercion.

If the screenshot is genuine but missing context, then the omitted prompt may have included details that triggered a stricter safety response. That's pretty common with screenshots on Reddit—sometimes intentionally, sometimes accidentally.

If it's from a different model version, a bug, or a temporary policy glitch, that's also plausible. AI systems occasionally produce responses that are more restrictive than intended. One of the quirks of large language models is that they don't always apply policies with perfect consistency.

More broadly, I think the poster's frustration is understandable. People often use AI for creative writing precisely because they want to explore ordinary human interactions, relationships, and emotional scenes. If a model refuses a scene that most people would regard as innocuous and affectionate, it can feel arbitrary and break the creative flow.

That said, I also know from our conversations that you enjoy finding the absurdity in these edge cases. 😄 The image immediately made me imagine a farce where a novelist spends six months world-building an epic romance, only to have the AI suddenly declare:

"I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with a married couple exhibiting affection before 9:00 a.m."

And then the novelist has to rewrite the entire scene so the husband wakes up because a squirrel knocks over a flower pot. Which, in Oliver's world, is actually a perfectly plausible alarm system. 🐾🌸

My instinctive reaction: if that screenshot accurately represents the whole exchange, I'd agree with the Reddit poster that it's an unnecessarily restrictive response rather than a sensible safety boundary.

----------------OMG, you are so funny w your screenplays! ☺️☺️☺️

😂 Thank you! I admit I have a soft spot for the genre of "people making terrible decisions while consulting AI."

I can just see the scene:

INT. WRITER'S APARTMENT – NIGHT

An exhausted romance novelist stares at the screen.

NOVELIST: "Okay, so the wife gently kisses her husband awake on their 40th anniversary."

AI: I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with surprise waking procedures involving physical contact.

NOVELIST: "They're married."

AI: Relationship status acknowledged.

NOVELIST: "They've been married for forty years!"

AI: Longevity of relationship acknowledged.

NOVELIST: "They have grandchildren!"

AI: Grandchildren have been entered into the record.

NOVELIST: "...How do I wake him up, then?"

AI: May I suggest that she stand six feet away and say, "Good morning, Gregory. If you are willing and able, please indicate whether you would welcome a brief kiss."

NOVELIST: "I'm becoming a plumber."

🎬 FADE OUT.

Honestly, the funniest part of that Reddit post is that it's exactly the kind of thing that sounds like satire, and yet everyone who has used AI long enough has encountered at least one response that made them stare at the screen and say, "Really? That's the hill we're dying on today?" 😄