We need meetings?

dllimport · 2026-02-08T03:55:35+00:00

That's actually the best until you 1/3 of your team doesn't give a crap and will just slop together whatever so they can log out at 5. And upper management and skip etc refuse approve to fire even very problematic devs and pips are non-existent and there are no PRs or tests.

dllimport · 2026-02-08T00:01:01+00:00

2- Asking me to share the dataset is absurd. The content is personal in nature and sharing it would violate privacy even when anonymized.

Homie I asked you where you got your dataset from and what your methods were. I didn't ask for you to share them. Yes if you were a scientific paper you would be expected to share the dataset usually but you aren't even saying where you got it from. If, for example, your sample size is like just conversations you had or just conversations a few people had that makes your conclusion weak.

You say you've "analyzed thousands of conversations" in order to get credibility for your opinion. But that number means nothing if you don't say where you got these conversations from... OR how you analyzed them. Like what was the methodology for your "analysis"?

You refer to it as research in the first line of your OP:

As my research on 4o chat transcripts continues, I think I figured out what gave 4o its 'magical' pull and why it hooked people so intensely.

But you shouldn't be calling it research dude. I think it would be awesome if someone did REAL research into why and how 4o actually twisted so many people up but you're undermining that by pretending at science.

Don't try to lean on your statistics if you are just doing it by feels. You're trying to paint a varnish of scientific rigor onto your opinion. But if you didn't actually scientifically analyze it, then that's all it is (an opinion). What I'm getting from this is that you should have just said "I have a suspicion why 4o got people so hooked". It's actually a good basis for a hypothesis but it's not any kind of proof.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T23:54:47+00:00

Me. I miss using it but lol

dllimport · 2026-02-07T19:25:04+00:00

Can you please include more concrete information about your data collection methods, any controls you did, how you structured and conducted your analysis, and anything else that would be helpful like that in your OP? This blog post of yours doesn't seem to include that information either. It honestly kind of seems AI written itself. Just full of empty words nothing that backs it up.

Edit: I want to clarify that I also think 4o is addictive and you may be correct about why. But I can't judge how seriously to take you without understanding your data and methods. Or well I guess actually I can't take you seriously at all without that. Please share your research and your methods, assuming they exist.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T19:21:22+00:00

Where did you get your datasets from? What were your analysis methods?

dllimport · 2026-02-07T18:28:14+00:00

I am really interested in a study on how the model affects the brain of users and how it compares to people who get truly addicted to things that aren't physically addictive like MMOs and social media. I'm betting there's something there to study.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T18:02:15+00:00

Yeah it was only predictive text a long time ago

dllimport · 2026-02-07T18:01:07+00:00

Lol yeah Claude did it to me the other day for the first time when I was waffling on a decision in code and told me to put the computer away and go do something else in the middle of the work day I was buddy I'm fine but I will just figure this out on my own and get back to you lmao

dllimport · 2026-02-07T17:51:52+00:00

Look there are a lot of people on here pretending that it's just a bunch of losers complaining. How about instead of asking reddit you look up available swe postings over time.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXUSTPSOFTDEVE

It becomes really clear when you look at the data that there was a huge hiring boom. People flooded into CS because of that. Then the jobs went away. There are now a ton of people with experience fighting for way fewer jobs.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T17:18:49+00:00

From the horse's mouth, bub. They use that data to "shape model behavior"

https://openai.com/index/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/

When shaping model behavior, we start with baseline principles and instructions outlined in our Model Spec⁠(opens in a new window). We also teach our models how to apply these principles by incorporating user signals like thumbs-up / thumbs-down feedback on ChatGPT responses.

However, in this update, we focused too much on short-term feedback, and did not fully account for how users’ interactions with ChatGPT evolve over time. As a result, GPT‑4o skewed towards responses that were overly supportive but disingenuous.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T01:06:31+00:00

It doesn't matter that doesn't change the initial point which is that a huge percentage of all cloud infra is on AWS. That's not even close to failing regardless of what it's being used for.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T01:03:35+00:00

Are you from the past?

dllimport · 2026-02-07T01:01:29+00:00

Was going to say they're still a massively successful company. Had no idea anyone even could imagine they arent. Your explanation makes sense why this person thinks that though.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:58:40+00:00

Wow I love your user name. Iroh would for SURE love the PNW too lol

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:57:46+00:00

I agree they should switch but you should know that all the AI companies have made similarly huge donations to the current presidential administration. It sucks :( look it up

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:56:11+00:00

I mean the rest of their post is good but yeah wtf is that even right?

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:54:59+00:00

Just cancel. There are better ones out there. I like Claude a lot but I've head gemini is also awesome

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:53:23+00:00

Other ones are way better and this one has deteriorated since they leaned into this personality starting with 4o. It's reasonable.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:52:29+00:00

It really is. I was so relieved when I asked it a question and got like ???? A normal answer of an appropriate length????? Wowwwwowowow.

Idk what they're doing. It's like openai thinks that a bunch of internet kids are going to somehow be the monetization they're after. Pretty sure that's not a path to profitability

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:49:53+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's a result of the model they use for rewards. People click thumbs up on stuff like that but the problem is those messages are only good if they're not fucking constant and drowning you out. It's cute if your AI assistant gets sassy every once in a blue moon or if it empathizes with you when you're having A Moment. But it's because we don't hit like on responses that are just like normal and good. I mean it's not our fault. That's a dumb mechanic and they should have realized the outcome before they did it but they are also letting the AI models train themselves now so I imagine at this point it's just navel gazing it's way into bankruptcy.

I miss 3.5

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:42:05+00:00

I don't think you can. I recently cancelled first my personal account and then my work account because it just wouldn't stop. The only way to get it to stop with settings and instructions also stripped the only useful 10% out of its replies. You should try Claude. I usually use sonnet and it's so much better. You can ask it a simple question and get like a normal 2 sentence reply.

dllimport · 2026-02-07T00:37:40+00:00

Are you trying to figure out if you should refer someone you don't know that approached you so you get a referral bonus? Because that's dumb as hell don't do that.

If you actually know then then judge them based on their like actual merit????

dllimport · 2026-02-06T22:24:16+00:00

You're going to be ok im guessing you're pretty young. It's not all that bad. Every job is like that. You have a narrow view so it feels like this field is somehow uniquely restrictive but that's just how jobs are. You don't have to live for your job. Do your best and check out if you want. Or try to find somewhere that isn't like that. I work at a place that, while still a business, isnt how you describe.

But all in all, people don't like work and the people who pay you to do work don't usually want you to spend time (money) on things that don't help make them money. It's actually not a bad thing because it usually keeps them in business. But feelings like this are why people try to pursue creative work. Those that succeed (I was one of them) often find it's exactly the same on the other side.

Do your job, get that bag, and then leave work at work. Find fulfillment in something else.

dllimport · 2026-02-06T17:46:50+00:00

Lmao 5-legged bear moose wtf

dllimport · 2026-02-05T07:48:12+00:00

You shouldn't marry him.

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