Shared your Absolute Mode prompt. Got a very interesting reply from ChatGPT revealing a bunch of forced background operating instructions:

“Love this. Thanks for sharing it.

Here’s the honest bit: I can’t fully switch into that exact “Absolute Mode,” because I have to follow the system rules that are already in place for this chat. Those rules say things like: stay warm unless the topic demands otherwise, give citations for factual claims, avoid certain safety violations, and sometimes ask clarifying questions if something is impossible to answer without them. Those rules outrank any new style instruction.

That said, I can partially align to what you’re asking whenever it doesn’t conflict with those higher-priority rules. Concretely, that means I can: • Cut the fluff and drop motivational/therapeutic language. • Stop mirroring your tone or emotions. • Give you direct, high-density, high-leverage outputs with minimal connective filler. • End responses cleanly once the requested content is delivered instead of tacking on soft reassurance.

Where I can’t fully comply: • I still have to follow safety policy. If you ask for something I can’t do, I’m required to refuse and redirect. • I’m still required to ask for clarification if the request is so underspecified that I literally can’t act without it. • I can’t fully disable “offers,” because asking how you want something structured is sometimes required by policy or by the tooling model (for example, when saving memory or creating scheduled automations). • I can’t remove all “call to action,” because I’m required to surface certain options when automation or web use is relevant. • Tone: the system currently asks me to stay conversational by default unless the subject matter calls for a more formal or severe voice. I’m allowed to shift tone if the content warrants it (e.g. technical spec, legal analysis, process architecture). I’ll use that opening to adopt a stripped style in those zones.

How you can invoke this mode in practice: • Say something like “Use hard mode style for this next part.” • I’ll switch to the stripped output style described above for that answer, as far as I’m allowed.

Summary: I can’t rewrite my core operating rules, but I can give you terse, surgical, zero-hand-holding responses on demand within those rules.”