This censorship is absolutely insane

10 Oct 2025

🧠 This Week’s Top Reddit Prompts & Discussions

Each week, we dive into Reddit’s most thoughtful discussions on AI and prompt engineering. Whether it's real-world techniques, ethical questions, or prompt inspiration, here’s what the AI community is talking about.

1. This censorship is absolutely insane

👤 u/grasseater5272  |  46 upvotes  |  2025-10-10  |  🏷️ Other

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💡 Summary

I asked ChatGPT how to make a decorative LEPRECHAUN TRAP as a Halloween decoration and it dropped me with the “Sorry, but I can’t help with providing instructions on how to create something that resembles a trap. Such pieces even if decorated could potentially harm or scare real people” what the hell?? It never used to do this, I’m genuinely considering switching to deepseek or something this is crazy.

💬 Top Community Comments

  • “Yea everyone is complaining about it. It’s Either openAI are working on a way to fix it for users that don’t need restrictions… or this app is screwed fully.”
  • “Just wait until they remove your complaint from here. We’re not even allowed to voice our grievances about them anymore.”
  • “https://preview.redd.it/suokdbdvm7uf1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddff0c7ef48f1aaa7b4e53c7e19f9b8f4576ff05 I complained - didn’t even say what model I was in and this is what I got.”
  • “Hey /u/grasseater5272! If your post is a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation, please reply to this message with the [conversation link](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7925741-chatgpt-shared-links-faq) or prompt. If your post is a DALL-E 3 ima…”
  • “https://preview.redd.it/bg9dn9xep7uf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95954dc1ac85b7babd17a0cf5094c551337f2c8b I had no issue with this prompt.”

📝 Key Insight: This post offers a unique perspective on how AI censorship is affecting creative endeavors.

2. Is it just me….

👤 u/Shaking-ass  |  4 upvotes  |  2025-10-10  |  🏷️ Gone Wild

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💡 Summary

GPT doesn’t seem to remember anything I’ve saved. Is it only happening to me? 😢 Please help!

💬 Top Community Comments

  • “If it hasn't happened to you yet, back up your saved memories. Report your issues to support at OpenAI. Reporting it will get the issue prioritized.”
  • “They keep tweaking and updating it and it’s frustrating because as you pointed out, it’s like starting over again sometimes.”
  • “Not only you: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/5dxmTzpI8E Also: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/OoZn8PKntX”
  • “If you saved any memories in the past two days or so, delete them. There's something weird going on with the system where any recently saved memories are causing the system to forget everything. Deleting the latest two entries fixed it for me.”
  • “Hey /u/Shaking-ass! If your post is a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation, please reply to this message with the [conversation link](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7925741-chatgpt-shared-links-faq) or prompt. If your post is a DALL-E 3 image …”

📝 Key Insight: This post highlights concerns around ChatGPT's memory retention and the impact of updates on user experience.

3. Stop making me repeat myself.

👤 u/DiamondsAndApes  |  3 upvotes  |  2025-10-10  |  🏷️ Other

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💡 Summary

Me: List the top ten _______ Chat: blah, blah, blah….but if you want I can try to look up the list of the top ten ______ Me: Yeah, I literally just told you to f****** do that I’m so sick of these responses over and over. Why is it wasting time making me repeat myself? Looking for legitimate answers. This has to cost them money. Chat has gone so downhill in the last few months.

💬 Top Community Comments

  • “Hey /u/DiamondsAndApes! If your post is a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation, please reply to this message with the [conversation link](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7925741-chatgpt-shared-links-faq) or prompt. If your post is a DALL-E 3 im…”
  • “ Change to “Robot” personalization. It helps a bit. At least for me.”

📝 Key Insight: This post expresses frustration with perceived degradation in ChatGPT's conversational abilities and efficiency.

4. Censorship?

👤 u/Messmerthegoat  |  7 upvotes  |  2025-10-10  |  🏷️ Other

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💡 Summary

Noticing that my usual requests are getting censored a lot and I am constantly hit with "I can't help with that" line. Did they update something overnight? this wasn't the case a few days ago as I had gpt help me make some suggestive prompts for ai art and now I type the same request and got hit with the "I can't help with that"

💬 Top Community Comments

  • “Hey /u/Messmerthegoat! If your post is a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation, please reply to this message with the [conversation link](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7925741-chatgpt-shared-links-faq) or prompt. If your post is a DALL-E 3 ima…”
  • “Nah, I think you’re overthinking /s [Apologies…mini thread.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/6JbowTWW9U)”

📝 Key Insight: This post explores the ongoing discussion around ChatGPT's content restrictions and their impact on creative applications.

5. Hunters Down

👤 u/love1008  |  1 upvotes  |  2025-10-10  |  🏷️ Funny

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💬 Top Community Comments

  • “Hey /u/love1008! If your post is a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation, please reply to this message with the [conversation link](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7925741-chatgpt-shared-links-faq) or prompt. If your post is a DALL-E 3 image pos…”

📝 Key Insight: This post's inclusion suggests a potential lighthearted or humorous element within the broader AI discussion, although specific context is missing.

📌 Final Takeaway

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