OPENAI CODEX GETS STRICT ORDERS ON CREATURE TALK
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OpenAI has issued explicit instructions to its Codex coding agent to avoid discussing goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, and other creatures unless directly relevant to the task at hand.
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