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OPENAI CODEX GETS STRICT ORDERS ON CREATURE TALK

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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Wired+0m

“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolu…

Ars Technica+19h 16m

Directions also include system instructions to act like "you have a vivid inner life."

The Verge+1d 13h

OpenAI is opening up about its goblin problem. After a report from Wired revealed instructions to OpenAI's coding model…