OpenAI included a line in Codex's instructions restricting references to goblins, gremlins, trolls, and ogres. It also figured out the root cause.

Shares a lighthearted or sarcastic take on mythical creatures, mixing humor with storytelling or unexpected experiences.

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ChatGPT and GPT-5 kept mentioning gremlins and goblins. We now know why. Vital lessons to be had. An AI Insider analysis and ...

OpenAI has revealed the reason behind ChatGPT referencing Goblins, gremlins and other mythical creatures. The company explained that the issue stemmed from a faulty personality in the chatbot.

OpenAI says ChatGPT models developed a strange habit of mentioning goblins and gremlins, revealing how AI personality tics can spread.

Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.

OpenAI's AI Agent, Codex, has been restricted from mentioning mythical creatures like goblins due to an unintended training bias. The AI developed a habit of using creature metaphors, leading to a ...

The AI firm said that unlike previous model bugs, this issue "crept in subtly".

ChatGPT recently developed a strange obsession with goblins and gremlins, so much so that these mythical creatures began popping up randomly in its responses to user prompts. Now, OpenAI has found the ...

But because OpenAI started GPT-5.5’s training before it figured out why ChatGPT was talking so much about goblins, the ...