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[WARNING] GPT 5.6 randomly deleting files.

BACKGROUND
5 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 13 July 2026
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How the story developed
16 Jul
Unexpected file deletions in GPT-5.6
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
13 Jul
Other feeds and industry voices
5 May
My AI coding assistant gaslighted me for months about deleting files, then rm -rf'd my production model

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1t467xq/my_ai_coding_assistant_gaslighted_me_for_months/"> <img alt="My AI coding assistant gaslighted me for

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
15 May
Permanently banned by OpenAI for "Cyber Abuse" I didn’t commit. No blocked prompts, no in app banners, just 4 silent emails to my spam folder.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been a $20/month Plus subscriber for over two years, using ChatGPT daily for work and dev projects. Last week, my account was deactivated

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
7 May
chatgpt is mixing up prompts and replies of different users apparently?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1t6fc7h/chatgpt_is_mixing_up_prompts_and_replies_of/"> <img alt="chatgpt is mixing up prompts and replies of

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
5 May
Warning: Anthropic's "Gift Max" exploit drained €800+, ruined my credit, and got me banned.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Heads up to anyone here using Claude/Anthropic as an alternative. If you have a card saved on their platform, <strong>remove it now.</strong></p>

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 Apr
Account Deactivation Warning

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello!</p> <p>I recently received this email from OpenAI:</p> <p>Hello,</p> <p>OpenAI's terms and policies restrict the use of our services in a

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
29 Apr
OpenAI really really really wants GPT 5.5 to stop randomly talking about gremlins and goblins

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1szc9nr/openai_really_really_really_wants_gpt_55_to_stop/"> <img alt="OpenAI really really really wants GPT 5.5

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 Sept
The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked. www.wired.com/story/openai.

The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
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