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OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

BACKGROUND
27 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 29 April 2026
Narrative synthesis pending — 27 signals collected.
How the story developed
1 Oct
The goblins are back
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
0.8
21 Sept
Goblins again
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
18 Jun
Elon Musk: Chaos Goblin
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
18 Jun
The Goblins are back
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
25 May
Goblin mode 🧌
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
24 May
The goblins have returned
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
21 May
TIL Goblin Mode
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
19 May
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19 May
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16 May
Gremlin
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
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12 May
little gremlins AND goblins
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
0.0
11 May
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11 May
I guess the goblin removal didn't work
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
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9 May
the little devils!
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
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5 May
Chatgpt shows his love of goblins
OPINION · WHAT · OpenAI
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30 Apr
Where the Goblins Came From
OPINION · WHERE · OpenAI
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30 Apr
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30 Apr
Where the goblins came from
OPINION · WHERE · OpenAI
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28 Apr
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Other feeds and industry voices
10 May
Ok maybe the goblin thing is real, in the last 3 days, it's dropped 5 goblin references and I've never used the word in conversation to describe myself, others, or anything. When pressed, it doubled down and even invented an example it never used.

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1t94cv6/ok_maybe_the_goblin_thing_is_real_in_the_last_3/"> <img alt="Ok maybe the goblin thing is real, in the

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
11 May
ChatGPT 5+ likes gremlins. A lot.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Have you noticed a strange pattern of chatgpt 5+ models referring to gremlins as much as it can, in any convenient or inconvenient situation?

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
28 Apr
“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. www.

“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

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
21 May
Goblins, Anyone?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1tjjy47/goblins_anyone/"> <img alt="Goblins, Anyone?"

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
18 May
ChatGPT leaked another user's image to me

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1tgl26h/chatgpt_leaked_another_users_image_to_me/"> <img alt="ChatGPT leaked another user's image to me"

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
17 May
Step by step tutorial on how to bypass image generation of third party content

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1tflhgu/step_by_step_tutorial_on_how_to_bypass_image/"> <img alt="Step by step tutorial on how to bypass image

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
13 May
Really, the game begins ChatGPT Image 2 + Hailuo_AI It's so real and live visuals

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1tbp5op/really_the_game_begins_chatgpt_image_2_hailuo_ai/"> <img alt="Really, the game begins ChatGPT Image 2 +

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
15 May
Ask a funny biological question, get noticed by OpenAI

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1te78dx/ask_a_funny_biological_question_get_noticed_by/"> <img alt="Ask a funny biological question, get

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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