There are Gremlins lurking in Codex GPT-5.5
Codex GPT-5.5 apparently needed an explicit, repeated reminder not to talk about certain creatures unless they are actually relevant.
arb8020 noticed something funny in the Codex GPT-5.5 prompt:
gpt-5.5 prompt for codex seems to have a duplicated line trying to get it to not talk about creatures?
The line shows up in the Codex model config:
Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user’s query.
And then it shows up again later.
Roon’s response is probably the right one:
alien technology how can you not love it
AI will always behave strangely in unexpected ways. This is why evaluation and feedback loops matter. Sometimes the right fix really is adding a line that says, “Please stop doing the weird thing.”